Jonathan Guillermo Cruz was reported missing from Las Vegas, Nevada, with the public missing-child notice listing November 11, 2022, as the date he went missing. He was identified as a male teenager, and public case information connected to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists him under NCMEC case number 1466179 and NCIC number M407039839.
The notices describe Jonathan as one of two missing boys associated with the same case, the other being Cristian Daniel Cruz, who was also reported missing from Las Vegas on November 11, 2022. Their shared listing makes the case especially concerning, because it suggests investigators and child-protection advocates were looking not only for Jonathan individually, but also for information about the movements and safety of both boys together.
As the case was circulated publicly, authorities and advocates included details meant to help people recognize Jonathan and understand the possible direction of travel. NCMEC’s poster states that Jonathan and Cristian may travel to Arizona and may go by the last name Berzunza. The same public notice also states that Jonathan’s photo was age-progressed to 16 years old, while Cristian’s was age-progressed to 17 years old, reflecting an effort to show how they might appear as time passed after they were last seen. These details were not presented as certainty about where the boys were, but as important possibilities for the public and law enforcement to keep in mind when considering sightings or tips.
The public alerts surrounding Jonathan’s disappearance also include a caution: if located, people are instructed not to approach and to immediately contact law enforcement. That warning can be unsettling, but in missing-child cases it is often used to protect the missing child, the public, and the integrity of the investigation until officers can safely respond. NCMEC directs anyone with information to call 911, 1-800-THE-LOST, or the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at 702-828-3111. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department states generally that its Missing Persons Detail investigates missing-person and runaway-child cases, works to determine whether a crime has occurred, initiates searches quickly to reduce risk, and seeks to return missing children to their families as soon as possible.
Jonathan’s case is therefore the story of a young person whose disappearance began in Las Vegas on November 11, 2022, and whose name remains tied in public missing-child records to another missing teenager, Cristian Daniel Cruz. The available online sources do not provide a full account of the circumstances leading up to Jonathan’s disappearance, what he was last doing, who last saw him, or why Arizona and the surname Berzunza became important possibilities in the alert. What they do show is a careful public effort to keep his image and identifying information visible, to connect his case with Cristian’s, and to ask anyone who may have seen or heard something to come forward. In overview, Jonathan Guillermo Cruz was a missing male teenager from Las Vegas, Nevada, publicly listed by NCMEC under case 1466179 after being reported missing on November 11, 2022; he may have been with Cristian Daniel Cruz, the boys may have traveled toward Arizona, they may have used the last name Berzunza, and law enforcement requested that any sighting be handled by immediately contacting authorities rather than approaching them directly.Last Seen: Nov 11, 2022
