Posts Tagged ‘citizens’

UPDATE: Murder Mystery Rocks Quaint Disney Town

Saturday, December 4th, 2010
Celebration Disney

Celebration Disney

The town of Celebration in Florida resembles a quaint New England village, but there isn’t much to celebrate these days.  The community is the brainchild of the folks at Walt Disney World and is now home to more than 11,000 residents.  The citizens take pride in their community.  Along with patrols from the local sheriff’s department, the citizens also hire their own separate security to comb the streets of their hometown around the clock. 

The community is close knit and neighbors know when things are out of the ordinary.  Things were definitely out of the ordinary last weekend.   Celebration resident Matteo Giovanditto, 58, hadn’t been seen for a few days, and his neighbors went to authorities to report him missing on Sunday.

By Monday, authorities were knocking on the door of his condo, but he didn’t answer.  Matteo’s black corvette wasn’t in the driveway, and it appeared he may have just left, but it wasn’t like him to leave and not tell anyone. 

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Donor offers $10,000 reward

Monday, December 21st, 2009
Marc Bookal Missing

Marc Bookal Missing

It’s been one week since Marc Bookal went missing, and every single night the temperatures have dipped below freezing.  Recently an anonymous donor came forward to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to Marc’s whereabouts.  Police are asking citizens to look around and inside their homes, in their alley’s and sheds for the toddler as investigators continue to search the surrounding neighborhoods and the river for the 4-year-old. Fliers are posted throughout the community, and all police resources are maxed out. I spoke with Sgt. Toomey with the Newburgh Police in New York, and he told me Marc was reported missing by his mother’s boyfriend, Cory Byrd on December 14, 2009 around 1:10 p.m. Byrd told police he went downstairs, the door was open, and Marc was gone. Sgt. Toomy says Byrd told them he thought the child went 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.

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