Marc Bookal missing
The ground search for Marc Bookal is back on after investigators received a lead that sent them back to the neighborhood the toddler went missing from. Authorities began searching the area around Benkard Avenue as well as inside and outside Liberty Street School in the area on Friday morning and will continue until the lead is exhausted.
Marc Bookal was reported missing by his mother’s boyfriend, Cory Byrd on December 14, 2009. Marc’s family has gone through the freezing weather and the holidays without their child, and earlier this week, police called off the ground search. The child hasn’t been seen since Byrd told police that he found the downstairs door open to their home, and Marc missing. Earlier this week, police told me they called off the ground search to locate Marc, but the investigation to find out what happened to him is still on going.
Early on in the search, Sgt. Toomey with the Newburg police told me over the phone that Byrd thought Marc walked a few steps away in an adjacent building to visit his aunt, something he did frequently. The toddler has discoloration on the back of his hands from a recent burn injury, and he was last seen wearing a red long sleeved shirt, gray sweatpants, and Nike shoes. Anoymous tipsters have come forward to offer money to the fund to find this toddler including Carlie’s Crusade Foundation.
Cory Byrd, Marc’s mother’s 30-year-old boyfriend was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, and is currently being held in the Orange County Jail. There’s a $2,500 bond available to release him, but even if the money is paid, Byrd still faces a parole violation. He is scheduled to appear in court later this month on this case.
If you have any information, please call: (845) 561-3131 – just ask for a supervisor or you can call 1-800-FIND-KID
Tags: city of newburg, cory byrd, marc bookal, missing child, mother, new york, search back on, toddler
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