Is there an increase in Missing/Murdered children?

Has there been an increase in child abductions or murders?

The answer is no. So now your saying "What? How can you say that." Easy it's true. What is so different now to make it seem like it has gone up?

We have 24 hour news channels and yep the Internet. And don't forget social media which also plays a big part in getting the news out quickly. That includes tablets, cell phones and laptops. We live in a around the clock information network. There are many sites dedicated to finding the missing and posting AMBER Alerts. But not every missing child gets an AMBER Alert due to parental abductions, no suspect or car information. They get an Endangered/Missing child alert.

A few years ago I posted the statistic that a child goes missing every 41 seconds according to NCMEC. Then an uninformed person said "If that's the case we would run out of children." Wrong, the number does not include how many are found or how quickly they are located. Also many are not reported and counted so the number may be higher.

Another reason it seems to have increased is we are paying attention. Especially pregnant or new parents. Many times if something doesn't effect us personally we don't take notice to the alerts. Usually it has to happen to someone close to us or a family member for people to care.

We need to care before it happens people. I can't stress this enough. Are you ready if it happens to you? Do you have ID/DNA kits on all your children, nephews, nieces, grandchildren? Recent pictures or what were they wearing this morning, do you remember. Have you checked for Sex Offenders in your neighborhoods? What are you waiting for?

We need to be the ones who protect all children and the best weapon is knowledge. Search the Internet on ways to protect your family. Read everything you can and follow through with it. Be aware of your surroundings and any dangers in your neighborhood. Ask your children the tough questions about improper touching, even if its mom or dad doing it. Watch programs like Raising America with Kyra Phillips on HLN for the latest trends our children are doing.

What we do now will impact our children and their future. Why not start protecting better now? Why wait until something has to happen to your loved ones. The DOJ has a printable book on what to do when a loved one goes missing that you can download for free. But why wait until they are gone to learn what to expect and what to do.

Be informed. Be diligent. Be prepared and most of all share your knowledge with other parents. The best defense is KNOWLEDGE! 


Any questions? Please just ask!

Come on Texas make me PROUD! Search for Becky Hamilton Jan. 7, 2010 **UPDATED**

Missing: Becky Hamilton, 52 Yrs., Huffman, TX, 01/01/10

01/06/09 — We are again in desperate need of volunteers to continue the search for Becky Hamilton, 52, of Huffman, TX, who is the sister of one of our long-time EquuSearch members.

The search will continue on Thursday, January 7, 2010 — we are in need of ATVs, foot searchers and horses.

If you are able to search, please report to the Command Center, located at The First Baptist Church of Huffman, 25503 FM 2100, Huffman, Texas 77336 at 8:30 a.m.

The church is approximately 1 1/4 miles north of 1960. The Search Coordinator is Frank Black.

If you have any questions, please call the office Texas EquuSearch office at (281) 309-9500.

Thank you so much.

(If you live near Huffman, Texas and can help search tomorrow, please read at the link for the address for where the command center will be located. They need volunteers. You must be 18 and have picture ID.)

http://texasequusearch.org/2010/01/missing-becky-hamilton-52-yrs-huffman-tx-010110/

***UPDATE***

Becky's Body was located. Our prayers are with the family at this sad time.

http://www.khou.com/news/Missing-Huffman-womans-body-found--81199122.html

Somer Renee Thompson, Missing, October 19,2009 FL.

Deputies Looking For Missing Girl

Clay County Deputies Say Girl Never Came Home From School

POSTED: Monday, October 19, 2009

UPDATED: 10:20 pm EDT October 19, 2009

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- Clay County sheriff's deputies are searching an Orange Park neighborhood for a girl who they said has been missing since Monday afternoon.

Deputies said 7-year-old Somer Renee Thompson was last seen in the Grove Park neighborhood.

They said the girl's mother called police and said her daughter never returned home from school.

She is described as 3 feet, 5 inches tall and 65 pounds with brown hair in a pony tail. She was last seen wearing a cranberry-colored jumpsuit with pink striped sleeves. She also had a black, pink and white colored backpack with a skull and hearts.

Deputies said the girl was last seen at 2:45 p.m. walking home from Grove Park Elementary School near West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue with her sister and friends but separated from them after an argument and ran toward her home.

Deputies said the girl's mother was outside in the neighborhood looking for the child when she flagged down a passing deputy and reported the incident.

The family lives in the 1700 block of Horton Drive in Orange Park.

"We would ask that the public assist us in providing any information that anyone may have about this little girl's whereabouts," Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said.

"Anyone that's in this vicinity, please be vigilant, be looking, search around the area and call us if you saw anything."

Beseler said deputies are contacting the 53 sexual offenders who live in the area as part of their investigation.

