Westfield police ask for help in finding three missing girls

Melanie Mendez, Maci Ryan and Angelina Gorozhankina (Westfield Police Department)

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts (WWLP) – Westfield Police are asking for the public’s help in locating three missing girls who are believed to be together.

According to Westfield police, the 12-year-old Macy Ryan and 15 years old Angelina Gorozhankina were last seen on Thursday, June 13th and are 12 years old Melanie Mendez was last seen on Friday, June 14th.

Family members say they may be in Holyoke or West Springfield. They have also been found in Springfield when they went missing in the past. Police say all three have been reported missing multiple times recently and are known to use false names to avoid detection.

Maci is described as approximately 5′ tall, 100 pounds, with red hair (recently dyed) and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, gray shorts, and black sneakers.

Angelina is approximately 5′ 0″ tall, weighs 120 lbs, and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black denim shorts, a blue shirt, and white sneakers or Crocs.

Melanie is approximately 4’6″ tall, weighs 100 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black shorts and a black sweatshirt with the word “New York” written on it.

If you have seen any of them or know their whereabouts, you are asked to contact Westfield Police Detective Tsatsos at 413-642-9385 or email [email protected].