UPDATE
OAKLAND PARK, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — BSO detectives have located a missing 14-year-old girl who was the subject of a missing persons alert tied to Oakland Park.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit said 14-year-old Adrianna Mercado was found safe and unharmed and has since been reunited with her family.
The missing persons alert was issued for the teen on Sunday, April 12, according to investigators.
BSO said she was last seen at about 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, near the 2700 block of Northwest 29th Street.
BSO is the agency that handled the missing persons case through its Missing Persons Unit. The update from investigators did not include where she was located or additional details about the circumstances.
For residents in Boca Raton and across Palm Beach County who see similar alerts, the key update in this case is that the teen has been found and reunited with family. BSO did not announce any further action or request for public assistance in the update.
What happens next is typically handled through the investigating agency’s missing persons process. In this case, BSO reported the child has been located and the alert has effectively been resolved.
Originally reported by Boca Post
OAKLAND PARK, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Oakland Park.
Detectives with the BSO Missing Persons Unit said Adrianna Mercado was last seen at about 2 p.m. Sunday, April 5, near the 2700 block of Northwest 29th Street.
BSO described Mercado as about 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 110 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes.
This is a missing person investigation being handled by the BSO Missing Persons Unit. BSO is asking anyone who has information about Mercado’s whereabouts to contact BSO Missing Persons Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268.
Tips can also be made through the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).
What happens next is driven by incoming information from the public and follow-up by detectives. Residents who live or work near the 2700 block of Northwest 29th Street, or who may have seen Mercado around 2 p.m. April 5, are being asked to call in what they know. Anyone with information is asked to contact BSO using the numbers provided.
