UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this AMBER Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.
FLORIDA — A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing 13-year-old girl last known to be in the Ocala area, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
FDLE identified the child as Juliet Arioso, 13, from Ocala in Marion County. She is described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes. FDLE listed her height as 5 feet, 3 inches and her weight as 90 pounds.
The alert is statewide. That matters locally because AMBER Alerts are designed to move information fast across county lines, and South Florida residents may see the alert on phones, highway signs, or broadcasts even though the last known area is in Central Florida.
FDLE is the state agency issuing the alert and distributing the official flyer. The local law enforcement agency handling tips is the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 352-732-9111 or call 911.
FDLE’s official flyer is posted online at http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/MCICSearch/Flyer.asp?ID=519433.
What happens next is driven by law enforcement. FDLE will continue to circulate the AMBER Alert information, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office will receive and evaluate tips. Residents should watch for updates from FDLE and follow instructions in the alert, and if they have information they are asked to call the numbers provided rather than posting unverified details online.
