Posts Tagged ‘amber alert’
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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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Morgan Lockett (left) Brandon Lockett (right) - mugshots
Aveion Lewis mother, Morgan Lockett and her husband, Brandon, were indicted this week and charged with second degree murder and child neglect and cruelty. Police say a hoax abduction report was filed by Brandon Lockett, Aveion’s step-father on January 15, 2010 claiming the toddler was abducted by masked men who broke into his home. Sadly, the 2-year-old was found dead in a nearby landfill 12 days later. Police said they tracked the trash collected along the 2100 block of King Charles Avenue, and that is what led them to the discovery of the body. Thankfully, the trash company keeps very good records, and police were able to locate the truck in route to the landfill before it made a deposit. The truck emptied its contents in an isolated area at the landfill, and investigators sifted through the garbage.
Early on, investigators charged Brandon Lockett with improper disposal of a human body, obstruction of justice, and felony child neglect after the false report was filed. Police canceled an Amber Alert for the child after Lockett admitted Aveion was dead before the bogus abduction took place. Although conflicting statements were given to authorities early on, they were still able to come to this conclusion in a timely manner.
Tags: amber alert, Amber Alert hoax, aveion lewis, biological mother, body dumped, Brandon Lockett charged, child neglect, cruelty, garbage, landfill, Morgan Lockett charged, murder, second degree murder, toddler missing, warrant
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
- Melvin Duclos (family photo)
UPDATE 8:00 a.m. This Amber Alert is canceled, thankfully Melvin was found. The abductor is in custody…
There is an active Amber Alert in Jacksonville, FL to find baby Melvin Duclos. He was born on February 8, 2010, and authorities believe he was abducted by a woman who is 20 to 22 years old, 5-feet tall, and 150 pounds. He was last seen at his home 7300 block North Ironside Drive around 4:45 p.m. The suspect is believed to have shoulder length natural black hair and a silver post in her nose. The abductor and Melvin could be traveling in a brown four door Honda Accord. There are reports that the suspect may have followed the family home from the hospital when the baby was born earlier last month, and could have been watching them ever since. Melvin was wearing a light yellow onesie and a blue t-shirt.
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of this endangered person, please contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-487-4438 or 911
Tags: active alert, amber alert, FL, Honda Accord, Jacksonville, Melvin Duclos, suspect, woman sought
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
GREAT NEWS: Investigators in Prince George’s County, Maryland say an Amber Alert to find an 11-year-old is successful. Karina Elizabeth Garcia was found last night in Tennessee at a truck stop with her abductor. An alert Tennessee State Trooper spotted the truck and the suspect. Prince George’s County police told me this morning, the suspect was arrested and Karina was returned to her family.
BACKGROUND: 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 tractor 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.
Tags: amber alert, Karina Garcia found, maryland, prince george's county, successful recovery, tennessee
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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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Friday, February 5th, 2010
Eddie Salazar MISSING
UPDATE: Sadly, 8-month-old Eddie Salazar was found in the Spring River, just east of Carthage earlier this afternoon. Police say Eddie Salazar Sr., the baby’s father, is charged with filing a false police report, and is now considered the prime suspect in his son’s murder. This case is very similar to the Aveion Lewis case in Roanoke, Virginia where investigators say Aveion’s step father filed a false police report that his step-son was abducted, and a few weeks later the toddler’s body was found in a landfill.
Police say Eddie Salazar was abducted late last night by two masked men. He is only 8-months-old, and has a lung-shaped birthmark on his right bicep. Investigators say two men broke into Eddie’s home, beat his father, and left with the child. It appears, at this point, the abduction was random. If you have any information, please call: (417) 237-7200
We will bring you more as this story develops…
Tags: 8-months-old, abduction, amber alert, baby, baby found in river, death, Eddie Salazar, Eddie Salazar found, Eddie Salazar senior charged, false police report, murder, river
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Christian Guevara - MISSING
UPDATE: Great news, Christian was found alive.
An active amber alert (Levi’s call) in Georgia is out for 4-year-old Christian Guevara. Police say the abduction occurred around 9:15 a.m. at a trailer park in Cobb County. Christian is a Hispanic male who is only 3 feet tall, weighs 30 pounds, and has brown shaggy hair. He was last seen wearing pajamas with cars on them. Initial reports say he was abducted by two men wearing ski masks and they were seen fleeing in a white Chevrolet Suburban with unknown tags.
Last seen address: 750 Six Flag Road – Lot 37
If you have any information, please contact: 770-801-3483
Tags: abduction, amber alert, Christian Guevara, georgia, Levi's call, ski masks
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Aja Dotson MISSING
It’s been more than a week since Aja Johnson was abducted and her mother Tonya was found beaten to death in an RV. Since then investigators in Oklahoma issued a warrant for Lester Hobbs arrest charging him with first degree murder and kidnapping. Hobbs is a convicted felon, and according to court documents was not supposed to have any contact with Aja. Police say they’ve received leads about possible sightings of Hobbs, Aja and the car he may be driving, but so far nothing has panned out. The Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations and the United States Marshal service put out a $20,000 reward, hoping someone will bring them the information they need to find this child.
Tags: 1-800-the-lost, Aja Johnson, amber alert, domestic violence, grandmother, Lester Hobbs, murder, Oklahoma, school, texas
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
- Tonya Hobbs (victim left) – Lester Hobbs (suspect right)
Oklahoma Bureau of investigations just released these pictures from a Wal-Mart in Lawton, Oklahoma. The photo depicts murder suspect Lester Hobbs holding hands with his estranged wife Tonya Hobbs just hours before police believe she was killed, and her 7-year-old child Aja Johnson was abducted. Investigators say the couple went to the Wal-Mart around 5:15 p.m. to pick up food for dinner. Take a good at what Lester Hobbs is wearing, these could be the clothes he still has on his back. Also, in the parking lot, the surveillance camera picked up a clear view of the vehicle Hobbs may be driving. Take a look at the back passenger side window, and the hubcaps. Early on in the investigation it was believed the vehicle did not have any hubcaps, and now these pictures show the car may have them.
- 1992 TOYOTA PASEO
Tags: Aja Johnson, amber alert, Lester Hobbs, murder, Oklahoma, texas, tonya hobbs
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Madison Young (left) - Sarah Young (right)
5:00 p.m. – Police say they located Madison, and she is now with police. This Amber Alert is canceled.
Toronto Police have issued an Amber Alert for a toddler and her mother today. According to a press release, 3-year-old Madison Young was last seen Monday evening at the Home Depot parking lot near Lake Shore Blvd. West and Islington Avenue in Etobicoke. Investigators say the child was abducted by her mother, Sarah Young, 33, light-skinned black female in a sky blue SUV. Toronto Police say, “arrangements were made by the Catholic Children’s Aid Society to have the mother turn over the child to them, when they attended the mother’s home, the mother and child were not there.” If you have any information, please call: (416) 808-2200 or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637)
MADISON:
Weight: 40 pounds
Height: 2 feet
Hair: Chin length wavy brown
Eyes: Blue
Clothing: Could be wearing a pink jacket
SARAH YOUNG:
Weight: 100 pounds
Height: 5’5”
Hair: Curly brown hair worn in a short ponytail at times
Clothing: Last seen wearing light blue jeans
Tags: amber alert, canada, canceled, home depot, madison young, on the look out, sarah young, toronoto police, Toronto
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