Thursday, October 11, 2012

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AKRON, Ohio - Police are asking for the public’s help locating Lauren Spring , 14, of Akron. Spring was reported missing by her mother Carlann Sutter Spring Wednesday after she failed to show up for class at Firestone High School in Akron.


AKRON, Ohio - Police are asking for the public’s help locating Lauren Spring , 1
4, of Akron.

Spring was reported missing by her mother Carlann Sutter Spring Wednesday after she failed to show up for class at Firestone High School in Akron.

Police said Spring was last seen by her mother at their Akron home Tuesday night around 10 p.m.

Following a tip that Spring may be headed to Alliance, Akron police are now teaming with officers in Alliance to track Spring down.

Anyone with information on Spring’s whereabouts is asked to call the Akron Police Department ((330) 375-2552) or the Alliance Police Department ((330) 821-9140).

Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/missing-search-on-for-lauren-spring-14-of-akron#ixzz28KUMOEQK
 

Missing Loved Ones II Lisa Ann Schmidt - Harrison, NJ - October 2, 1984


Lisa Ann Schmidt - Harrison, NJ - October 2, 1984

Body Found in search near other attempted abduction cases body likely that of Missing Girl #JessicaRidgeway, sources say but no positive id yet. Meanwhile in Maine, Police investigate car with possible link to Colorado kidnapping/murder case (note: these headlines were pasted from news articles links provided below, headlines may have since been updated as police are not releasing much info yet). Police are investigating a possible link between an abandoned car found in the city and a kidnapping/murder case out of Colorado.



Body Found in search near other attempted abduction cases body likely that of Missing Girl #JessicaRidgeway, sources say but no positive id yet. Meanwhile in Maine, Police investigate car with possible link to Colorado kidnapping/murder case (note: these headlines were pasted from news articles links provided below, headlines may have since been updated as police are not releasing much info yet).

Police are investigating a possible link between an abandoned car found in the city and a kidnapping/murder case out of Colorado.

The investigation may be linked to a case involving missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway of Colorado, however police have yet to confirm whether that is the case.

Sgt. Kuffer Kaltenborn said the vehicle was reported to police shortly after 8:30 a.m. Kaltenborn said the vehicle, a light blue Buick station wagon, matches the description of the one suspected in the case out of Colorado.

“We don't know why (the car) is here,” Kaltenborn said.

City police cordoned off a parking lot off Constitution Avenue on the connector road to the Walmart plaza on Lafayette Road.

A K9 unit was called in to investigate both the car and the surrounding area.

Kaltenborn said there is no further information yet that indicates the car is tied to the kidnapping/murder case. The car, which had a Colorado license plate of 195-WIS, was towed from the scene shortly after 10 a.m.

“We are putting the car into evidence and going to reach out to authorities in Colorado to try and figure out how they want us to follow up,” Kaltenborn said.

Ridgeway was last seen by her mother when walking to school on Oct. 5.

According to an Associated Press report on Thursday morning, the search for the fifth-grade student is continuing after a body was found in a suburban Denver park seven miles from where she disappeared.

Police initially provided no information on the body and made no link to Ridgeway in a news conference regarding the body found in the park.

The AP story also reports the sighting in Maine of a car with Colorado license plates. The sighting was one of the hundreds of leads police were investigating in the Ridgeway case, according to the report.

SOURCES: http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20121011-NEWS-121019952
 
 AND http://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-body-missing-girl-jessica-ridgeway-sources/story?id=17449354
 


The field where a body was found Wednesday is just a few miles from where two attempted child abductions prompted a warning from the Jefferson County School District in September 2012 and also a unrelated incident in November 2011.

SUSPECT 1: Arvada police are releasing a composite image of the suspect. Click "related link" below this story for picture.

The suspect is wanted in a series of attempted child abductions and indecent exposure incident in Arvada in the past ten days.

