Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Missing Gaithersburg Woman, Child Located

Alyona Joy Mayo and her 2-week-old daughter were reported missing Wednesday.

Updated 7:14 p.m.:

A missing Gaithersburg woman and her 2-week-old daughter were located Thursday, a Montgomery County police spokeswoman said.

Alyona Joy Mayo, 20, and daughter, Syrena Mayo, were reported missing by family members who said they hadn’t seen Mayo since Wednesday night.

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Police said in a news release that Mayo functioned at the level of an 11-year-old.

Montgomery County police Officer Janelle Smith said the missing person alert was cancelled at 5:30 p.m. 

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A representative from Lakeforest Mall said in an email that Mayo was found at the shopping center.

Original post, 3:13 p.m. Thursday, April 18:

Montgomery County police are asking for help from the public in locating a missing 20-year-old Gaithersburg woman and her two-week-old daughter.

Alyona Joy Mayo was last seen at her residence in the 17100 block of Queen Victoria Court, police said. Police believe Mayo is with her two-week-old daughter, Syrena Mayo.

Mayo was last seen at around 11 p.m. Wednesday, when she left home with her daughter, police said. She has not been seen since.

Her family is concerned because Mayo functions at the level of an 11-year-old, police said in a news release.

Mayo is described as a white female, approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, 140 pounds, with shoulder length blond hair and blue eyes. (Note: Mayo’s hair is now shorter than shown in the photo above.)

Anyone with information about Alyona Mayo and/or her daughter’s whereabouts is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000.


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