Missing Juvenile Alert Issued in Hempstead

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The Nassau County Police Department's Missing Persons Squad is investigating the disappearance of 12-year-old Melani Medina-Ortez, last seen on April 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM on James L L Burell Avenue in Hempstead. She is ...

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The Missing Persons Squad is investigating a Missing Juvenile that occurred on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 5:00 pm in Hempstead and was reported to Police on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 12:15 am.
 
According to Detectives, Melani Medina- Ortez, 12, was last seen on James L L Burell Avenue in Hempstead on foot. She is described as a female White/Hispanic, 5’1” tall, 115 lbs., dark hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing white pants and a black long sleeve shirt. Her destination is unknown.
 
Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above Missing Juvenile to contact the Nassau County Police Department Missing Persons Squad at (516) 573-7347 or to call 911.  All callers will remain anonymous.