Posts Tagged ‘search’
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
- Aisha Kahn (police released photo)
UPDATE: Police in Overland Park, Kansas say Aisha Kahn, 19, was found unharmed and she was not a victim of an abduction. Aisha has been reuinted with her family and friends. It is unclear where she has been for the last six days, her family released this statment on the ’Help Find Aisha Khan’ Facebook page, “On behalf of the Khan family, we are ecstatic to announce that Aisha has been found.”
BACKGROUND: Investigators in Kansas are searching for a 19-year-old student who has not been seen since Friday. Authorities say Aisha Khan left her sister a troubling voicemail around 11 a.m. before she disappeared. In the message, there were indications that Aisha may have been harassed by a man who appeared to be drunk and tried to kiss her. Overland Park Police at this point to do not have information to confirm an abduction took place and they are moving forward with a missing persons investigation.
Tags: abduction, Aisha Kahn, family, found, police, search, unharmed, victim
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
- Jahessye Shockley (police released photo)
Investigators say Jahessye Shockley, 5, vanished on Oct. 11 in Glendale, AZ. New reports indicate Jahessye’s mother, Jerice Hunter, may take a polygraph, but police spoke out to say it has not been scheduled.
Jahessye was at home before she went missing with her three older siblings. Through the course of the investigation, authorities believe could have left through the front door, but they do not know what happened next. No scenario has been ruled out.
Jahessye’s family has continued to beg for national attention and hoping with a larger audience, someone will come forward with information. There is a reward for information leading to the 5-year-old.
Jahessye is a black female, around 3 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 55 pounds. She was last seen with her hair in a ponytail and she was wearing pink sandals, blue jean shorts and a white t-shirt.
If you have any information, please call the Glendale Police: 623-930-HELP (4357)
Tags: child, Jahessye Shockley, missing, mother, parent, police, search
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
William McQuain (Montgomery County Police Issued Photo)
Curtis Maurice Lopez (Montgomery County Police Issued Photo)
UPDATE: 12:15 p.m. 10/18/2011 - FROM MONTGOMERY CO. POLICE
Today, Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger has announced that this morning, at approximately 9:11 a.m., a Montgomery County Police Department K-9 handler and a volunteer K-9 handler from the Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S. Search and Rescue located the body of a young, African-American male off of Clarksburg Road about a quarter mile west of Frederick Road in Clarksburg, MD. The body is believed to be that of William McQuain.
Due to surveillance video that detectives obtained during the course of the investigation, police now believe that McQuain’s body has been in this location since October 1, 2011. The surveillance video, obtained from a self-storage facility located in the 13200 block of Wisteria Drive in Germantown, showed William McQuain and Curtis Lopez entering and re-entering a storage unit during the morning of October 1. At that time, William McQuain appeared to be in a playful mood and showed no signs of distress. The clothing that William McQuain was wearing in the video is similar to the clothing found on the body that was located today in Clarksburg.
Tags: arrest, father, Lopez, missing, Montgomery County police, mother, search, William McQuain
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Investigators say Lauren Spierer was last seen at 4:30 a.m. and was in the Bloomington, Indiana area near the corner of 11th Street and College Avenue on June 3. Since then, hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement officials have donated their time to help find the missing student. Investigators announced Tuesday their focus is now at a the Scycamre Ridge landfill. According to a release, “The Sycamore Ridge Landfill is located in Pimento, IN. The Department is being assisted by agents from the FBI, officers from the Indiana University Police Department and a search expert from Team Adam affiliated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Approximately 20-30 law enforcement personnel from all of the agencies will participate each day. The area of interest within the landfill is estimated to be approximately 70′ X 120′ X 20′ and the search effort may take up to two weeks.”
Tags: fbi, Indiana University, landfill, Lauren Spierer, local authorities, missing, missing student, recovery, search, Sycmaore Ridge
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Breeann Rodriguez (family released personal photo)
Investigators say Shawn Morgan, 43, was arrested over the weekend and charged with first degree murder. Authorities believe Morgan suffocated Breeann and disposed of her body. According to the probable cause affidavit, Morgan admits that he discovered Breeann standing on his pool ladder, he carried her inside and suffocated her with a white bag. “Morgan states he felt like it took an hour for the girl to die,” according to the court documents. Once Breeann stopped breathing, Morgan admits he then threw her body into the floodway ditch.
