UPDATE: 08/05/2025 9:51am The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says William Drake and Alexander Thompson have been located and are safe.
Original Story:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Officials are asking for help finding missing teenagers from Pasco Cunty.
A statewide missing child alert is in effect for Alexander Thompson and William Drake.
William Drake is 15 years old. He is white with brown hair and brown eyes, stands 5′6″ tall, and weighs 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey beanie, red jacket, red gym shorts, and grey tennis shoes.
Alexander Thompson is 16 years old. He is black with brown hair and brown eyes. He stands 5′9″ tall and weighs 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black ripped pants, and black slides (slip-on shoes). He may also have black headphones.
Both children were last seen near the 26300 block of Lawrence Avenue in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
Police say they may have been travelling eastbound on Lawrence Avenue.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office at: (352) 518.5060, or the FDLE Missing Endangered Persons Clearinghouse at: (888.356.4774).
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[EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is based largely on information and a release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Missing and Endangered Persons Clearinghouse. The persons identified are not suspects in any crimes.]
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