((UPDATE)) Be On The Lookout: Runaway Juvenile from Ponchatoula

*UPDATE*

(January 30, 2026)- Lyric has returned home. Thank you!

Be On The Lookout: Runaway Juvenile from Ponchatoula

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PONCHATOULA (January 30, 2026)- The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance with locating a runaway juvenile.

Lyric Turner, 16, was last seen Wednesday, January 28, in the Live Oak Lane area in Ponchatoula. She is believed to possibly be in the Loranger area.

Lyric is described as a black female with black hair, standing 5'4" and weighing 140 pounds.

Sheriff Gerald Sticker asks anyone with information regarding Lyric’s whereabouts to contact our Juvenile Division at 985-902-2031.

If you’d prefer to share information anonymously, you can do so through CrimeStoppers of Tangipahoa’s tip line at 1-800-554-5245 or visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com and click on the P3 Tips icon or Submit A Tip!

TPSO Public Information Office, pio@tpso.org