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A runaway juvenile

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department takes reports of runaway juveniles seriously and will work diligently to locate your child.

If your child is located and a parent or legal guardian cannot be reached, they will be taken to Child Haven, Clark County’s designated youth shelter, located at 701 N. Pecos Road.

Call (702) 455-2079 for Child Haven information.

Police cannot make a "forced entry' into a private home to recover a runaway child, unless the child is endangered.

Follow These Steps Immediately

Check with your child’s friends, parents, school staff, relatives, neighbors, or anyone who may know your child’s whereabouts. Ask them to notify you if they hear from your child.

For additional assistance, contact:

Continue searching for your missing child. Police can help, but they cannot do it alone. You are still responsible for helping locate your child.

Call local contacts or check locations your child may frequent, including area hospitals, schools, and juvenile detention centers (opens in a new tab).

Never give up - Your child needs you more than ever now. Success depends on you.

If your child has been located, notify police immediately.

  • Call (702) 828-3271 for LVMPD Records
        Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
        Weekends and holidays, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
        (Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)
  • Call (702) 828-2907 for the Missing Persons Detail
        Monday – Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

AMBER Alerts

The AMBER Alert system is a coordinated effort between law enforcement and media partners to quickly share information with the public when a child has been abducted and is believed to be in imminent danger.

The LVMPD Missing Persons Section receives many requests for AMBER Alerts; however, federal and state guidelines require that all four criteria below must be met before an alert can be issued:

  1. A confirmed abduction has occurred.

  2. The abducted person is under 18 years of age.

  3. There is a credible threat of serious bodily harm or death.

  4. There is enough descriptive information about the suspect and/or vehicle to assist in locating the child.

If any one of these four criteria is not met, an AMBER Alert cannot be initiated. In such cases, LVMPD will still take all appropriate investigative actions to locate the missing person and ensure their safety.

Please note, due to improvements in technology, there are additional investigative tools for tracking and locating missing children which may be more useful than an AMBER Alert.