UPDATE
POMPANO BEACH, FL — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have located a 38-year-old woman who was the subject of a missing persons alert tied to Pompano Beach.
Detectives with the BSO Missing Persons Unit said Tenezia Sims has been located. Investigators said she was found safe and unharmed.
The missing persons alert was issued on Thursday, May 14, according to BSO. Investigators said Sims was last seen at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, near the intersection of Sample Road and Northwest 27th Avenue in Pompano Beach.
BSO is the agency handling the case through its Missing Persons Unit.
What happens next is expected to be handled by BSO as part of closing out the missing persons case now that Sims has been located. BSO did not release additional details in its update.
For Palm Beach County residents who see missing persons alerts circulate across South Florida, the key update here is that BSO says Sims has been found safe and unharmed. Residents should continue to rely on official updates from law enforcement agencies when alerts are issued and when cases are resolved.
Originally reported by Boca Post
POMPANO BEACH, FL — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help locating a 38-year-old woman reported missing from Pompano Beach.
BSO’s Missing Persons Unit is looking for Tenezia Sims, 38, according to a BSO release.
Investigators said Sims was last seen at about 1 a.m. Thursday, May 7, near the intersection of Sample Road and Northwest 27th Avenue in Pompano Beach.
BSO described Sims as about 5 feet 5 inches tall and around 110 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
She was last seen wearing a pink tank top, a black skirt with a flower design, and blue slides, BSO said.
BSO said Sims experiences mental illness.
The Missing Persons Unit is handling the case. BSO is asking anyone who has information about Sims’ whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or call the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).
What happens next depends on tips from the public and follow-up by detectives. Residents in Boca Raton and across Palm Beach County who travel through Broward, or who may have been in the Sample Road and Northwest 27th Avenue area around the time she was last seen, are being asked to check what they know and report any information to BSO.
