{"id":140831,"date":"2026-02-02T17:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/140831\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:16:08","slug":"teen-reported-missing-in-st-lucie-county-last-seen-leaving-home-for-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/140831\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen reported missing in St. Lucie County, last seen leaving home for school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A 16-year-old boy with a prominent scar down the center of his forehead and a noticeable limp has been reported missing, and the St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office is urgently asking for the public\u2019s help to find him.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies say Joshua Elisha Miller was last seen on January 30 at approximately 6:10 a.m., leaving his home to attend school. He has not been seen since.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing between 90 and 100 pounds, according to SLCSO. He has black hair, brown eyes, a scar running vertically down the middle of his forehead, and walks with a limp \u2014 features investigators hope will help someone recognize him quickly.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/fines-now-in-effect-for-travelers-without-a-real-id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fines now in effect for travelers without a Real ID<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about Joshua\u2019s whereabouts is urged to call 911. Tips can also be directed to St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office Detective Corporal D. Dale at 772-462-3387 or emailed to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/mailto:CrimeInfo@stluciesheriff.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CrimeInfo@stluciesheriff.gov.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anonymous tips may be submitted through Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1800-273-8477 or <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/mailto:tips@tcwatch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tips@tcwatch.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office is encouraging the public to share Joshua\u2019s information widely to help bring him home safely. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A 16-year-old boy with a prominent scar down the center of his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-140831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}