An 8-year-old has gone missing and police suspect grandmother

Jessica Woods

GAITHERSBURG, MD – An 8-year-old girl has been reported missing and police in Montgomery County suspect her grandmother might have taken her.

 Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 8-year-old from Gaithersburg.         

Miriam Garcia was last seen on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at approximately 6:15 p.m., outside of her residence on Marshall St. in Gaithersburg.  

Miriam is 3-feet, 6-inches tall and weighs approximately 115 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white jacket and black/white tie dye pants.  


Miriam may be traveling to outside of Maryland with her 41-year-old grandmother, Karla Vanessa Martinez, in an unknown vehicle. Carla is 5-feet tall and weighs approximately 170 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.  

Family and police are concerned for her welfare.  

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Miriam Garcia is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line). Callers may remain anonymous. 

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