Youth Detectives Seek Public’s Assistance Locating Runaway Juvenile

Published on January 20, 2026

Roberto E. Bryan Jr.

Chief of Police

Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Sgt. A. Caldwell, Public Information Officer

Date: January 20, 2026 Phone: (910) 433-1487 OCA: 2026-0001319

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Youth Detectives Seek Public’s Assistance Locating Runaway Juvenile

(Fayetteville, NC) –The Fayetteville Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Ariana McCallum (Black female, 16 years of age) of Fayetteville, N.C., who has been reported as a runaway. She was last seen on January 17, 2026, at the Hardee’s located at 5189 Clinton Road in Fayetteville, N.C., before getting an Uber to a location along the 4000 block of Racking Horse Road.

Ariana McCallum is described as:

Black female
16 years of age
5’09
150 pounds
Brown hair
Brown eyes

Ariana was last seen wearing:

Grey Fuzzy Coat
Pink Bonnet
Pink Linnet
Jeans
Carrying a Spray Ground Backpack

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective S. Culbreth at (910) 813-9854.

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