14-year-old reported missing in Germantown

Jessica Woods

GERMANTOWN, MD – A 14-year-old Germantown girl has gone missing and police say she’s driving a 2011 Chevy Malibu.

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Dakota Lilian Nicole Smith, a missing 14-year-old. 

Smith was last seen on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at approximately 1:20 a.m., in the 20100 block of Loading Rock Place of Montgomery Village. Smith is believed to be in the Germantown area, driving a silver 2011 Chevy Malibu bearing MD tag 5BA4544. 


Smith is approximately 5-feet, 5-inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and unknown-colored pants. 

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.   

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Dakota Lilian Nicole Smith 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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