Alijah Dickerson was 16 years old when he was reported missing from Queen Creek, Arizona, on March 5, 2026. The male teenager was last seen at approximately 3:45 p.m. that Thursday. Queen Creek police described Alijah as White, standing about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing approximately 136 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. When he disappeared, he was reportedly wearing a gray sweater and black sweatpants.
Another teenager, 13-year-old Ian “Scott” Glerum, was also reported missing from Queen Creek at approximately the same time. Police deliberately withheld the specific place where the boys were last seen, explaining that the department had begun limiting such information in an effort to protect the safety of missing juveniles.
In the days after Alijah vanished, the Queen Creek Police Department appealed to the public for help finding him. His disappearance occurred during a period in which officers were searching for a number of missing teenagers in and around Queen Creek, making Alijah one of several young people whose whereabouts were unknown. By March 9, police were publicly circulating his photograph and identifying information along with details about other missing youths. Authorities did not publicly release a detailed account explaining what had happened immediately before Alijah disappeared, why he left, whether he was believed to be traveling with anyone, or where investigators believed he might have gone. The limited information meant that identifying him by his appearance, clothing, and physical description became particularly important as police sought information from anyone who might have encountered him.
The search fortunately came to an end only a short time later. On March 16, the Queen Creek Police Department reported that Alijah had been located, along with three other teenagers who had previously been listed as missing: E’Love Thompson, Nora Verini and Emmanuel Berg. The department’s announcement said the four had been found over the preceding weekend, although an exact date for Alijah’s recovery was not publicly specified. Because the available report does not provide a precise recovery date, it is best described simply as occurring sometime before the department’s March 16 announcement. The report also did not disclose where Alijah was located, the circumstances that led authorities to him, or provide a detailed explanation of what occurred during the period in which he was missing.
Alijah’s case unfolded over a relatively brief but concerning period, beginning when he disappeared from Queen Creek during the afternoon of March 5 and continuing as police circulated his description and asked the community for assistance. For those concerned about a missing teenager, even a matter of days can bring enormous uncertainty, particularly when authorities have little information they can safely release publicly. In this instance, the search ended with Queen Creek police confirming that Alijah had been found, removing him from the group of juveniles who remained missing at that time. His March 2026 disappearance therefore concluded with his location by authorities, although many details surrounding why he went missing, where he spent the intervening days, and precisely how he was found were not made public. Overall, the case involved a 16-year-old disappearing from Queen Creek on March 5, a public search led by the Queen Creek Police Department, and his eventual recovery before the department announced on March 16 that he had been located.Last Seen: Mar 5, 2026
