SUBJECT: KPD Searching for Runaway Juvenile (FOUND SAFE)
DATE: February 11th, 2026
CASE #: 25-015681
GENERAL NARRATIVE
UPDATE:
Kyla Boyles 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, Kyla Boyles. Kyla is believed to have left voluntarily from an address on Friendship Circle. Kyla is a black female last seen wearing a blonde wig, dark colored zip up, white shorts, and white shoes. Kyla has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a runaway Juvenile.
Anyone with information on Kyla’s whereabouts is asked to 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 Kyla Boyles
Age 17
Gender/Race Female/Black
Hair/Eyes Brown/Brown
Residency Kingsport, TN
Possible Clothing Dark colored zip up, white shorts, and white shoes
Other Details Blonde wig, nose piercings
Last Known Location Friendship Circle, Kingsport, TN
RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Arnold
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 343-9866, Fax (423) 343-9749
