SUBJECT: KPD Searching for Runaway Juvenile (UPDATE: FOUND SAFE)
DATE: August 14, 2026
CASE #: 26-010923
GENERAL NARRATIVE
UPDATE:
Synteesha Bellamy was located and found safe. The Kingsport Police Department extends its thanks to the public for their assistance in locating her.
AS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED:
The Kingsport Police Department is searching for 17-year-old Synteesha Bellamy, who is believed to have left voluntarily from an address on Westmoreland Avenue and was last seen on F Street in Kingsport. Synteesha is about 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She has tattoos on her hands and legs. Synteesha has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a runaway juvenile.
If you have information that may help locate Synteesha, please contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at (423) 246-9111 or the Criminal Investigations Division at (423) 229-9429.
Alternatively, if an individual who can provide information to this or any case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:
https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us
MISSING PERSON INFORMATION
Name – Synteesha Bellamy
Age – 17
Gender/Race – Female/Black
Height/Weight – 5’03″/130lbs
Residency – Kingsport, TN
Other Details – Last seen wearing a black, short sleeve shirt, shorts, and white socks. Has tattoos on her hands and legs.
Last Known Location – F Street, Kingsport, TN
RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Arnold
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 343-9866, Fax (423) 343-9749
