*Update* Missing Mother & Daughter (Photo) - 03/21/23

The Vancouver Police Department is requesting anyone with surveillance systems, to check their cameras in the event they captured any of the following vehicles between the dates of 3/11/23 – 3/18/23: 2021 maroon Dodge Charger license OR plate 812MWM, 1999 white Chevrolet Lumina WA license plate 3A68206, and a 2011 white Chrysler 200 WA license plate.

The Vancouver Police Department is actively following up on leads received from both the community as well as evidence recovered as part of the search warrant at the residence of Kirkland Warren following his arrest on March 19. Warren is a person of interest in the disappearance of Meshay and Layla and thus far, is the person we believe they were last with.

Warren was arrested on March 19 and booked into jail for Tampering with a Witness, Violation of DV Orders (Meshay Melendez the listed protected person), and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm II.

Please contact Sgt. Ballou at julie.ballou@cityofvancouver.us with any additional information.

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The Vancouver Police Department is seeking the assistance of the public in locating 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart. The pair was last seen in the early morning hours of March 12 in the 7700 block of Vancouver Mall Drive. A vehicle believed to belong to Meshay was located a short distance away on March 19.

Meshay is 5’9”, 185lbs with black hair and brown eyes. Layla is about 4’, 50lbs with brown hair and hazel eyes.

If you have any information about Meshay & Layla’s whereabouts, please contact Detective Givens robert.givens@cityofvancouver.us, Detective Nolan chadd.nolan@cityofvancouver.us, or call 911.