![Meshay Melendez. Photo courtesy Vancouver Police Department](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Story_Clark-County-Today-Meshay_1.jpg)
![Meshay Melendez. Photo courtesy Vancouver Police Department](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Story_Clark-County-Today-Meshay_2.jpg)
The pair was last seen in the early morning hours of March 12 in the 7700 block of Vancouver Mall Drive
The Vancouver Police Department is seeking the assistance of the public in locating 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her 8-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart, and on Tuesday, the department released more details from its investigation.
Law enforcement is asking anyone with surveillance systems to check their cameras in the event they captured any of the following vehicles between March 11 and March 18: A 2021 maroon Dodge Charger, with Oregon license plate 812MWM, a 1999 white Chevrolet Lumina with Washington plate 3A68206, and a 2011 white Chrysler 200 with a Washington plate.
The Vancouver Police Department is actively following up on leads received from both the community as well as evidence recovered as part of the search warrant at the residence of Kirkland Warren following his arrest on March 19. Warren is a person of interest in the disappearance of Meshay and Layla. VPD believes they were with Warren the day of their disappearance.
Warren was arrested on March 19 and booked into jail for Tampering with a Witness, Violation of DV Orders (Meshay Melendez is the listed protected person), and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm II.
Meshay and Layla were last seen in the early morning hours of March 12 in the 7700 block of Vancouver Mall Drive. A vehicle believed to belong to Melendez was located a short distance away on Sunday (March 19).
![Layla Stewart. Photo courtesy Vancouver Police Department](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Story_Clark-County-Today-Layla_3.jpg)
![Layla Stewart. Photo courtesy Vancouver Police Department](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Story_Clark-County-Today-Layla_1.jpg)
![Layla Stewart. Photo courtesy Vancouver Police Department](https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Story_Clark-County-Today-Layla_2.jpg)
Meshay is 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Layla is about 4-foot tall and 50 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Those with any information about Meshay and Layla’s whereabouts are asked to contact Detective Givens via email at robert.givens@cityofvancouver.us or Detective Nolan via email at chadd.nolan@cityofvancouver.us or call 9-1-1.
Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department.
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