SHANIYA DAVIS MISSING

On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Fayetteville Police were dispatched to 1116-A Sleepy Hollow Drive to investigate a child missing.  When officers arrived, a mother told them that her 5-year-old daughter, Shaniya Daivs was last seen that morning at 5:30 a.m. inside the house.  Investigators hit the ground, and an immediate search began.  That search today is on-going with the assistance of K-9’s, the local Fire Department, and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. 

Barbara Davenport, current Sleepy Hollow manager, and retired Investigator with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says she oversees 98 units in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood.  Barbara told me, “the family moved in on August 5, 2009… I only rented to a woman named Brenda Davis and her son, so it was a surprise when Antoinette, her boyfriend, and other children were there… I’ve never seen this little girl, and I would remember seeing someone that cute.”

Barbara says Antoinette Davis, Shaniya’s mother, applied to live in the mobile home park, but Barbara says her application was denied.  Only Antoinette and a 5-year-old boy were listed on the initial application.  Barbara says Brenda Davis, Antoinette’s sister, also put in an application at the same time application was accepted.  That application only listed Brenda Davis and her son as potential renters. It was quite a surprise for Barbara to later learn that in addition to Brenda Davis and her son, Antoinette, her boyfriend, Antoinette’s 5-year-old son, Shaniya, and an infant were also living in the home.  Barbara says she doesn’t know who the infant belongs to because at the time the women turned in their applications, neither one appeared to be pregnant.  Barbara also says that mobile home was not raided in July 2009, because it was vacant at the time (There are reports that claim the property was raided in July 2009, I have calls into police to verify what property was raided over the summer). 

There are a few things Barbara says she wants to get straight with the public, “they (the media) are making it sound like a really bad place to live, and the fact is if people have drug charges on their records, I don’t rent to them period… (I) busted my butt for six years making that a decent place to live for everyone, my granddaughter lives in that area, do you think I want it to be a bad neighborhood?”

Barbara says there are reports that as many as three sex offenders live in the mobile home community she manages, but that number is wrong.  She says there are in fact only two registered sex offenders, and she actually had to call and make the police aware that these two men were living in the area.  The Department of Justice and Family Watch Dog websites, only list two sex offenders in that neighborhood.  Barbara says, “I call their probation officers, I call their parole officers, I find out the circumstances of their arrests and convictions… neither one are repeat offenders.”

Barbara has even done as much as set up four surveillance cameras throughout the neighborhood.  She says one camera is pointing down the hill toward the little girl’s residence, another one is facing out of the park to see traffic coming in and out, one is pointing down a side street, and one is pointing out to two adjacent streets.  Barbara tells me the police are going through her hard drive with a fine tooth comb to look for clues, she has external hard drives on the cameras that can store content for more than a month.  Barbara says from time to time the cameras have caught illegal activity, and 99% of any incidents are result of  an outsider causing the trouble.  I am waiting for a call back from investigators, and I will update this post with their information soon.

Police say the little girl was last seen wearing a blue sleep shirt, with pink underwear. 

Height:  3 feet tall

Weight:  40 pounds

Eyes:  Brown

Hair:  Brown

Scar:  On her foot

If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Shaniya, please call the Fayetteville Police Department: (916) 433-1856

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