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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Just like an Amber Alert is issued for a missing child, a Silver Alert is sent out for a missing elderly person. It works as an emergency system, decided by law enforcement, to broadcast a statewide alert for missing seniors. In most cases, the alerts are sent out for persons 60 or older, and most victims are mentally impaired and suffer from dementia. About 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s.
This is a great program to protect the senior citizens of our nation who can no longer take care of themselves. Maryland State police used the system for the first time in November 2009 to help locate an elderly man, and it worked. The victim was found safely by a BGE worker on a street corner. The alerts are generally displayed on highway billboards and over local television and radio stations. Please consider registering your family member or friend on line, it provides a safe and secure place to store vital medical information that can be easily accessed in case of an emergency.
Also, you can also request brochures for free of charge to healthcare facilities, nursing homes, doctor’s offices, and emergency responder agencies. If you require more than 100 brochures, please contact the corporate office at:
Tags: amber alert, bge worker, Maryland State Police, program works, register family member, Silver Alert
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
John Albert Gardner (booking photo)
Registered sex offender, John Albert Gardner, is being held on preliminary charges of suspicion of murder and rape in the disappearance of missing teen, Chelsea King. Gardner has a conviction for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age, and he was staying with his mother in the Rancho Bernardo Community where Chelsea went missing. Authorities say Chelsea vanished last Thursday after she went for a jog at the Rancho Bernardo Community Park. Chelsea, 17, is an avid runner for a local high school. She left her car in the park nearby, and her cell phone was inside the vehicle. Gardner is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court, and investigators have 72 hours to file official charges.
Investigators say physical evidence found at Lake Hodges lead them to Gardner, and there may be a chance he is linked to a December 27, 2009 attack on another jogger in area. The victim in that incident told investigators she was tackled by a suspect who demanded money from her. At this point, Gardner is not charged with that attack. At a press conference last night, authorities said Gardner could have played a role in the Amber Dubois case as well. Amber disappeared more than a year ago as she walked to a nearby high school.
Tags: Chelsea King, high school, John Albert Gardner, lew or lascivious acts, missing teen, murder and rape, Rancho Bernardo Community, runner, sex offender, underwear found
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Chelesa King MISSING
UPDATE: Investigators arrested a sex offender who may be connected to the disappearance of Chelsea King. Authorities say John Albert Gardner III, 30, is being held as they determine the charges against him. Hundreds of volunteers are still on the ground searching for Chelsea who went missing three days ago.
More than 100 people are on the ground right now in San Diego County to find a missing teen. Deputies from the San Diego Sheriff’s Office along with other searchers are desperately searching for Chelsea King.
Authorities say the teen went missing yesterday after she went for a jog at the Rancho Bernardo Community Park. Chelsea, 17, is an avid runner for a local high school and is known to go running often. She left her car near the Rancho Bernardo Community Park. Reverse 9-1-1 was utilized to notify residents in the area.
Official description from police:
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Height: 5’ 5”
Weight: 115 pounds
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
People with Information Call:
Please call: San Diego Sheriff’s Department: 565-5200 or Crime Stoppers: (619) 531-1500 or (619)531-1547
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Claudia Acosta-Mendez
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has just updated missing child Fidel Nikbakht Acosta’s case. He was last seen with his mother, Claudia Acosta-Mendez, on February 8, 2009 in San Jose, California. Authorities now believe Acosta-Mendez is hiding out with her son in Tampico, Mexico. Fidel is Caucasian and Hispanic, of Iranian descent, and has a scar on his left knee. Claudia is Hispanic and was born April 29, 1975. If you have any information on their whereabouts, please call:
1-800-THE-LOST
Tags: california, Claudia Acosta-Mendez, Endangered Missing, Fidel Nikbaht Acosta, mexico, national center for missing and exploited children
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Investigators in Prince George’s County, Maryland are working an active Amber Alert. Police believe Karina Elizabeth Garcia, 11, was last seen with Elmer Velaya around 2 p.m. She is 5’5” and 175 pounds. Velaya is described as a Hispanic male, 30 – 37, and he may have barbed wire tattoos on both of his biceps including the letter Z tattooed on his ring fingers. Investigators say he is driving an orange 18-wheeler, flatbed style with Virginia freightliner tags. If you’ve seen Karina, Velaya or the orange tractor trailer, please call 9-1-1 right away.