More than 100 deputies, police and SWAT members were searching for the girl Monday night.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the CCSO non-emergency line at 904-264-6512.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/21342995/detail.html

*** I have read several articles saying different things. One said she was walking home and when she hadn't arrived by 6:45 the mother called Police. Another said she was walking home with her sister and friends and ran ahead and vanished. A 3rd said she was walking with her brother and friends. Also 2 said the mother was out looking for her and flagged down a police car 2 hrs after Somer was late. Something isn't right here.***

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Nationwide Search for Sex Offender, Robbi Potter. With 3 year old,Haylee Donathan and her Mother. ENDANGERED!

Wanted: Sexual Offender Robbi Potter

June 10, 2:27 AM

Sexual Predator: Robbi Potter

Number: A520895

DOB: 04/10/1982

Gender: Male

Race: White

Admission Date: 12/27/2006

Institution: North Central Correctional Institution

Status: APA SUPERVISION - VAL FUGITIVE

Zip Code: 44902

Residential County: RICHLAND

Tattoos and Identifying Marks: Robbi Potter has a tattoo on his right arm of a dream catcher/angel. On his left arm he has a cross, angel, clouds, and the name Naomi.

Robbi Potter is a registered Tier III Sexual Offender.

Robbi Potter was released from prison on May 28, 2009. He immediately left town with his girlfriend, Candace Watson, and her 3-year-old daughter, Haylee Donathan.

Authorities believe that Haylee Donathan is in extreme danger.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Robbi Potter, contact your local law enforcement authorities or 911 immediately.

Do not try to apprehend Potter yourself, as he should be considered armed and dangerous.

If you have further questions regarding Robbi Potter you may contact the Ohio fugitive coordinator by e-mail at Fugitive.Val@odrc.state.oh.us or you may contact the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction fugitive section at 614-752-1094.

Please include the offender’s name and/or offender’s number in your e-mail or your telephone call.

All information received will be kept confidential.

You may also contact the Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse at 1-800-325-5604 or the Crestline Police Department at 1-419-683-2222.

examiner.com

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Haylee Donathan, Endangered Child, taken by Sex Offender Robbi Douglas Potter OH

Sexual offender Robbi Potter accused of taking 3-year-old girl from Crawford County

Posted by Donna J. Miller/Plain Dealer Reporter

June 09, 2009 07:44AM

Crestline police issued a statewide missing child alert last night as they searched for a sexual offender who is traveling with a 3-year-old girl and her mother. Robbi Douglas Potter, 27, Candace Watson, 24, and Haylee Donathan were last seen May 28. As a condition of Potter's parole, he is barred from being with children. Watson is with him willingly.

Potter, convicted of sexual battery of a minor, was recently released from prison and is on parole. He was living at a halfway house in Richland. He may have driven the mother and child to a campground in his dark-colored 1988 Chevrolet pickup truck with expired temporary tag Q 645 916. He has also used Ohio plates CKX 6248 and EKB 3855.

Potter has tattoos of a dreamcatcher and angel on his right arm and a cross, angel, clouds and "Naomi" on his left arm.

Anyone with information is asked to call 419-683-2222 or 9-1-1.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/06/a_missing_child_alert_was.html

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Cortez L. Rose, AMBER Alert, June 7, 2009 IL.

Madison mom frantic about missing baby

By Carolyn Tuft and Nicholas J. C. Pistor
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
06/08/2009
UPDATED: 11:50 A.M.


MADISON -- The mother of a missing baby said that the teen who took her child "wanted a baby real bad.""She was going around saying she was pregnant, but she's not," said Makeela King, 16.But, King said that she trusted the woman who took the baby."I didn't think she'd do nothing like this," said King.


Police in Illinois are asking for the public's help in tracking down the teen -- Danielle Medina, 17 -- who is believed to have taken King's baby -- Cortez L. Rose.

Madison Police Chief Steven Shelby said Medina is a “transient,” and came to the Metro East from the New York City area.“It’s possible she may be on the run from maybe some charges up in New York City,” said Shelby.


Police said Medina was left to babysit the boy in the 1500 block of 5th Street in Madison. They say Medina then left the house with the baby without his parents' permission. Baby Cortez lives at the home.

Now, police believe the child could be in danger.




Cortez L. Rose, missing


The mother went shopping in East St. Louis, according to police. Medina, the babysitter, was also living at the home, police said.




Danielle Medina


Cortez is an African-American baby boy who weighs about 20 pounds. He has birthmarks on his right arm near his shoulder and one on his right ankle. He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt.


Medina is described as an African-American who is about 5-foot tall, weighing about 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing an orange-and-black weave, black leggings and a long brown t-shirt.


Medina was carrying a large gray purse and pushing Cortez in a brown and tan stroller.Shelby said he knows of no quarrel between Medina and the boy’s parents.“It’s just kind of strange she hasn’t made contact with anybody.


