MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami Beach Police seek the public’s help in their search for a missing girl who was last seen in the custody of her mother.
Investigators said 5-year-old Leah-Ranee Rose Lassiter was last seen on Nov. 18.
Police said her mother, Chantel Iman Dortch, has since refused to surrender the child to her biological father in contradiction to a court custody order.
Lassiter stands 4 feet tall, weighs around 50 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.
Mother and daughter were last seen in a black Audi A4 with the temporary Florida tag of DAG5401 that expired Sept. 21.
Officials urge anyone with information on their whereabouts to call Miami Beach Police at 305-673-7901.
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