Missing Child Alert issued in Florida

Missing child alert issued for 3 kids last seen in Brandon

Authorities have put out a missing child alert for three children last seen in Brandon.

Ceili Rudy is 8 years old, white, 4 feet, 3 inches tall, about 80 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Darien Brock is 4 years old, white, 3 feet tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. Rainah Rudy is 10 years old and 4 feet, 10 inches tall. She is about 100 pounds with brown eyes.

The children might be with Christina Brock. She is described as white, 38 years old, 5 feet, 9 inches, 150 pounds with brown eyes. Authorities think she might have cut the children’s hair to alter their appearance.

They may be traveling in a red 1998 Ford Explorer, Illinois tag number A223235. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office at 386-736-5999 or 911.

Update 09-26-09:

DAYTONA BEACH – Authorities found three Volusia County children Saturday who had been missing, according to Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The mother has not been located

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An AMBER Alert has been activated in Detroit

An Amber Alert has been issued after authorities say three children were abducted by their father in Detroit.

(WXYZ) – Detroit Police have issued an Amber Alert for three children who are missing and considered to be in extreme danger.

Police say Alannah Adams is two-years-old, two feet tall and weighs 35 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and is wearing a diamond stud earing. She was last seen at a home on Pierson Road in Detroit.

The other children involved are five-year-old Ajani Adams and seven-year-old Amari Adams. Ajani is three-feet-tall and weighs 65 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Amari is four feet five inches tall and weighs 80 pounds. He also has black hair and brown eyes.

Authorities say they believe the children were abducted by their father who is armed with a gun and has fired shots.

Anthony Adams is 29-years-old, five feet four inches tall, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He has several tattoos on his arms. He was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt BLK with a New York license plate with the number DHX7549.

If you’ve seen them call 911 or the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5600

According to WXYZ, the alert was issued at 12:58 a.m. however as of 6:00 a.m., they aren’t listed as an active AMBER Alert at the NCMEC.

Update: Three Detroit Children Safe after Amber Alert

(WXYZ) – Detroit Police have cancelled an Amber Alert issued for three children who were missing and considered to be in extreme danger.

Michigan State Police say the children were found safe in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with their father 29 year-old Anthony Adams, who is accused of kidnapping them.

State Police say Adams was arrested. He lives in Cheektowaga, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.

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Honesty is the best policy

Honesty is the best policy – when there is money in it.
Mark Twain

Most of the 2,726 children listed at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) have no rewards payable for their save return. For those that do, there have been few updates in their disappearances. When rewards are announced, they seem to increase the number of tips concerning the missing child but in many instances the tips seem to be personal theories more than significant leads, so how effective are they?

At one time there was a £2.5m or at today’s exchange rate $ 3,776,429 reward for missing Madeleine McCann. The reward amount is no longer listed on the site so whether it is still available is unclear.

However, these are some other available rewards from some random missing children cases. In some instances they of are offered for information or for the child’s safe return, while in others it is for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the abduction.

Amber Dubois            $60,000
Brittanee Drexel        $12,000
Adji Desir                   $23,000
Kara Kopetsky           $30,000
Trenton Duckett         $21,000
Haleigh Cummings     $25,500
Briant Rodriguez        $50,000
Victoria Stafford         $50,000
Jaliek Rainwalker (amount tbd)

 

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Reward offered in Amber Dubois disappearance

A substantial reward is being offered in the disappearance of Amber Dubois, She was last seen walking to school on February 13^thin Escondido, Ca.

 

$60,000 reward offered for tips on missing teen

ESCONDIDO — Reward money totaling $60,000 is being offered for information regarding missing Escondido teenager Amber Dubois, nationally known missing children advocate Marc Klaas announced yesterday.

Meanwhile, police and Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue team members searched rugged terrain in northern Escondido on Tuesday evening and yesterday for any sign of the 14-year-old girl who disappeared while walking to Escondido High School the morning of Feb. 13.

