5-year-old girl and her mom — who violated custody — haven’t been seen for a month, cops say
It’s been nearly a month since anyone has seen 5-year-old Leah-Ranee Lassiter and her mother Chantel Dortch.
On Wednesday, Miami Beach police — for the second time since their Nov. 18 disappearance — are asking for the community’s help in finding them.
Police said in a missing child flier that Dortch, 28, “refused to surrender the child to her biological father in contradiction to a court custody order.”
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They were last seen in the area of 1420 Washington Ave. in a black Audi A4 with the tag number DAG5401.
Leah-Ranee is described as being 4 feet tall, weighing 50 pounds and having black hair and brown eyes. Dortch is 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds and has black hair and black eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami Beach police at 305-673-7900 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published December 15, 2021 at 10:38 PM.