She knows the number she has been staying at the house for maybe two or three months now,” Shelby said. Shelby said there was a delay in asking the public’s help because the family waited until Sunday to report the incident -- and he thought Medina might return.


“I thought there might be some confusion,” Shelby said. Medina doesn’t have a cell phone, according to police.

Anyone with information about Cortez' whereabouts should call the police at 618-876-4300.

STLToday.com


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Emanuel Guzman, AMBER Alert, May 23, 2009 CO-MX

AMBER Alert Issued for 2 Year Old Colorado Boy

Posted: Saturday May 23, 2009 6:18 AM CT

The State of Colorado issued the Amber Alert early Saturday morning (05-23) after the boy's parents failed to show up for a court appearance in Colorado Springs on Thursday.

Custody of the boy was transferred to the state of Colorado due to allegations of child abuse.

The boy requires medical attention due to sever burns he suffered in April to his hands.

Police believe the suspects may be headed to Mexico with the boy.

Emanuel Guzman a 2 year old Hispanic male, 2', 30 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

There are two suspects.

Carmen Aguilera is a 30 year old Hispanic female, 5' 6", 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Benito Guzman is a 29 year old Hispanic male, 5' 8", 180 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and has a mustache.

There are two possible suspect vehicles, a tan 2004 Ford pickup with Colorado tag number 491-SKZ or a brown 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Colorado tag number 781-SLH.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at 719-444-7000 or dial 911.

http://www.codeamber.com/guzmanco/

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Alexander Draper, Endangered Alert, May 19, 2009 SC

Deputies: SC Mom On Run With 555-Pound Boy Alexander Draper, Jerri Gray Missing

POSTED: 2:17 pm EDT May 21, 2009

UPDATED: 2:19 pm EDT May 21, 2009

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- Deputies are looking for a mother and son after the state was planning to take the 555-pound 14-year-old into protective custody, according to Greenville County deputies.

Alexander Draper Believed to be with his mother, Jerri Gray, in a white with burgundy stripes 1996 Chevy van. Call CrimeStoppers at 23-CRIME

Alexander Draper is considered to be at a critical stage of health risk. When officers went to take the boy from the home, they found that he and his mother, Jerri Gray, had left the home on Goodwin Bridge Road in Travelers Rest.

According to the Department of Social Services, Gray was supposed to appear in family court with the boy on Tuesday, but they did not show up. At the hearing, Alexander was ordered into the custody of the state due to medical neglect and Gray's failure to appear in court.

Investigators said that the mother and son's whereabouts are unknown to family members.

Deputies said the mother and son are possibly traveling in a 1996 Chevrolet van, model 1500, white with burgundy stripes, with the South Carolina tag number AQZ 566.

There is a warrant for Gray's arrest on a violation of custody order. Alexander is considered an endangered missing person at this time.

http://www.wxii12.com/news/19528556/detail.html

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Krystal Borrego, AMBER Alert, May 4, 2009 FL.

Amber Alert issued for Miami-Dade girl

May 5, 2009 - 2:30 PM

An Amber Alert has been issued for 13-year old Krystal Borrego.

The young teen was last seen in Homestead, in the area of 9th Court and Washington Ave.

Police believe she may be in the company of an unknown black man in a 1990's dark red, 2-door Saturn.

Borrego is 5'2" tall, weighs 130 lbs, has brown hair and eyes and went missing sometime Monday.

If you see Borrego, please call the Homestead Police Dept. at 305-247-1535 or 1-888-FL MISSING

http://www.cbs12.com/news/borrego-4717534-issued-alert.html

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Deborah Kalai Fourzan,Endangered Missing, with Sex Offender James Joseph Reimer, Feb. 2, 2009 OK-CA

Police Search For Missing Tecumseh Girl

Deborah Kalai Fourzan, 14, Last Seen At 8 A.M. At Tecumseh High School

POSTED: 5:08 pm CST February 3, 2009

UPDATED: 10:57 am CST February 4, 2009

TECUMSEH, Okla. -- Police are looking for a 14-year-old girl believed to be with a 40-year-old man, possibly in danger.

Deborah Kalai Fourzan, 14, was last seen at 8 a.m. at Tecumseh High School. The girl's parents told police they took her to school on Tuesday but that she never attended any classes.

Police Detective J.R. Kidney said officers have been told she is with James Joseph Reimer, 40, but that there is no definitive proof of it.

"He's 40-years-old, she's 14. We just don't believe that is a good combination and can have a good result," Kidney said.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Reimer, who is accused of texting sexual content to Fourzan.

The convenience store where Reimer worked -- Spring Hill Grocery, near the intersection of highways 9 and 102 -- reported a cash theft on Monday afternoon. Officers said that several thousand dollars were taken from the store.

"Just bring her home, just let her come home," Deborah's mother Crystal Vanbuskirk said.

