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Concern for Missing Thirteen-Year-Old (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Update: Laron Scarlett has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old from Gaithersburg.

Laron Scarlett was last seen on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at approximately 6:30 p.m., in the area of Prairie Rose Ct.

Scarlett is approximately 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, with pink flowers, black pants and black shoes.

Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Laron Scarlett 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. Callers may remain anonymous.  


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Release ID: 22-598
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person