Police still searching for missing Vancouver mother, 7-year-old daughter; woman’s boyfriend now in jail

A Vancouver man is in police custody and considered a person of interest in the disappearance of Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter. Vancouver police believe Kirkland Warren, 28, was the last person who was with Melendez, 27, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, before they vanished. The mother and daughter have been missing since March 12. Police on Sunday arrested Warren, who has been described in previous court documents as Melendez’s boyfriend. He is facing charges of tampering with a witness, violating domestic-violence no-contact orders and unlawfully possessing a firearm....