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Melodee Buzzard was seen in a security camera footage on Oct. 9, so far her most recent sighting

Buzzard was reported missing on Oct. 14 by a local school official

Her mother Ashlee Buzzard, last known to be with her, is not a suspect in the case but was arrested on unrelated charges

Authorities in California have arrested Ashlee Buzzard, whose daughter Melodee Buzzard disappeared last month, on charges unrelated to the 9-year-old's disappearanc

Melodee, 9, was reported missing on Oct. 14 by a school official who flagged her "prolonged absence," the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said at the time.

Ashlee has refused to cooperate with investigators as they continue an intense search operation for the child.

Ashlee has not been named a person of interest in M

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