The reward is split into two segments. Fifty thousand dollars is offered for information leading to the girl’s safe return while $10,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for her disappearance

Anyone with information about Amber Dubois is asked to call (760) 743-TIPS (8477)

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Missing children Feb. 2009

There are 11 children listed as missing at the NCMEC for February 2009. Most are Case Type: Endangered Missing or Missing. Three of the girls are believed to be in the company of adult males. In two cases felony warrants have been issued.

Deborah Kalai Fourzan, 14, has been missing since February 2, 2009 from Tecumseh, Ok.

Deborah was last seen on February 2, 2009. She is believed to be traveling to California with James Reimer. They may be traveling in a white 1994 Mercury Cougar with Oklahoma license plates VRW932. The vehicle has significant front end damage. A felony warrant is on file for James. Deborah’s ears are pierced. She may dye her hair black. Deborah has a birthmark on the back of her arm. She may go by her middle name, Kalai. James may shave his beard. His nickname is Jim.

Angela Squatrito, 15, has been missing since 2/1/09

Angela was last seen on February 1, 2009. She may be in the company of Christopher Jones. A felony warrant is on file for Christopher. They may be traveling in a red 2001 Ford F-150 truck with Louisiana license plates X468264. Christopher has a tattoo on the back of his neck.

Veronica Cruz Soto, 15, has been missing since 02/7/09

Veronica was last seen February 7, 2009. She may be in the company of an adult male. They may be traveling from Sanger to Dallas, Texas. Veronica wears her hair in a ponytail.

Other missing children:

Katya Chesla
Missing Since: 2/3/09
Age Now: 16

Ana Ann Coyle
Missing Since: 2/1/09
Age Now: 16

Taegan Marie Kofeldt
Missing Since: 2/3/09
Age Now: 13
 

Aldo G Velasquez
Missing Since: 2/4/09
Age Now: 8

Elizabeth M Velasquez
Missing Since: 2/4/09
Age Now: 9

Denisse Zapotitla
Missing Since: 2/5/09
Age Now: 13

These children have no poster links.

Tessa J Brown
Missing Since: 2/3/09
Age Now: 16

Jarid D Parker
Missing Since: 2/1/09
Age Now: 16

NCMEC Celebrates Black History Month this February

However, if you click on the poster on the right it actually is to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Relatively minor cases

Today is National Amber Alert Awareness Day. An AMBER Alert is an invaluable tool used to help find abducted children. Unfortunately, for child victims whose parents are involved in custodial disputes, where the child is not believed to be in immediate danger, and for runaways an AMBER Alert won’t normally be activated to assist others in finding them.

There approximately 150 stereotypical stranger abductions that occur annually in the United States.  Ernie Allen, is the president of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. In this Naples News article, he provided this piece of information regarding missing children.

According to Florida’s Missing Children Information Clearninghouse, 50,940 children were reported missing in the state in 2007, the last year with available information. Allen said 60,000 to 80,000 active missing children cases are open in the United States at any given time.

He went on to provide this interesting quote. It reminds me of the story of two people discussing the difference between major and minor surgery. They conclude major surgery is when it is on me and minor is when it is on you. Hopefully his comments were taken out of context. The child he is refering, 6-year-old Adji Desir is missing. He didn’t qualify for an AMBER Alert either.

“The majority are runaways — relatively minor cases,” said Allen. “I think at this point the working assumption is Adji is a lost child, someone who has wandered off. But, you have to work these like it could be any of the above.”

On any given day there are between 2,500-3,000 reported missing children listed at the NCMEC nationwide. There are 935 Endangered Runaways, two of them are from Immokalee, Fl.

MARIAZEL ARREAGA
Missing Since: 4/29/07
Age Now: 17

 

DARWIN DANIEL GARCIA
Missing Since: 6/13/08
Age Now: 15

In St. Petersburg, Fl., a 15-year-old girl who was reported on December 6^th as a runaway was found murdered last Friday January 9^th apparently after being shot in the back.

Runaway teenager slain

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