As soon as we get pictures from police, we will post.
Tags: active Maryland, amber alert
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
- Maria Alejandra Garcia MISSING
ENDANGERED RUNAWAY
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children needs your help finding Maria Alejandra Garcia. She’s been gone for nearly a month, and her family needs answers. Maria is only 15-years-old and disappeared from Pocima, California on January 9, 2010. There’s a chance she may travel to Bakersfiled, California, and could have in blue or green contacts. Maria’s friends and family know her also as “Alex” and she is known to have a pierced lip. If you have any information, please call: 1-800-THE-LOST
Height: 5′5″
Weight: 124 pounds
Hair: Black or brown
Eyes: Brown
Tags: endangered runaway, Maria Alejandra Garcia, missing, national center for missing and exploited children, piercing
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Dorice Donegan (booking photo)
Dorice “Dee Dee” Donegan Moore was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact regarding a first degree murder in the death of missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare. At this point, no one has been charged with Shakespeare’s murder, but investigators are combing through evidence and moving forward in this case. Investigators acted quickly on a lead that Abraham’s body could be buried on the adjacent property to the home where Moore lived, and last night Hillsborough County Sherriff David Gee held a press conference and read from the probable cause affidavit.
Tags: "Dee Dee", abraham shakespeare, afidavit, arrest, buried, charged, David Gee, Dorice Dunegan Moore, florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff, lottery winner, millions, probable cause
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
- Paola Michelle Suarez MISSING
The National Center for Missing and Exploited children needs your help locating Paola Michelle Suarez. She is only 13-year-old and it is believed she ran away on her own. Although runaway cases do not get a lot of attention in the media, I do feel these cases are extremely important. A 13-year-old is not able to make decisions in the world, and as we know, horrible things could happen to her.
Paola may have the name “PAO” marked on her arm, and she was last seen on January 7, 2010.
Race: Hispanic
Height: 5′1″
Weight: 138 pounds
If you have any information, please call:
1-800-THE-LOST
Tags: endangered, missing child, national center for missing and exploited children, Paola Michelle Suarez, runaway
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Paula (left) Suspect sketch (right)
Investigators in North Miami Florida just released a sketch of a man they believe may be responsible for the murder of Paula Sladewski. Police say she was thrown in a dumpster, set on fire, and found on January 3, 2010. Cops say Paula’s body was “burned beyond recognition” and firefighters were called to put out the flames. Police are trying to figure out if this murder was committed out of anger… passion… or simply to destroy evidence.
Lt. Neal Cuevas with the North Miami Police department told me Paula’s boyfriend, Kevin Klym, reported her missing at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2010. Klym said he hadn’t seen his girlfriend since earlier that morning when he was kicked out of Club Space, a Miami nightclub open 24 hours a day. Lt. Cuevas says Klym told them Paula was too drunk, and he wanted to leave, an argument erupted – and he was kicked out. Investigators confirmed to me that they know for sure Klym left the club in a taxi and went back to the LaFlora Hotel on Collins Avenue, where he and Paula were staying. There is not video of Paula ever returning to the hotel. One of the workers at the hotel told me they have no surveillance video running at the hotel.
Tags: club space, florida, kevin klym, miami, missing, murder, new sketch, paula sladewski, playboy model murder
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, people who have legitimate access to children are some of the same individuals who are producing child pornography. It is a federal crime to have child porn in your possession. The Cyber Tipline was created to report these types of crimes against children. You can call the tip center with information on people who manufacture, distribute or have child pornography in their possession. If you know of children who are being recruited for these disgusting acts, please report that to the tip line as well. It is also a federal crime to send obscene material to any child under the age of 16. Take a look at the helpful information under the Cyber Tipline to understand more about protecting the youth.
Tags: child pornography, CyberTipline, distribute, manufacture, national center for missing and exploited children, ncmec, posession, report child pornography, report sex crimes against children, safety
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