Police Say Missing Potomac Teen Found Safe: UPDATE

POTOMAC, MD — In a Friday morning update, Montgomery County officials say Mahkaylah Naomi Hammonds has been located and is safe.

(Original post) POTOMAC, MD — The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing Potomac teenager.

Mahkaylah Naomi Hammonds, 15, of Pleasant Gate Lane, was last seen by family at her home on Monday, Jan. 21. A police spokeswoman told Patch that she last had contact with family via telephone on Monday, Jan. 28. Hammonds, however, did not tell them her location.

Investigators describe Hammonds as a 5-foot, 150-pound female with brown hair and blue eyes. She has multiple tattoos on her hands.

Family and law enforcement officials are concerned for Hammonds' wellbeing.

Anyone with information regarding Hammonds' whereabouts should call the Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5400 or the police's non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (24 hours).