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Ariyah Garcia-Smith, a 13-year-old girl from Stapleton Heights, New York, was last seen on June 1, 2024. She is described as 5'5" tall, weighing around 100 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a yellow shirt, camouflage shorts, and black Crocs.

Ariyah's mother, Lateefah Smith, revealed that her daughter had been groomed by an older man for over a year. Lateefah discovered this when she heard a man's voice laughing while Ariyah was tal ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 01, 2024
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Victim Details

Jan 22, 2025

Jan 22, 2025

Ariyah

Garcia-Smith

14

13

66 inches

165 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Jun 01, 2024

Stapleton Heights

New York

Richmond County

Stapleton Heights

No

138

163325

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

New York

New York

New York County

10039

Kevin Stewart

Detective

2770 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York

2126947781

Local

Law Enforcement

KNMP24-3871

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

Black

Brown

Brown

11/19/2025


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