Talayah Renee Thornton, 17, was reported missing from Riverdale, Maryland, with the listed missing date of March 9, 2026. Public notices describe her as a Black female, brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 2 inches and 110 pounds. When last seen she was reportedly wearing a black jacket, a tan shirt, and tan sweatpants; she has a nose ring, a facial piercing on her right cheek, and a skull tattoo on her right hand.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists her under NCMEC number 2080845 and NCIC number M618797413 and notes she may have traveled to the Utica Avenue area of Brooklyn, New York. The Prince George’s County Police Department is the investigating agency; anyone with information is asked to contact them at 301-352-1200 or NCMEC’s 24-hour line at 1-800-843-5678.

If anyone in Riverdale, Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, or surrounding communities saw Talayah or has other information, please contact Prince George’s County police or NCMEC with what you know.