Plantation police: Have you seen this 16-year-old boy?

Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

Published: February 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM

Tags: Broward County, Plantation

RUNAWAY TEEN: The Plantation Police Department released this photograph of Jamari Oshae Hicks on Wednesday.

PLANTATION, Fla. — Police officers asked the public for help on Wednesday after a 16-year-old boy vanished in Plantation.

Jamari Oshae Hicks, a runaway, vanished on Monday morning in the area of 8200 Cleary Boulevard, according to the Plantation Police Department.

Jamari, who has black hair and brown eyes, is 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds, according to police. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.

Detectives asked anyone with information about Jamari’s whereabouts to call 954-797-2100.

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Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.