SUBJECT: KPD Searching for Runaway Juvenile (UPDATE: FOUND SAFE)
DATE: January 14th, 2026
CASE #: 26-000418
GENERAL NARRATIVE
UPDATE:
Leah Salyer 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 14-year-old Leah Salyer. Leah is believed to have left voluntarily from an address on Fairview Ave. Leah is a white female approximately 5’06” in height and 240 lbs in weight. Leah has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a runaway Juvenile.
Anyone with information on Leah’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 Leah Salyer
Age 14
Gender/Race Female/White
Hair/Eyes Red/Blue
Residency Kingsport, TN
Last Known Location Fairview Ave, Kingsport, TN
RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Arnold
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 343-9866, Fax (423) 343-9749
