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Missing In Maryland: 17 People Have Disappeared
Multiple people have disappeared recently in Maryland. Can you help find them?
MARYLAND — Multiple people have been reported missing across Maryland in recent months, and we are hoping you can help bring them home.
Have you seen any of these individuals? Call the number listed with each person or call 911 to provide information. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
Anthony Pierre-Denis Joseph, 25, was last seen in Burtonsville Friday, Oct. 2. Police said he was planning to walk from a church on Greencastle Road to his Beltsville home around 7 p.m., but he never got to his residence. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 200 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Call the Montgomery County Police Department with information at 301-279-8000.
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Devontae McDonald, 26, disappeared from Fort Washington the night of Wednesday, Sept. 30. He was last seen in the 8100 block of Murray Hill Drive wearing a dark-gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, black Jordan sneakers and Broncos hat. McDonald is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 145 pounds. Call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Regional Investigation Division – Southern Region at 301-292-5300.

Rosa Guiterrez Lara, 14, was last seen in Silver Spring on Sunday, Sept. 20. She is 4 feet, 11 inches tall and 110 pounds with red hair and brown eyes. Call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.
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Khaliyah Teniece Hanna, 21, has not returned her children and is in violation of a court order, the Baltimore Police Department reported Sunday, Sept. 20. She may be driving a 2015 gold Honda Accord with temporary Maryland tags 318588T. She is believed to have Kennedy Haines, 3, and Harlie Haines, 1. Call the Southwest District at 410-396-2488 or text the investigating detective at 443-986-8579.

Catherine Nguyen, 22, went missing from the Colesville area Saturday, Sept. 19. She walked away from her home on Lemontree Lane that afternoon and hasn't been seen since. She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 130 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.

Jahem Gates, 17, was last seen in Bethesda on Friday, Sept. 18, wearing blue jeans with a black jacket and white tennis shoes. He has a tattoo on his right arm with the word "Smoke." He is 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.

Anthony Chambers, 45, was last seen around 10 a.m. in north Baltimore on Tuesday, Sept. 15. He was wearing a blue denim jacket with a black shirt, blue jeans and black Reebok sneakers when he disappeared from the 1700 block of Gorsuch Avenue. He is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 120 pounds. Call the Baltimore Police Department's Western District Missing Person Unit at 410-396-2477.

Annabel Massillon, 17, disappeared from Silver Spring on Friday, Sept. 11. At the time, she was wearing yellow Crocs. She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.

Jennifer Pawlak, 49, has a last known address in Wheaton. When a caretaker went by her apartment in the 11100 block of Georgia Avenue Wednesday, Sept. 9, she was not there. Pawlak is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 100 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. There is no evidence of foul play, police said. Call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.

Emily Landaheta Ruiz, 14, was last seen in Wheaton on Thursday, Sept. 3. When she went missing, she was wearing a red and black pajama onesie and was carrying a backpack filled with clothing. She is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and 105 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.

Mihaela Brady, 45, was last seen in Columbia on Wednesday, Sept. 2. She was at a home where she had been staying in the 7300 block of Eden Brook Drive. Brady has a Romanian accent and did not take any of her belongings with her. She likes the outdoors and walking on paths and trails around the state, authorities said. According to police, this is not the first time she has gone missing. She was found earlier this year in York, Pa., after disappearing for six months. She reported having memory lapses, did not know her name and had been staying near the Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail near the Maryland-Pennsylvania line, police said. Brady is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 125 pounds. When she disappeared, she was wearing dark clothes and boots. Call the Howard County Police Department at 410-313-STOP or email HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.

Ashley Spicer, 35, and her daughter, Israel Burks, 9, were recently reported missing from Silver Spring. They moved from their Cameron Street home, and Spicer did not communicate plans with the child's father beforehand. They were last seen Aug. 30 in the Bethesda area. Detectives would like to speak with Spicer and ensure she and the child are OK. Call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301-279-8000.

James Tyson, 70, was last seen Aug. 15. Tyson is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 219 pounds. Investigators said he could be in the downtown Baltimore or Lexington Market area. Call the Baltimore Police Department's Missing Person Unit at 443-984-7385.

Katherine Urquilla-Iraheta, 13, is still missing, according to police. She was last seen around 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, as she left home in the 15700 block of Millbrook Lane in Laurel. When she disappeared, she was wearing an orange-and-white-striped shirt. She is 4 feet, 11 inches tall and 99 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Call Detective Swidarski of the Laurel Police Department at 301-498-7645 (extension 1146) or email LPDtips@laurel.md.us. Reference case #20-0002015.

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