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Concern for Missing Thirteen-Year-Old

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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 Sunday, December 25, 2022, at approximately 4 p.m., in the 19500 block of Frederick Rd. in Germantown.

Scarlett is approximately 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what he was last seen wearing.

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: 22-649
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person