UPDATE
POMPANO BEACH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A missing persons alert issued for a 12-year-old boy reported missing from Pompano Beach has been cleared after Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives located him and reunited him with his family.
BSO said detectives with its Missing Persons Unit located 12-year-old Matthew Walker yesterday evening. Investigators said he was safely located and has since been reunited with his family.
The missing persons alert was issued after Walker was last seen at about 4 p.m. that day at the 1800 block of Northwest Sixth Avenue, according to investigators.
BSO is the agency handling the case through its Missing Persons Unit. The sheriff’s office provided the update that the child was found safe.
What happens next is typically handled by the investigating unit and the family. BSO did not release additional details about where Walker was located or the circumstances leading up to his disappearance.
For residents in Boca Raton and across Palm Beach County who see missing child alerts from neighboring Broward County, the key update in this case is that BSO says the child has been found safe and reunited with family. Anyone who had been looking for Walker based on the earlier alert should know the search has ended.
Originally reported by Boca Post
POMPANO BEACH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are searching for a missing 12-year-old boy and are asking anyone with information to call investigators.
Detectives with the BSO Missing Persons Unit said the boy was last seen at about 4 p.m. Thursday, June 4, near the 1800 block of Northwest Sixth Avenue in Pompano Beach.
BSO identified the child as Matthew Walker.
Investigators said Walker was wearing a black and gray shirt, black pajama pants and black socks when he was last seen.
Walker is described as about 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighing about 100 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
BSO is the agency handling the case through its Missing Persons Unit. The department is asking the public to share tips that could help locate him.
Anyone with information on Walker’s whereabouts is asked to contact BSO Missing Persons Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or call the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).
Residents in Broward County, including people who travel through Pompano Beach, should watch for the clothing description and contact BSO if they believe they have seen him or have information that could help detectives.
