Broward County

Broward 15-year-old hasn’t been seen in nearly 2 weeks. Deputies need help finding her

Lartasha Mathis, 15, was last seen on Oct. 13 in Deerfield Beach. Broward Sheriff’s deputies are asking the community to help find her.
Lartasha Mathis, 15, was last seen on Oct. 13 in Deerfield Beach. Broward Sheriff’s deputies are asking the community to help find her. Broward County Sheriff's Office

Broward deputies are asking the community whether they’ve seen a 15-year-old girl whose family says she’s been missing for nearly two weeks and suffers from a mental health issue.

Mathis was last seen on around 4:15 p.m. on October 13 near the 300 block of Northeast Second Street in Deerfield Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. She was wearing a pink crop top and pajama shorts.

She is 5 feet 4 inches, weighs around 160 pounds and has brown hair and eyes, detectives say. She has a “TT” tattoo on her right thigh and a smiley face with stitches.

According to her family, she experiences depression, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency line at 954-764-4357.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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