Based on follow-up interviews with the victims and a review of the composite drawing, investigators believe it's a strong possibility the incidents are tied to one suspect

The suspect is described as a white male, in his 50's to 60's with salt-and-pepper colored hair. He has a wrinkled face and a potbelly. His height is between 5' 5" and 6' tall and weighs approximately 230 pounds. He may be associated with a grayish-colored sedan and possibly a blue mountain bike.

If you have information about a possible suspect lead, you're asked to call: 720-898-6799.

Recap of the Incidents:

Attempted Child Abduction Incidents
■On Saturday, November 12, 2011, just after 3:00 p.m. in the area of Danny Kendrick Park (7000 Ward Road) and the Apex Recreation Center. Arvada Police were called to the area on a report of an attempted child abduction involving a 12-year-old Arvada girl.
■On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, just after 8:00 p.m., a 6-year-old child was contacted by a man as she sat in a lounge area of the YMCA located at 6350 Eldridge Street. The suspect lured her outside and she was able to break free and return to her parents inside the building.

Indecent Exposure
■On Friday, November 4, 2011, three 12-year-old girls were playing outside in the area of 69th and Robb Street when the suspect approached the girls and exposed and touched himself in their presence.

Suspicious Incident
■On Monday, November 14, 2011, Arvada Police were called the area of 77th and Parfet Street where a 15-year-old girl was contacted by a man driving a silver or white four door car who began asking her for directions.
SOURCE: http://arvadapd.org/pages/arvada-police-release-composite-sketch-in-child-abduction-attempts
 


SUSPECT 2: Arvada Police are investigating two reports of child enticement where a child was approached by a stranger offering candy and asking them to get into the stranger’s car . These incidents took place on Sunday, September 9 and Wednesday, September 12.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’9”, thin build, sandy or brown hair and late teens to late 30s in age. The second victim described the suspect as not having facial hair, but the first victim described him as having a thin beard and mustache. The Arvada Police caution that people can change in appearance by growing their hair out, cutting and/or dying it, wearing disguises, i.e., wigs, and shaving or growing facial hair.

The vehicle used in these incidents is described as a royal blue – similar to the blue worn by the University of Kentucky – 4-door sedan, possibly from the mid 90s. It may have dents on the passenger side rear door and may have half of the rear wheels covered with a "skirt" similar to those seen on a 1996 Cadillac Deville.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Arvada Police at 720.898.6900. 
Body Found in search near 

The Bridgeport Police Department is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a missing girl. Arica Adaline Edgell, 15, was reported missing on October 6. Edgell is described as being 5 feet 1 inch tall and 105 lbs., with green eyes and blonde hair. Police said she was last seen wearing shorts and a pink hooded sweatshirt in Bridgeport Tuesday morning.


The Bridgeport Police Department is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a missing girl.

Arica Adaline Edgell, 15, was reported missing on October 6.

Edgell is described as being 5 feet 1 inch tall and 105 lbs., with green eyes and blonde hair. Police said she was last seen wearing shorts and a pink hooded sweatshirt in Bridgeport Tuesday morning.

Police said Edgell may be with a 16-year-old male in a black 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe with the license plate number: 5UL275.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bridgeport Police at 304-842-8260
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  • James Butler --Update--

    Bridgeport Police have changed the status of a missing teen girl from missing to a runaway, according to Lt. John A. Post of the Bridgeport Police Department.

    Arica Adaline Edgell, 15, was reported missing on October 6.


    As of 11 a.m. Thursday morning, there have been no additional sightings of the girl, according to Lt. Post.

CrimePAY$ $25,000 Cold Case Reward TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477) The longest standing open major case on the books in Lawrence County (MO) now has a major reward offered. The parents of Christene (Nickle) Seal are offering a $25,000 reward for information to resolve their daughter’s disappearance on June 19, 1972 from the family’s mobile home a mile and a half from Verona. “Maybe somebody remembers something. Who knows?” said Trudy Nickle, Seal’s mother.


