Taliah Deshay Malie Sparks, 17, of Pontiac, ran away from her family residence on Emerson Avenue around 10 a.m. Sept. 18, according to the Sheriff's Office.

PONTIAC - The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is asking the community for help in locating a 17-year-old girl who's been missing from her Pontiac home for over a month.

Investigators say that Taliah Deshay Malie Sparks ran away from her family residence on Emerson Avenue around 10 a.m. Sept. 18, and is known to frequent the area of Clifford and Whittemore streets in Pontiac.


Sparks is described as Black with brown eyes, red Afro-style hair, and 5 feet 7 inches tall. She was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans and clear-frame glasses.

The Sheriff's Office has previously sought help in locating Sparks when she ran away from home in 2024. Her father said at the time that Sparks had run away from home multiple times and was found in Pontiac or Detroit at unknown locations.

Anyone who may have seen her or has any information about where she might be is asked to reach out to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office at 248-858-4950.

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