FOUND HIM: 12-Year-Old Boy From Deerfield Beach Found In Coral Springs

by News Desk | Apr 20, 2022 · 9:00 pm | Deerfield Beach News

MISSING PERSON 12 Year Old Boy Missing In Deerfield Beach - Jenavious Janvier

Last Updated: Mar 28, 2026 · 4:47 pm

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FOUND HIM: 12-Year-Old Boy From Deerfield Beach Found In Coral Springs

Missing Person 12 Year Old Boy Missing In Deerfield Beach - Jenavious Janvier

Found Him: 12-Year-Old Boy From Deerfield Beach Found In Coral Springs – Jenavious Janvier, Image Credit Broward Sheriff’S Office

UPDATE – 4/20/22

The boy has been located and is now safe.

A good samaritan recognized the boy when seeing him at a park in Coral Springs and notified Police.

The boy was found unharmed and has been reunited with his family. This is after a missing person alert was issued on 4/19/22. Prior to being found, the boy was not seen since Monday Monday, April 18th, 2022.

ORIGINAL STORY – 4/19/22

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL (Boca Post) — BSO is asking for help in finding Jenavious Janvier, 12, who went missing in Deerfield Beach yesterday evening.

From BSO:

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a 12-year-old boy missing from Deerfield Beach.
According to detectives, Jenavious Janvier was last seen Monday, April 18, at around 4:30 p.m. in the area of 700 Northwest 40th Street in Deerfield Beach. Janvier is about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs around 70 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red uniform polo shirt, long khaki pants, gray shoes and a Fortnite backpack.
Anyone with information on Janvier’s whereabouts should contact BSO Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO non-emergency number 954-764- HELP(4357).
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