Ayden Roland Smith, a 15-year-old male, was reported missing after he was last seen on February 12, 2026, in Hazelwood, Missouri. His case appears in the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s missing-child poster system, which lists him as a missing child and identifies the case by NCMEC number 2077377 and NCIC number M248781582.
The public poster gives the core facts of the disappearance in spare but important terms: Ayden was 15 years old, male, and missing from Hazelwood, a St. Louis County community just outside St. Louis.
The details released publicly are limited, but they point to a search focused close to home while also recognizing the possibility of movement beyond Hazelwood. NCMEC states that Ayden may still be in the local area or may travel to St. Louis, Missouri. The poster also notes that he may go by “AJ,” a detail that could matter when people are trying to recognize him, remember an encounter, or report information that seems small but could help investigators.
The Hazelwood Police Department is listed as the law-enforcement agency connected to Ayden’s case, and NCMEC directs anyone with information to contact Hazelwood Police at 314-838-5000 or the NCMEC 24-hour call center at 1-800-843-5678. The presence of an NCIC number on the poster indicates the case was entered into the national law-enforcement missing-person system, and NCMEC’s own poster guidance explains that certified posters on its site are tied to NCIC entry and permission from a parent, guardian, or law-enforcement agency to disseminate the child’s photo.
There is no additional public narrative in the official poster explaining the circumstances of the moment Ayden was last seen, who he may have been with, what he was wearing, or what led authorities to believe he might remain nearby or travel to St. Louis. That absence of detail leaves the public record narrow, but the available information still tells the essential story of a missing teenager whose name, nickname, age, last-seen date, and last-known location have been shared so that others can help bring clarity. In overview, Ayden Roland Smith is a 15-year-old male missing from Hazelwood, Missouri, since February 12, 2026; he may go by AJ, may still be in the local area or may travel to St. Louis, and the Hazelwood Police Department and NCMEC remain the listed points of contact for information.Last Seen: Feb 12, 2026
