MEMPHIS, Tenn — Nearly every day, law enforcement agencies from across the Mid-South post reports of missing people in the area. Here's a look at the latest cases in the Greater Memphis area, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD) and other local authorities.
The list below features children and teens with last names beginning with R and S, with the most newly reported by local law enforcement at the top. This list will be updated as people are found or more are reported missing.
Other sources for information on missing people in the Mid-South:
Children & Teens:
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names A-C
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names D-G
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names H-J
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names K-M
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names N-Q
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names R-S
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names T-V
- Missing in the Mid-South | Children & teens, last names W-Z
Adults:
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names A-C
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names D-G
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names H-J
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names K-M
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names N-Q
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names R-S
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names T-V
- Missing in the Mid-South | Adults, last names W-Z
Missing Children & Teens - Last names R-S
Steven Rucker, 13, has been missing since Sept. 16, 2023. MPD said he left the 3000 block of Skycastle Cv. without permission.
Rucker is 4'5" tall and 100 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Aleeshia Rusker, 14, has been missing from the 800 block of Bowen Circle since Aug. 25, according to MPD. She has brown eyes, black hair and weighs about 100 pounds, according to MPD.
She stands at about 5 feet and 4 inches, according to MPD. She was possibly wearing a red uniform shirt and khaki pants, according to MPD. She has natural hair with blonde tips, they said.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Kavious Reed, 16, has been missing from the 8400 block of Thor Rd. since Aug. 21, 2023, according to MPD. Police said he left home without permission after a fight with his guardian.
MPD said Reed is 5'9" and weighs 170 pounds. He has a fade haircut was last seen wearing a black or burgundy shirt and blue shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Samia Rucker and Aleeshia Rucker, 15 and 14 respectively, have been missing from the 800 block of Bowen Cr since Aug. 18, according to MPD.
Samiya has brown eyes, weighs about 90 pounds and stands at about 4 feet and 5 inches, according to MPD.
Aleeshia has brown eyes, weighs about 100 pounds and stands at 5 feet and 5 inches, according to MPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Braxton Roberts, 17, has been missing since May 5, 2023. MPD said he ran away from the 800 block of Manassas and never returned.
Roberts is 5'9" tall and 165 lbs., and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and black pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Zion Smith, 16, has been missing since July 21, 2023. MPD said she left home from the 3000 block of Parker Rd. without permission.
Smith is 5'4" tall and 120 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Asia Smith, 16, has been missing since June 28, 2023. MPD said she left home from the 200 block of Bond Ave. without permission.
Smith is 5'2" tall and 150 lbs., and was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Makayla Smith, 16, has been missing since June 13, 2023. MPD said she never returned home to the 3900 block of Renewal after summer school.
Smith is 5'2" tall and 120 lbs., and was last seen wearing a red jacket, beige top, black pants, and red and black Nikes.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Amber Sharp, 15, has been missing since June 8, 2023. MPD said she left home without permission from the 4500 block of Westmont Cove.
She is 5'7" tall and 165 lbs. MPD also said she's a habitual runaway.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Savana Sanchez, 15, has been missing since June 6, 2023. MPD said she left home from the 2000 block of Treasure Island Dr. without permission.
Sanchez is 5'8" tall and 210 lbs., and was last seen wearing a white shirt and gray joggers. MPD said she also needs medication.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Adreienne Robinson, 15, has been missing since May 29, 2023. MPD said she walked away from her home in the 2500 block of Kimball Ave. without permission.
Robinson is 5'5" tall and 90 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Michaela Stone, 17, has been missing from the 1300 block of South Wellington since May 20, according to MPD. She was last seen wearing a white shirt, block joggers and white crocs, according to MPD.
She has long black braids and brown eyes, according to MPD, She stands at about 5 feet and 3 inches, according to MPD. She weighs about 110 pounds, according to MPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Dacarious Rodgers, 15, has been missing since May 7, 2023. MPD said he left home from the 400 block of Chesapeake Way and did not return.
Rodgers is 5'7" tall and 125 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Juliza Sutton, 15, has been missing from the 2100 block of St. Elmo Avenue, according to MPD. She stands at five feet and nine inches, according to MPD.
She weighs about 200 pounds, according to MPD. She has brown hair and brown eyes, according to MPD.
She was last seen wearing a black hoodie and black leggings, according to MPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Terriance Suggs, 17, has been missing from the 2500 block of W. Don Krag Circle since May 5, according to MPD. She has black hair and weighs 135 pounds, according to MPD.
She stands at 5'5", according to MPD. She was last seen wearing all black jogging clothes and her hair was long as well as braided, according to MPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Kevin Starr, 16, has been missing since April 26, 2023. MPD said he left home from the 500 block of Uptown Village Cir. without permission.
