Fifteen-year-old Marlene Caiza was last seen April 18, 2024, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Marlene is Hispanic, with black hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 5 inches tall and about 160 pounds. She moved with her family from Ecuador to Connecticut in mid-2023, and the New Britain Police Department in Connecticut is handling the investigation.

Details about why Marlene was in Lowell that day and the events surrounding her disappearance are not publicly known. Detective Chelsea Santiago of the New Britain Police Department is the designated contact for tips. The case has been entered into national missing persons databases as authorities seek information to locate this juvenile.

If anyone saw Marlene on or after April 18, 2024, or has information about her whereabouts, please contact Detective Santiago or the New Britain Police Department.