Kids Vanishing in Greenville | Greenville News

Greenville News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Jul 3, 2026 · 1m

Kids are vanishing from Greenville County at alarming rates—with 352 reported missing last year—and social media, cell phones, and online friendships are fueling the crisis. Parents are urged to monitor not just who their kids chat with, but also who those friends’ parents are, since runaways often crash at strangers’ houses without anyone knowing. Law enforcement is turning to social media to track down missing teens, asking for usernames to help locate them. This year alone, 53 cases have been handled, including one where two girls were found eating lunch at a restaurant after someone…