Community asked to help locate 14-year-old girl

Search intensifies for missing 14-year-old last seen in Gaithersburg

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who was last seen late Sunday night near a Gaithersburg intersection, police said.

Vanessa Baires, 14, was last seen Sunday, March 1, at approximately 11:34 p.m. near the intersection of Purple Martin Lane and Quail Valley Boulevard, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police Special Victims Investigations Division.

Baires is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with black and red hair and brown eyes. She has a nose piercing.

She was last seen wearing a black “Essentials” sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.

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Police have not released additional details about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Vanessa Baires is asked to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000. The line is available 24 hours a day.

Authorities are urging anyone who may have seen the teen or knows her location to come forward as the search continues.

Key Points

Vanessa Baires, 14, last seen March 1 around 11:34 p.m.
Last seen near Purple Martin Lane and Quail Valley Boulevard in Gaithersburg
Anyone with information is asked to call 301-279-8000

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