The warning follows heightened public concern and widespread online discussion about missing people and alleged attempts to abduct individuals.

Police have now provided figures intended to distinguish confirmed cases from information circulating online.

Between August 1 and September 14, 2026, police received 11 missing-person reports. Nine of those cases were resolved with the individuals returning safely, while one person remained missing.

The other case involved 21-year-old Merissa Auguste, whose body was discovered along the Millennium Highway after she had been reported missing. A post-mortem determined that she died from strangulation.

Police said two individuals were in custody assisting the Major Crimes Unit with that investigation when the statement was issued.

Against that background, however, the RSLPF says unverified voice notes, exaggerated claims and information incorrectly attributed to police have also been circulating.

The Force warned that inaccurate information can cause fear, distress families, interfere with investigations and potentially place members of the public at risk.

Police are also discouraging people from confronting individuals based solely on allegations circulated through social media or messaging applications.

The public is instead being encouraged to verify crime and missing-person information through official police channels before reposting it.

Police have further cautioned that some forms of electronic communication may constitute offences under Saint Lucia's Computer Misuse Act where the legal requirements for an offence are established.

Members of the public with genuine information concerning crimes or suspicious activity are being encouraged to contact police, including through the Crime Hotline at 555 and the official Crime Hotline App.

The intervention comes as social media increasingly becomes both an important mechanism for quickly circulating missing-person appeals and a source through which unverified claims can spread.