Update Per Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: South Los Angeles Station is advising Payonna Joyce Darrington has been located.
Thank you to the public, the media, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Payonna.
June 11, 2025 – Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials report that the Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Juvenile Payonna Joyce Darrington. She is a 12-year-old Black female who was last contacted on June 9th, 2025, at 10:00 p.m., at the 2000 block of West Century Boulevard, in the city of Los Angeles.
Payonna is 5’9” tall, 120 lbs. with long black hair and brown eyes. She was last wearing a light pink sweater, blue jeans, and pink “croc” style shoes.
Payonna’s family is concerned with her well-being and asking for the public’s help.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website https://lacrimestoppers.org.
Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
