Chief of Police

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Release: IMMEDIATE              Contact: Sgt. A. Caldwell, Public Information Officer

Date: December 28, 2023           Phone: (910) 433-1487       OCA: 2023-031772

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All suspects, and persons charged with a crime, are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Persons of interest are believed to have information relating to a case and have not been charged unless stated otherwise.

Update - Runaway Juvenile Located

(Fayetteville, NC) – Ariella Thomas was located and is safe.

Updated Information to Detectives Request for Public’s Assistance Locating Runaway Juvenile

(Fayetteville, NC) – Ariella Thomas, Hispanic female, 15 years old was reported as a runaway from McBain Drive on December 20, 2023.

Ariella Thomas was reported having a pierced tongue. Investigators have been advised Ariella no longer has a pierced tongue.

If anyone has information concerning the whereabouts of Ariella Thomas, they are asked to contact Investigative Assistant Sonia Roldan Jackson at (910) 433-1851 ext. 2214.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crime Stoppers by calling (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers information can also be submitted electronically by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.

Detectives Request Public’s Assistance Locating Runaway Juvenile

(Fayetteville, NC) – The Fayetteville Police Department’s Youth Services detectives are requesting the public’s assistance locating Ariella Thomas, Hispanic female, 15 years old. Ariella was reported as a runaway from McBain Drive on December 20, 2023.

Ariella is described as:

She is known to frequent Grays Creek.

Ariella was last seen wearing a black hoodie and pastel crocs. She has a gray bag in her possession that has “suicide prevention” written on it.

If anyone has information concerning the whereabouts of Ariella Thomas, they are asked to contact Investigative Assistant Sonia Roldan Jackson at (910) 433-1851 ext. 2214.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crime Stoppers by calling (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers information can also be submitted electronically by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty

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