Ja'Niyah McMichael is Missing | SEARCHLIGHT

Lead Detective Sgt. David Umbarger can be contacted at 219-881-1209 or by emailing dumbarger@gary.gov. Tips can also be submitted to the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or online at tips.fbi.gov.

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Sources:
https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2031789/1
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/janiyah-mcmichael-indiana-missing
https://abc7chicago.com/post/missing-teen-13-year-old-girl-janiyah-mcmichael-gary-indiana-missing-2-weeks-family-says/15227105/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/13/gary-man-charged-for-brawl-during-search-party-for-missing-13-year-old-girl/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/missing-teen-13-year-old-girl-janiyah-mcmichael-gary-indiana-2-months-family-says-fbi-investigating/15396785/
https://wgntv.com/missing/missing-gary-girl-concern/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/missing-persons-gary-indiana
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/20000-dollar-reward-missing-janiyah-mcmichael-indiana/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQxZlSvFT48
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/28/gary-police-work-with-fbi-to-investigate-teenage-girls-disappearance-offer-20k-for-information/
https://public.courts.in.gov/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/fbi-gary-indiana-police-believe-janiyah-mcmichael-missing-girl-disappeared-august-2024-may-victim-foul-play/16279482/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/one-year-later-grandmother-reflects-on-gary-teen-disappearance/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/janiyah-mcmichael-missing-gary-teen
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/indianapolis/news/fbi-and-gary-police-seek-help-locating-missing-gary-teen

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