Starr is 5'7" tall and 140 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Esmerelda Reyes, 16, and Fernanda Garcia, 17, have been missing since April 10, 2023. MPD said the two left home from the 3000 block of Mcvay Trail and did not return.
Reyes is 5' tall and 120 lbs., and Garcia is 4'9" tall and 100 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Nyjee Smith, 14, has been missing from the 3000 block of Guernsey since April 11, 2023. MPD said his mom found out he did not show up to school that day, and he never came home.
Smith is 6' tall and 115 lbs., and was last seen wearing a black hoodie with SpongeBob and Patrick Skeleton, black jeans, and brown and white Nike shoes, with a blue see-through backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Nakyla Shelton, 14, has been missing since April 9, 2023. MPD said she shattered several windows in her home in the 3000 block of St. Charles Dr., then left in a truck after being told she could not go out.
Shelton is 5'6" tall and 160 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Connie Mae Rankins, 16, has been missing since April 3, 2023. MPD said she left home from the 5100 block of Longmeadow Dr. without permission.
Rankins is 5'5" tall and 130 lbs., and was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, gray sweatpants, and Nike shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Kaitlynn Styers, 17, has been missing since April 6, 2023. MPD said "Katie" ran away from her home in the 2000 block of Myron Cove with a black suitcase.
Styers is 4'11" tall and 110 lbs., and was last seen wearing a pink shirt and gray pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Jerri Settles, 13, has been missing since April 1, 2023. MPD said he left home from the 2300 block of Chelsea Ave. without permission.
Settles is 5'4" tall and 120 lbs., and was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Jytrtra Stackins, 15, has been missing from the 3300 block of Pine Ridge Lane since March 24, according to MPD.
She has brown eyes, red box braid-styled hair and stands at 5 feet and 8 inches, according to MPD. She weighs about 150 pounds and was last seen wearing a gray Nike hoodie, black pants and black Nike slides, according to MPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Joseph Simpson, 16, has been missing since March 19, 2023. MPD said he walked away from his home in the 3500 block of Lanette Rd. without permission. MPD said he had an ankle monitor which he has since removed himself.
Simpson is 6'2" tall and 165 lbs., and was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blue pants, blue shoes, with a black backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Kaden Ransey, 17, has been missing since March 3, 2023. MPD said he left home from the 3500 block of Hanna Dr. without permission.
Ransey is 6'2" tall and 160 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Quentin Swanson, 17, was last seen in the 1400 block of Union Avenue on Feb. 27, according to MPD. He weighs about 206 pounds and stands at 6 feet, according to MPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Mauricio Speed, 14, has been missing since Jan. 22, 2023. MPD said his mom saw him on a security camera leaving their home in the 3900 block of Deer Creek Rd. without permission. MPD said he's known to frequent the Corning Village Apartments at the Creekwood Apartments.
Speed is 5'1" tall and 190 lbs., and was last seen wearing a black hoodie and black pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Kamiyah Sample, 16, has been missing since Jan. 1, 2023. MPD said she left home from the 4300 block of Proctor Dr. to stay with a friend and is now refusing to return.
Sample is 5'5" tall and 120 lbs. with a nose piercing.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Quionna Springfield, 17, has been missing from the 3500 block of Queensland Drive since Jan. 14, according to MPD. She has red hair, brown eyes, stands at 5 feet and 8 inches and also weighs around 150 pounds, according to MPD.
She was last seen wearing dark blue jeans, a gray hoodie and pink sandals, according to MPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Darrious Smith, 15, has been missing since Jan. 7, 2023. MPD said he left home from the 3600 block of Mountain Terrace without permission.
Smith is 5'6" tall and 110 lbs., and was last seen wearing a black hoodie and light colored jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Dylan Spiegel, 17, has been missing since Jan. 3, 2023. MPD said he left home from the 6400 block of Birkenhead Rd. without permission, and is a habitual runaway.
Spiegel is 5'9" tall and 150 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Zy'darrya Sawyer, 13, left her residence in the 1700 block of Hester Road on Dec. 23 without permission, according to MPD. She if five foot two and weighs 195 pounds, MPD said. She was reportedly last seen wearing a blue and grey tank top and black pants with no shoes, according to MPD.
Anyone with relevant information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Nakyla Randle, 13, has been missing since Dec. 12, 2022. MPD said she left home from the 3300 block of Tradewind Cv. without permission.
Randle is 5'4" tall and 120 lbs., and was last seen in multicolor pajama pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.
Jarficur Sledge, 14, has been missing since Nov. 20, 2022. MPD said he left home from the 4300 block of Creekwood Dr. without permission.
He is 5'4" tall and 120 lbs., and was last seen wearing all black clothing.
Anyone with information is asked to call MPD's Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479, or 901-636-4450, or 901-545-2677.