Navajo Police Seek Missing Pregnant Meeta Helms, May Be in Farmington

The Navajo Police Department issued an alert seeking 36-year-old Meeta Elise Helms, last seen in Nageezi in San Juan County on Feb. 2, and said she is about three months pregnant and may be in Farmington. The department’s statement reads: "The Navajo Police Department is searching for 36-year-old Meeta Elise Helms, last seen in Nageezi, San Juan County, NM on Feb. 2. She is 3 months pregnant and may be in a Farmington homeless shelter or rehab center. Public assistance is requested to locate her."

A Facebook missing-person post corroborates the name, age and last-known place while adding a full date. The Facebook text states: "MISSING – Meeta Elise Helms (36) Last in contact on Monday, February 2, 2026. She was last seen in Nageezi, New Mexico." The Facebook wording uses "last in contact" and explicitly lists Monday, February 2, 2026; the police alert provided Feb. 2 without a year, but both sources identify Feb. 2 as the relevant date and Nageezi as the last-known location.

The supplied materials contain limited identifying information beyond name, age and pregnancy. No physical description, height, weight, clothing details, photo, case number or tip line appeared in the materials provided with the police alert or the Facebook post. The police notice named Farmington homeless shelters or rehab centers only in general terms and did not identify specific facilities being checked in Farmington.

Jurisdictional details in the alert identify the Navajo Police Department as the agency conducting the search within San Juan County. The department’s language explicitly requests public assistance to locate Meeta Elise Helms and states the possibility she may be at a Farmington homeless shelter or rehab center; the materials do not indicate involvement by the Farmington Police Department or the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office.

Until the Navajo Police Department issues additional details such as a photo, physical description, a case number or a tip line, the alert remains the primary official source for the search. Both the Navajo Police Department statement and the Facebook post name Meeta Elise Helms, 36, as last seen or last in contact on Feb. 2, with police saying she may be in a Farmington shelter or rehab center.