Four-year-old Samara Jade Melendez was last seen January 18, 2023, in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles. She was on a trip to Mexico with her mother and did not return to Los Angeles as planned; communication with them ceased and concerns prompted a police inquiry. The Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Community Police Station opened an investigation and a report was filed March 2, 2023.

Samara is described as a Hispanic female with brown hair and brown eyes, about 4 feet tall and roughly 35 pounds at the time she went missing. Authorities have not released details of the trip or the intended return date and are asking the public for information to help establish the timeline of last contact with the mother and child.

If anyone has information about Samara, her mother, or their travel plans around January 18, 2023, please come forward.