FOUND SAFE: 12-Year-Old Girl Missing Just South Of Boca Raton

by News Desk | Jul 8, 2022 · 12:46 pm | Deerfield Beach News

12-Year-Old Girl Missing Just South Of Boca Raton - Tavaria Stanley

Last Updated: Mar 28, 2026 · 4:47 pm

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FOUND SAFE: 12-Year-Old Girl Missing Just South Of Boca Raton

Tavaria Stanley Has Been Found Safe.

12-Year-Old Girl Missing Just South Of Boca Raton - Tavaria Stanley

12-Year-Old Girl Missing Just South Of Boca Raton – Tavaria Stanley

UPDATE

Broward Sheriff’s Office tells Boca Post that Tavaria Stanley has been located in Palm Beach County.

Originally reported by Boca Post

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL (Boca Post) — Broward Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating 12-year-old Tavaria Stanley from Deerfield Beach who went missing overnight.

The following missing person alert was issued by Broward Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning:

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a 12-year-old girl missing from Deerfield Beach.

According to detectives, Tavaria Stanley was last seen at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, near the 400 block of Northwest First Terrace in Deerfield Beach. She was wearing a blue shirt, black shorts, and white flip-flops.

Investigators say she is 5 feet tall, weighs around 120 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on Stanley’s whereabouts should contact BSO Missing Persons Det. Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency number 954-764-HELP(4357).

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