'Very scary': Pregnant 18-year-old missing for one week, family says
Kylee Monteiro is 11 weeks pregnant and has been missing since Aug. 7, her sister told ABC News.
"This is not like her at all. This is completely unusual and very scary, to say the least," Faith Monteiro said Thursday.
Kylee Monteiro, who had just graduated from Attleboro High School two and a half months ago, was last seen in the area of County Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, the Rehoboth Police Department said in a press release on Monday.
Her sister said the 18-year-old had been living at a homeless shelter for pregnant women in Pembroke, Massachusetts, for the past few weeks as her and her boyfriend were "on and off" and that there had been "domestic issues" in the relationship, including an altercation that allegedly occurred the night before she disappeared.
After an alleged argument on Aug. 6, Kylee Monteiro allegedly called her sister, along with several others, saying the dispute had calmed down but she was fearful for her life, her sister said.
"She was desperate for help. She was calling out to friends, family, anyone she could, telling them that she was in danger. The whole situation is very scary," Faith Monteiro told ABC News.
Faith Monteiro said she told the 18-year-old that she could pick her up, but she declined.
Her sister said the teen is "not the type of person" to ask a stranger for a ride and "doesn't know how to survive on her own."
The Rehoboth Police Department and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.
MORE: Teen missing for nearly 1 week after going on vacation in Florida, texts mom 'help' before disappearing: Family
Her sister said Kylee Monteiro was "really excited" to become a mom.
"She even had a name picked out for the baby. If she had a girl, she was going to name the baby Eleanor," her sister said.
The teen's whole family is "worried sick" and "just want her to come home immediately," Faith Monteiro said.
"I love her, I miss her," she said.
The teen is described as approximately 6 feet tall with brown hair, police said. She was last seen wearing a red t-shirt with the phrase "Get Over It" printed on the front, ripped blue jeans and tan boots, according to the police press release.
She may have been carrying a white bag with her belongings inside, police said.
Anyone with more information regarding Kylee Monteiro's disappearance or whereabouts -- or residents in the area with video surveillance -- are urged to contact the Rehoboth Police Department immediately.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CBS News
a few seconds ago
- CBS News
13-year-old on ankle monitor arrested in Baltimore carjacking's had 18 prior arrests, police say
A 13-year-old teen has been arrested after two alleged carjackings and a robbery in July, according to Baltimore Police. According to BPD, the teen, whose identity has not been shared, had 18 prior felony arrests in the city. One incident occurred on July 26, at approximately 6:44 a.m. in the 2300 block of Guilford Street. Two male juveniles exited a black Hyundai and approached a woman's vehicle, according to police. The suspects allegedly entered her car and struck her multiple times with an unknown black object. The victim put her car in reverse, causing the suspects to flee in the Hyundai, police said. Then on July 27, at around 5:31 a.m., three suspects pulled in front of a victim's car in the 100 block of East Lanvale Street, according to police. They allegedly demanded her keys, wallet and iPhone before driving away in her vehicle while a second car followed. The third alleged attack happened July 28, at approximately 5:00 a.m. in the 200 block of East 24th Street, though it wasn't reported until Sunday evening. Three suspects approached a woman with a handgun, announced a robbery and stole her purse containing cash and house keys. Investigators located both the suspects' vehicle and a stolen vehicle in the 500 block of Highland Avenue. During the investigation, detectives were able to identify During the investigation, detectives identified the 13-year-old suspect through his ankle monitor GPS system. The device placed him at each incident location during the times of the crimes. The juvenile was arrested and transported to the juvenile booking intake facility. Youth crime, particularly carjackings and theft, has been a growing concern among Baltimore City residents in recent weeks. In one notable case, Pastor Kenneth Moales Jr. was carjacked at gunpoint by a masked 6-year-old in Upper Fells Point. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of East Pratt Street near Broadway. His Audi was recovered 10 days later. On July 5, a 10-year-old was among four juveniles who allegedly fled in a stolen vehicle and assaulted a man at a bus stop on Northern Parkway. On June 22, a 14-year-old on GPS monitoring allegedly went on a crime spree in Northeast Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Police Department. In response to the rise in juvenile crimes, WJZ Investigates questioned Maryland's new acting secretary of Juvenile Services about balancing accountability and rehabilitation. Betsy Fox Tolentino, acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, said the department is considering new strategies to reduce juvenile crime, including more monitoring, supervision and behavior-change programs.
CBS News
a few seconds ago
- CBS News
Rapper Sean Kingston sentenced to over three years in prison for million-dollar fraud scheme
Rapper Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a million-dollar fraud scheme, which also involved his mother, Janice Turner. In addition to prison time, he was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. Last March, Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Anderson, and Turner were each convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Turner was sentenced in July to five years in prison. Kingston and Turner were arrested in May 2024 after a SWAT team raided his rented mansion in Southwest Ranches, Florida, and took Turner into custody. Kingston was later arrested at Fort Irwin, an Army training base in California's Mojave Desert, where he was performing. He waived his right to fight extradition and was returned to Florida. According to federal prosecutors, Kingston and Turner orchestrated a scheme to obtain high-end items—including a luxury SUV, jewelry, expensive watches and a wall-sized TV—without paying for them. Turner and Kingston falsely claimed to have made wire payments for the merchandise, but investigators later confirmed the payments were never completed. Authorities presented evidence showing the pair used fake wire transfer receipts as proof of payment. A key piece of evidence was a text message from Kingston to his mother that read: "I told you to make [a] fake receipt," followed by, "so it [looks] like the transfer will be there in a couple [of] days." Authorities said the pair retained more than $1 million worth of goods and assets without fulfilling their financial obligations. Kingston's attorney attempted to separate his client's public image from his personal finances, describing him as "a soft guy who grew up poor when he rose to fame overnight," with "no idea how to run a business [and] no idea how much money is in his bank account." The jury took about three hours to reach its verdict in Kingston's trial. In addition to the federal charges, Kingston and Turner are also facing separate state fraud Maldonado, Joan Murray and Doug Myers contributed to this report.
Washington Post
a few seconds ago
- Washington Post
California man rescued after being trapped for 2 days behind waterfall
California police used a helicopter to rescue a man who got trapped for two days behind a waterfall when the force of the water pushed him off his climbing lines, law enforcement official said. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, California, had planned to rappel down waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on Sunday in a remote area about two hours south of Sequoia National Park, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said.
