Miami-Dade County

A Miami-Dade teen has been missing for nearly a month. Have you seen her?

Melissa Artigas
Melissa Artigas Miami-Dade police

It’s been nearly a month since 14-year-old Melissa Artigas walked out of her Northwest Miami-Dade home and didn’t come back.

On Tuesday, police shared a missing person flier for the teen in hopes of getting the community’s help in finding her.

Police did not say what may have led to the girl’s disappearance.

According to the flier, Melissa was last seen in the 6900 block of NW 179th Street. She was wearing a black shirt, black and white shorts and flip flops.

The teen is described as being 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighing 97 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).

This story was originally published June 18, 2019 at 6:07 PM.

Carli Teproff
Miami Herald
Carli Teproff grew up in Northeast Miami-Dade and graduated from Florida International University in 2003. She became a full-time reporter for the Miami Herald in 2005 and now covers breaking news.
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