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Concern for Missing Twelve-Year-Old (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Monday, December 26, 2022

Update: Malachi Morales 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 12-year-old from Wheaton.

Malachi Morales was last seen on Monday, December 26, 2022, at approximately 3 p.m., in the 11500 block of Bucknell Dr.

Morales is approximately 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and grey sweatpants.

Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Malachi Morales 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: 22-641
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person