Vanbuskirk said she found several text messages from Reimer on her daughter’s cell phone.

The family said they used to consider Reimer a close family friend.

"The messages just kept coming in and coming in and coming in. There were thirty-plus messages of him calling her his lover. ‘I love you. How come you're not calling me back?’

He did not know she was grounded from her phone this time," Vanbuskirk said.

Detectives said they were investigating Reimer when he disappeared Monday morning.

Deborah’s friends said she told them she was leaving town with Reimer.

Students at Tecumseh High School told detectives they believe Reimer might have taken Fourzan to California.

The girl’s mother said the family is just staying positive and hoping for the best.

"She's 14-years-old. She needs to be home with her family," Vanbuskirk said.

There are no vehicle descriptions.

Anybody with information should call 911 or 1-405-598-9305 immediately.

Copyright 2009 by koco.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

From KOCO.Com

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Adji Desir, AMBER Alert,Endangered, Jan. 10,2009 FL.

Deputies search for Immokalee boy

Originally posted on: Sunday, January 11, 2009 by NBC2 News

Last updated on: 1/11/2009 6:32:58 PM

IMMOKALEE: Deputies have been searching since Saturday for a 6 year-old boy who was reported missing. Dozens of law enforcement officers from agencies around Southwest Florida joined over 100 CCSO deputies in the search for Adji Desir.

Adji Desir was last seen leaving his home in Farm Workers Village around 7:15 p.m. to play outside. His grandmother went to check on him and he was gone.

Adji stays with his grandmother and at his uncle’s home most of the time, According to Lieutenant Smith with CCSO.

He was at his grandmother’s house Saturday night. Other children also live in the house.

Investigators have learned that the boy is developmentally disabled and functions on a two-year-old level.

The boy has a very limited vocabulary. He knows his name, but can not speak it.

Adji understands Creole, but can not speak it.

Deputies have talked to children who were outside with Adji when he went missing. They say they were playing and suddenly they noticed he was gone.

A Helicopter completed a search of the swampland near Farm Worker's Village. CCSO said he may be hiding from searchers.

Adji’s description:

3 feet tall

45 pounds, Black hair

Brown eyes.
Blue and yellow T-shirt

Blue and yellow shorts

If you have any information about Adji call CCSO at 239-774-4434.

http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=24909&z=3

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Endangered Missing Aaron "Cody" Stepp Missing March 11, 1997 OH.

Endangered Missing
AARON STEPP

(Age Progressed )

DOB: Sep 24, 1993

Missing: Mar 11, 1997

Age Now: 15

Sex: Male

Race: White

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Height: 3'2" (97 cm)

Weight: 39 lbs (18 kg)

Missing From:COLUMBUS

OH

United States

Child's photo is shown age-progressed to 14 years. He was last seen on March 11, 1997 playing in a neighbor's back yard. He may be going by the name "Cody."

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)
Columbus Police Department (Ohio) - Missing Persons Unit -- 1-614-645-4670

Poster Available Here: NCMEC

Jewel Noel Klein, AMBER Alert, 11/19/08 TX

Amber Alert Issued for 6-year-old Texas Girl

Posted: 3:16 PM Nov 19, 2008

Last Updated: 3:16 PM Nov 19, 2008

Reporter: Texas Department of Public Safety

Email Address: news@kbtx.com

The Comal County Sheriff's Office issued an Amber Alert Wednesday afternoon for a 6-year-old Texas girl who is believed to be in grave danger.

Officials are searching for Jewel Noel Klein. She's a 6-year-old, white female, with date of birth 12/22/2001.

She is four feet, 60 pounds, and has blonde hair, blue eyes and is said to be wearing a red plaid sundress.

Police are also looking for Tonya Renee Martin, a suspect in the abduction. She's a 41-year-old white female, with date of birth 07/29/1967.

She is 5'2", 107 pounds, and has blonde hair and blue eyes.

The suspect is driving a blue 2005, Hyundai Sonata with a Texas license plate number of 404ZNM.

The suspect was last heard from in Spring Branch, Texas. Law Enforcement officials believe this child to be in grave or immediate danger.

If you have any information regarding this abduction, call the Comal County Sheriff's Office at 1-830-620-3400

http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/34762829.html

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Nadin Ayesh, 2yo, Endangered Missing, 10/25/08 IL

Endangered Missing

NADIN AYESH

DOB: Sep 18, 2006

Missing: Oct 25, 2008

Age Now: 2

Sex: Female

Race: White

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Height: 2'8" (81 cm)

Weight: 23 lbs (10 kg)

Missing From: ORLAND PARK IL United States

Nadin was last seen at her home on Saturday, October 25, 2008. She may be in the company of an adult male.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

Orland Park Police Department (Illinois) 708-349-4111

Poster Available at: NCMEC

If we find any stories of updates on this child they will be posted on our main forum Here.