For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Update: March 30, 2022 - Genesis Melendez has been located safe and unharmed.
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Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old female who went missing from Rockville.
On March 26, 2022, at 4 p.m., Genesis Melendez was last seen leaving her residence in the 13100 block of Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville.
Melendez is 5-feet, 5-inches tall and weighs 140 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes.
Police and family are concerned for her welfare.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Genesis Melendez is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5400.
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Release ID: 22-169
Media Contact: CC
Categories: missing-person