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Police appeal to find missing 17-year-old boy from Stoke-on-Trent

By The Editor 15th Jun 2026

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Local News by The Editor 15th Jun 2026

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Tazhian was last seen on Friday (12 June) at his address in the Dresden area (image via Staffordshire Police)

Staffordshire Police is appealing to find a missing 17-year-old boy from Stoke-on-Trent.

Tazhian was last seen on Friday (12 June) at around 4.10pm at his address in the Dresden area.

He is described as 5ft 6ins tall, of a slim build, wearing blue or grey jogging bottoms, a black jacket, black beanie hat and grey Jordan trainers.

Staffordshire Police explained that Tazhian also wears a gold chain and has a distinctive gait.

He is known to frequent East London, Birmingham and Essex.

Anyone who has seen Tazhian or knows of his whereabouts can contact the police on 101 or use Live Chat on the website quoting incident number 1007 of 12 June.

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