UPDATE: Missing Lakeville Girl Found Safe, Father Arrested

UPDATE: 11:25 a.m., Thursday, June 14.

Lakeville Police Chief Thomas Vonhof has confirmed that a 15-year-old girl missing since Monday has been found safe.

Vonhof said Melanie Meri Davy, 15, of Lakeville, who didn't come home after a prearranged visitation with her father on June 11, was found in Lake Elmo, MN, around 7 a.m. today.

Authorities were concerned about the girl's welfare because the girl's father, Shon Davy, 38, of Lakeville, has twice been convicted for a sex crimes in Ramsey County, and because he's in need of a personal care attendant because of medical issues.

A crime alert was issued yesterday, and Vonhof said a tip came in this morning from someone who saw the alert and flagged down a State Trooper. The Tropper took both Melanie and her father into custody.

Vonhof said details of the incident were sketchy and still coming in.

"It's good news though. We are very pleased," he said. "It's a good example of how the system works."

ORIGINAL STORY: 5:31 p.m., Wednesday, June 13.

are looking for a 15-year-old Lakeville girl who has been missing since Monday.

Melanie Meri Davy, 15, was supposed to come home to her mother's following a prearranged visitation with her father, Shon Davy, 38, also of Lakeville. She's been unaccounted for since.

Lakeville police issued a statewide crime alert today, in part, because authorities are concerned for the girl's well being because Shon Davy requires a personal care attendant for medical issues, and because he is a twice convicted sex offender, having been found guilty of second- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct in Ramsey County in the 1990s.

Melanie Davy is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall and 110 pounds, with long dark-blond hair and freckles. She is believed to be wearing a white shirt with a Cookie Monster design on the front, blue jeans and flip-flops.

Shon Davy is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 109 pounds, probably with a red beard or goatee, and he's missing his right eye.

The father has no vehicle and uses public transportation to get around.

Anyone with information about their whereabouts is urged to contact Lakeville police at 952-985-2800 or 952-322-2323.

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