Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP128320)
Janiaya Boone was 15 years old when she was last reported in contact on May 31, 2024, from Suitland in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Online NamUs case data identified her as a Black / African American female, about 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing approximately 170 to 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The case was listed under NamUs missing person number MP128320, with Prince George’s County Police Department named as the investigating agency and agency case
number 24-0031430. The information available in the public case record described the reported circumstances in careful, limited terms: Janiaya had run away and was believed to be with a significant other. No clothing description, vehicle information, distinctive physical features, or additional public circumstance notes were listed in the case data.
The last known location associated with Janiaya’s case was Suitland, Maryland, within the Suitland-Silver Hill area of Prince George’s County. The report date connected to the investigating agency was May 31, 2024, the same date listed as her last contact. In a case involving a teenager, even a note suggesting a runaway circumstance still carries urgency, because a missing child’s safety, stability, and ability to reach help may be uncertain. Maryland State Police advises that missing person reports begin with local law enforcement and notes that Maryland’s Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons serves as the state clearinghouse for missing persons information.
Janiaya’s information was entered into NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a federal missing persons and unidentified persons resource administered through the National Institute of Justice. NamUs is described by the Department of Justice and NIJ as a centralized database and support program used by law enforcement, investigators, medical examiners, coroners, families, and the public to help resolve missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases. In Janiaya’s case, the available record also listed Prince George’s County Police Department contact information connected to the investigation; the county police department’s public page lists its non-emergency number as 301-352-1200 and directs emergencies to 911.
The case record now indicates that Janiaya Boone’s case resolution status is Alive, meaning she was found alive and the matter is no longer an active missing persons case. The exact date she was located is not stated in the available case data, so the public information is vague on when the resolution occurred. What is clear from the record is that Janiaya, a 15-year-old girl from Suitland, was reported missing after last contact on May 31, 2024; her case was investigated by Prince George’s County Police Department and documented in NamUs; the listed circumstances suggested she may have been with a significant other; and the case was ultimately resolved with Janiaya alive.Last Seen: May 31, 2024