At this point, the search to find Breeann is a recovery effort. Investigators zoned in on Morgan’s home on Friday night and took him into custody Saturday. Along with first degree murder, Dunklin County Prosecutor has also charged Morgan with armed criminal action and tampering with physical evidence. Morgan is held without bond and will appear in Circuit Court 9 a.m. Tuesday. The hearing Tuesday will indicate whether he will employ his own council .
Tags: arrested, authorities, Breeann Rodriguez, Dunklin County Prosecutors, fbi, Miller, Morgan, neighbor, search
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Friday, June 24th, 2011
A large scale search is planned this weekend to help find missing college student, Lauren Spierer. Today marks the three week anniversary since Lauren disappeared. Indiana University is making a large donation to help cover the costs and her family and friends are asking for more volunteers this weekend.
Last week, Bloomington Police released new photos and information on Lauren’s case including photos of a truck. Authorities say the truck and driver have been identified and cleared. Although tips are still coming in, none have led to her whereabouts.
Investigators say Lauren was last seen at 4:30 a.m. and was in the Bloomington, Indiana area near the corner of 11th Street and College Avenue on June 3. Large groups and volunteers have come together in recent days to help with organized search efforts, but so far, there’s been no sign of Lauren.
Bloomington Police released a timeline of the last few hours when Lauren was seen:
Tags: Lauren Spierer, missing, search, student, university
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Shelley Mook (missing)
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation re-launched a search this week to find missing Harris Middle School teacher Shelley Mook. Authorities targeted a rural area about 50 miles south of Nashville, in Chapel Hill. TBI investigators were on the ground all day Wednesday searching the land and water. They say the area is significant because it may be a place Shelley made contact with someone before she disappeared.
Shelley was last seen on February 28 when she dropped off her daughter at her ex-husbands house. The plan was for her to leave that location and head to her new apartment to meet a maintenance worker. Unfortunately, Shelley did not make it to her apartment, and a short time later her vehicle was found burned out in Bedford County. Investigators do consider her ex-husband a person of interest, but no one has been officially charged in this case.
If you have any information, please call the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department at 931-684-3232
Tags: chapel hill, investigators, middle school, mom, nashville, search, shelley mook, TBI, teacher
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Investigators confirm the search in the Gilgo and Oak Beach area will continue today with the help of multiple police agencies, the fire department and police recruits. Since December 2010, eight bodies have been found in the area. Authorities confirm the first four bodies discovered in the winter were prostitutes, they may have met the suspect on line and that victims may have died at the hands of a serial killer. One of the victims was reported missing about three and a half years ago and another was seen alive as early as last fall.
We do not know the identities of the most recent women found, but authorities say that none of the victims are missing woman Shannen Gilbert. Police say Shannan’s family initially reported her missing in May 2010, and that report is what sparked searches for her body which in turn uncovered the last eight victims.
Is a serial killer at work and are these bodies connected to a murder scene of other murdered prostitutes in 2006? We can confirm the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office in Atlantic City is in contact with Suffolk County Police in New York to see if there is a possible link. Both agencies are working the homicides in their jurisdictions and are carefully piecing together clues.
Tags: Gilgo beach, new york, Oak beach, prostitutes, residents, search, Suffolk county, victims
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Now the public can go beyond the poster when searching for fugitives and helping the FBI. With a new site redesign and more than 600 active cases to profile, the public can use search tools to narrow their searches.
If you visit FBI.GOV you can now type in things like location, gender, crime, reward and more specific information. Each profile links to an old fashion poster you can still print and includes PDFs you can share.
The FBI says the profiles are organized in three sections:
• Wanted fugitives
• Missing persons
• Seeking information
The FBI says to date 56 cases have been solved as a direct result of website publicity, including the work the Public Affairs unit does with social networking and other avenues to profile fugitives and missing persons.
Tags: database, engine, fbi, search, to catch a fugitive, wanted fugitives
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Zachary Green (personal photo)
Zachary Green, 33, has been missing since Jan. 2., and there is an active search to find him. Kingston Police and Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies have been searching for the chef who lives with his parents in New York. Authorities say Zachary was last seen at a restaurant two hours north of New York City. He reportedly tried to grab a bite to eat, but the establishment was closed.
Police later found Zachary’s car in the same area of the restaurant. There did not appear to be signs of a struggle, and police say his wallet and cell phone were left behind. Zachary’s dad filed an official missing persons report last week and there is currently a $10,000 reward to find him. Zachary’s family said he does not have a history of mental illness or disappearing.
If you have any information, please contact the Kingston Police: (845) 331-1671
Tags: Kingston Police, last seen, missing, reward, search, Ulster County, Zachary Green
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