UPDATE
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives said a missing 72-year-old woman has been located, ending a missing persons alert tied to North Lauderdale.
Detectives with the BSO Missing Persons Unit issued an update saying 72-year-old Gerone Beaubrun has been found.
The alert was issued after she was last seen at about 1 p.m. Friday, April 17, near the 5400 block of Southwest 12th Street in North Lauderdale, according to BSO.
BSO is the agency handling the case through its Missing Persons Unit. The update did not include where she was located or any additional details.
What happens next is expected to remain with BSO as the agency closes out the missing persons alert. Residents who see similar alerts should continue to check for official updates from BSO and share information directly with law enforcement when requested.
For Palm Beach County readers, the case is a reminder that missing persons alerts can cross county lines quickly. The key details to watch for in any alert are the last known location, the time last seen, and follow-up updates from the agency in charge.
Originally reported by Boca Post
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help to find a 72-year-old woman reported missing from North Lauderdale.
BSO’s Missing Persons Unit said Gerone Beaubrun was last seen at about 1 p.m. Friday, April 17, near the 5400 block of Southwest 12th Street in North Lauderdale.
Detectives described Beaubrun as 5 feet 3 inches tall and about 110 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Investigators said she was last seen wearing a grey shirt, dark pants, a black bonnet and sandals.
According to her family, Beaubrun experiences dementia.
BSO is handling the search through its Missing Persons Unit. Anyone with information about Beaubrun’s whereabouts is asked to contact BSO Det. Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or call the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).
Residents who may have been in the area of the 5400 block of Southwest 12th Street around the time she was last seen, or who recognize the description, are asked to report what they know directly to BSO using the numbers provided.
