UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Missing Child Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.
FLORIDA (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old girl from Tampa, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
FDLE identified the child as Larisa Olivera-Valenzuela. She is 12 years old, female, and described as White-Hispanic. FDLE lists her hair as black and her eyes as brown.
FDLE said she was last known to be in the Tampa area in Hillsborough County.
The alert is a statewide notice meant to quickly circulate identifying information and prompt tips from the public. In this case, the lead local agency is the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Larisa is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200 or call 911.
For South Florida residents, the key point is that Missing Child Alerts are distributed broadly because people travel, and tips can come from anywhere. Residents who believe they have information are being directed to call law enforcement using the numbers provided.
FDLE’s official flyer is posted online at http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/MCICSearch/Flyer.asp?ID=507015.
What happens next is driven by the investigation handled by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, with FDLE distributing the alert information. The public’s role is to report information directly to authorities.
