BROWARD COUNTY, Florida — Deshawn Cole was last seen at 7:30 a.m. this morning at his home at 336 S.W. 1 St., in Pompano Beach. He is 11 years old, approximately 5’1″ and 95 lbs. with a small build.
He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey shirt, a lime green and blue bathing suit and black and white sandals. He has a history of running away from home and making suicidal statements.
Anyone with information is asked to contact BSO Det. Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268.
In 2014, there were 466,949 entries for missing children under the age of 18 into the FBI’s National Crime Information Center, also called NCIC.
The first three hours are the most critical when trying to locate a missing child. The murder of an abducted child is rare, and an estimated 100 cases in which an abducted child is murdered occur in the U.S. each year. A 2006 study indicated that 76.2 percent of abducted children who are killed are dead within three hours of the abduction.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 208,564 missing children since it was founded in 1984.
As of April 2015, NCMEC’s toll free, 24 hour call center has received more than 4,133,068 calls since it was created in 1984. Information about missing or exploited children can be reported to the call center by calling 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
