Seventeen-year-old Leonard M. Ross was publicly reported missing from Bowie, Maryland, after he was last seen on March 23, 2026, according to a local online report citing the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Bowie Police Department. That report stated that his case had been posted to NCMEC’s national missing-child database and identified by case number 2081815, allowing the alert to reach beyond Prince George’s County through law enforcement, media, and volunteer awareness networks. At that stage, authorities had not publicly released detailed circumstances explaining why Leonard disappeared, where exactly he had last been seen, or what may have led up to the moment he went missing, leaving the public record limited but urgent.
As the search continued, the available public information showed that more than one jurisdiction became connected to the effort to find him. A Metropolitan Police Department missing-person flyer later described Leonard Ross as a 17-year-old Black male, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. That MPD flyer listed a Bowie, Maryland location in the 5000 block of Lakeford Lane and also stated that Leonard had been last seen in the 5000 block of Hayes Street NE on March 31, 2026. It said he was wearing a gray and blue hooded sweater, black pants, and black sneakers, giving the public a clearer description to rely on when looking back at possible sightings or footage.
The appeals for help were practical and direct. Bowie Police were identified as the lead investigating agency in the early public reporting, and people with information were asked to call 240-544-5700 or 911. The same reporting encouraged community members in and around Bowie to review home security cameras, dashcams, social media footage, and anything else from the relevant period that might help investigators narrow Leonard’s movements or confirm a sighting. The MPD flyer separately listed the Youth and Family Engagement Division at 202-576-6768 and the Real Time Crime Center at 202-727-9099, while also noting anonymous tip options through the department’s tip line.
The public trail of the case appears to have changed after the initial missing-person alerts. A later online notice attributed to DC Metropolitan Police stated that Leonard Ross had been located and thanked the public for its help. The available notice did not provide additional details about where he was found, the circumstances of his recovery, or a broader explanation of what happened between the first Bowie-based missing report and the later MPD update. Because the public information is brief and partly inconsistent on dates and locations, the most careful overview is that Leonard Ross, a 17-year-old from the Bowie, Maryland area, was reported missing in late March 2026, his case prompted public appeals from Bowie Police, NCMEC, and MPD-connected channels, identifying details and clothing information were shared to help locate him, and a subsequent DC Metropolitan Police notice indicated that he had been located.
Last Seen: Mar 23, 2026
