UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Purple Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.
A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for Sonia Taylor from Tallahassee, Leon County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for Sonia Taylor, missing from the area of the 790th block of Ridge Road in Tallahassee, Florida. She may be traveling in a 2023, gray Nissan Altima, FL tag number Y32CLD. Sonia was last seen traveling northbound in the area of Crawfordville Road and Munson Boulevard on 1/16/2026.
- Age: 60 years
- Sex: Female
- Race: Black
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Height: 6’00”
- Weight: 175
- Last known area: Tallahassee, Leon County
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800 or call 911.
Florida’s Purple Alert program focuses on vulnerable adults who wander or disappear, often in a way that doesn’t fit the criteria for a Silver Alert. The system is meant to close that gap and get information out quickly.
Details in this story are drawn from an FDLE alert flyer for this case. You can view the official FDLE flyer here.