The longest standing open major case on the books in Lawrence County (MO) now has a major reward offered.
The parents of Christene (Nickle) Seal are offering a $25,000 reward for information to resolve their daughter’s disappearance on June 19, 1972 from the family’s mobile home a mile and a half from Verona.
“Maybe somebody remembers something. Who knows?” said Trudy Nickle, Seal’s mother.
Trudy and Doyle Nickle, Seal’s parents, saved the settlement money received from Doyle’s exposure to Agent Orange and created the reward. The money is being offered for “information that results in the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for the abduction” of Seal.
A reward of this size has not been offered in the case previously.
“This has to lead somewhere,” Trudy Nickle said.
The Seal case has perplexed authorities from the outset. An attractive 22 year-old who worked at Duane’s, a Monett beauty shop, Seal was at home with her young son after her husband went to work on the day she disappeared. A mail carrier found the boy crying at the door, looking for his mother. Her husband found only her pajamas and a light coat missing, in addition to his wife.
Without a body, there was no proof that a crime had been committed. Lawrence County Sheriff Marvin Quade stood by the thoroughness with which his officers investigated leads, even putting out a national alert.
Leads stopped surfacing by 1980 when David Tatum became sheriff. By the 10th anniversary of the case, Tatum said he considered it “very unlikely” that Seal was alive, but that she would not be declared dead until a body was found and identified. Whenever bones have surfaced in subsequent decades, officers have always considered the possibility of solving the Seal case.
Mrs. Nickle said the family’s relationship with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department was strained, especially since the original file on Seal’s case disappeared. Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly and Cassville Police Chief Dana Kammerlohr agreed to take the lead in the case.
“I can understand any pent-up frustration. I’m sure I’d feel the same way,” said Lawrence County Sheriff Brad DeLay. “I’ve spoken with Dana [Kammerlohr] not long ago. She’s developed a relationship with the family and has agreed to help.”
DeLay said Lieutenant Mike Madewell has made major progress recreating the lost Seal file. Madewell continues to work the case.
“Some information resurfaced recently when a book was published,” DeLay said. “There have been other incidents around the area, some getting resolved. The family has got to wonder what happened. Sadly, we can work on it, but we’re way behind the eight ball. We’re losing potential witnesses every day who are dying. ÃŽ hope for a break in the case. Offering a reward may be the next step.”
Mrs. Nickle remained hopeful.
“You can’t ever stop. She’s my daughter,” Mrs. Nickle said.
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The longest standing major case on the books in Lawrence County (MO) now has a $25,000 reward offered by the parents of Christene Seal who disappeared in 1972.
 

West Virginia State Police have issued a silver alert for a missing man in Monongalia County. Laurence Howard Nichol, 79, was last seen around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon on Turtle Creek Drive in Morgantown, according to a press release issued by state police. He was wearing a red jacket, light pants, and brown shoes.

West Virginia State Police have issued a silver alert for a missing man in Monongalia County.

Laurence Howard Nichol, 79, was last seen around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon on Turtle Creek Drive in Morgantown, according to a press release issued by state police. He was wearing a red jacket, light pants, and brown shoes.

State police said Nichol has severe Alzheimer's, minor non-treated cardiac issues,
 and walks with a limp. He is 5'10 and weighs approximately 145 lbs. Nichol has blue eyes and gray hair.

State police said he should be wearing glasses and has a note in his pocket with his name and contact information on it.

If you have any information, please contact state police at (304) 624-7573 or the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department at (304) 291-7260.

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  • James Butler --Update--

    Search and rescue crews are still looking for Laurence Howard, 79, Nichol in Monongalia County.

    Monongalia County's Office of Emergency Management said the National Guard joined the search of more than 40 volunteers Wednesday.


    Search teams have been working since 4 p.m. Tuesday.

    Officials said because Nichol suffers from Alzheimer's, crews are taking a different approach in the search.

    "There is a search method that people use," said Mike Wolfe, of MECCA. "A lot of times they will travel in a straight line or one certain direction, something they're more familiar with. And that's what we've been concentrating on today."

    Howard was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Morgantown.

    If you have any information, contact state police at 304-624-7573.