Fourteen-year-old Laela Kamoria Jones, also known as Laeka, was last seen in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on January 14, 2023. She told her parents she was going to the store and left through the back door. Surveillance later showed her outside a NAPA Auto Parts on North Patterson Avenue getting into a green 2000 Buick Century that then drove away.

Laela was wearing a pink bonnet, a robe with glittery sparkles and the word Drip, black leggings, and a puffy black jacket. Her family’s review of her social media showed she had been communicating with an older man, and they believe he may have been the person who picked her up. There were also reports she might have been pregnant and possibly in need of medical attention. Public notification of her disappearance was delayed, and Laela had a prior runaway incident in late 2021 when an Amber Alert was issued and she returned after a few days.

The Winston-Salem Police Department is investigating and the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Laela, saw the green 2000 Buick Century, or has information about who she was communicating with online, please come forward.