01/02/2026
MEDIA RELEASE
Date: January 2, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM:
Lt. Rodriguez
Jersey Village Police Department
(713)466-2112
[email protected]
Missing Person Sydney Marquez
In the early morning hours of January 2, 2026, at approximately 12:58 a.m., officers with the Jersey Village Police Department responded to a reported missing person call for service after a caller reported seeing a female walking along a roadway who matched the description of Sydney Marquez.
Officers located Sydney in the 16000 block of Seattle Street. Upon making contact, officers recognized her from a missing person flyer distributed by Texas Equusearch. The flyer identified Sydney as a 24-year-old Texas A&M University student who had been reported missing on December 11, 2025.
An officer contacted the lead Houston Police Department detective assigned to the missing person investigation and provided details regarding Sydney’s whereabouts. Officers were also contacted by Sydney’s father, who advised that she has a history of mental health challenges. He further advised that he was in El Paso, Texas at the time and would be returning to Houston on the next available flight.
After speaking with Sydney, officers determined she was not a danger to herself or others, and the legal criteria for an Emergency Detention Order were not met. Jersey Village Fire Department EMS personnel responded to the scene and conducted a medical evaluation. Sydney’s vital signs were taken, and EMS personnel determined there were no visible signs of trauma and no immediate need for further medical attention.
Sydney’s father subsequently contacted the co-founder of the Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative, who responded to the police department. Sydney initially agreed to leave with him but later declined after speaking with him. He requested that Sydney contact her parents and she advised that she would reach out to her mother by email at a later time. Sydney requested to leave of her own free will and advised that she did not want any assistance. She was released prior to her parents’ arrival in Houston at her own request.
Following the incident, Jersey Village Police Department officers met with Sydney’s father and mother to review body-worn camera footage from the encounter. At the parents’ request, the body-worn camera footage will not be released at this time. The parents have requested that if Sydney is seen, law enforcement be contacted to conduct a welfare check. At the time of the encounter, Sydney did not appear to be in crisis. As an adult, she was removed from missing status and released. Officers offered assistance, including hotel accommodations and food, which she declined. She was last seen walking westbound in the 18500 block of the Northwest Freeway.
There is no indication of criminal activity related to this incident.
Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Jersey Village Police Department at 713-466-5824.
