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FOUND BY POLICE SEARCH: Missing/Endangered Female Found Near T-Mobile, Walmart, Palatine

Cardinal News — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:30:10 +0000

UPDATE: A missing/endangered female was located near the T-Mobile and Walmart at Rand Road and Dundee Road at about 8:41 p.m.

Palatine police alerted area police departments 8:22 PM Monday of a missing/endangered person via the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network reporting a recent known location of the missing person as Dundee Road, just west of Route 53. Police are looking for a missing/endangered female near Dundee Road and Route 53. the missing person is described as a female/white 5’4″ 160 LBS with long black hair in a braid or pony tail, wearing gray and white long sleeve sweater, blue jeans, and black and yellow gym shoes.

The female has a compulsion to go into stores and steal food, and is known to walk into homes of strangers and look for food. She is non-verbal, but does respond to sign language. She is also known to run from police.

A bloodhound unit was responding about 8:30 p.m. to join in the search, as police were searching stores, business and residential neighborhoods in the area.

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POSSIBLE ABDUCTION of Teen in Des Plaines Near Golf and Eighth

Cardinal News — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:11:52 +0000

UPDATE: Teen has been found. No word on any arrests or charges.

Des Plaines police alerted area police departments about 12:51 p.m. Sunday of a possible abduction in the area of Eighth Avenue and Golf Road in Des Plaines. The suspicious incident occurred about 12:10 p.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Police received a report that a 13-year-old male answered the door bell and stepped outside and never returned. The mother of the teen reported that she looked outside and saw an older model lime green or ‘slime’ colored vehicle driving northbound on Eighth Street

The missing teen is described as a male/white 5’4″ 135 LBS with fair skin, brown hair last seen wearing shorts. Police are on the lookout for the vehicle and the teen.

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Eighth Avenue and Golf Road is located just east of the Wolf Road Golf Road circle intersection.

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Michael J. Coleman, of Schaumburg, Missing Since Tuesday

Cardinal News — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:43:37 +0000

Schaumburg police are investigating a missing person case after Michael J. Coleman was reported missing since Tuesday morning. Michael Coleman apparently left his Schaumburg residence for a business meeting scheduled in Schererville in northwest Indiana. He also sent a work e-mail early Tuesday morning, but as of late Tuesday friends and family have not heard from him.

Coleman has no known medical issues, and is described as a male/white, 6’3″ 190 LBS with brown hair and brown eyes.

His I-PASS logged him heading toward northwest Indiana, but also logged some ‘unexplained’ locations.

Police tried to locate his cell phone with the assistance of his cell phone provider, but apparently the phone was turned off and on again.

Coleman was driving a gray 2005 Mazda 4-door with license registration BHWK7.

If the vehicle is spotted, police urge citizens to immediately call 9-1-1. The vehicle — based on I-PASS information — was last located in the south suburbs of Chicago and northwest Indiana.

Police also urge any citizens with information to call Schaumburg Police Department at 847-882-3534.

Missing Runaway: Sara Moreno, from South Elgin

Cardinal News — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:25:05 +0000

Sara Moreno, 15, has been missing since mid-April after leaving Gifford Street High School in Elgin and not arriving at home. The 15-year-old, believed to be a runaway, did not extra take clothes with her when she left home.

Any citizens with information are urged with information are urged to call Detective Brian Lawrence at (847) 289-2700.

Missing Person from Maine Township with Dementia and Heart Disease

Cardinal News — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:22:05 +0000

Public Help Needed
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for public support in helping find a missing person, Loan Munta, who suffers from dementia and has a history of heart disease. He was last seen Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 7:20 a.m. when he left his residence in the 9500 block of Park Avenue in Maine Township, Illinois.

Loan Munta is a white male, 86-years-old, with an olive complexion. He is 5’2” and weighs approximately 120 pounds. He has gray-brown hair and has a scar on his left cheek.

ENDANGERED
Munta left his family residence around 7:20am for his usual morning walk in the area of Dee Park and north of Golf Road near Dee. He was last seen wearing a tan knee length trench coat, brown pants and a blue shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to immediately call the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department Communications Center at 1-847-635-1188.

AMBER ALERT CANCELED: Child Eriberto Perez Found Unharmed

Cardinal News — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:21:03 +0000

UPDATE: Eriberto Perez found unharmed after an Illinois State Police trooper spotted William Cruz’s car at Madison Street and Springfield Avenue at 9:47 p.m. Friday.

AT THE REQUEST OF THE PALATINE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ILLINOIS EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED FOR AN AMBER ALERT. A CHILD, ERIBERTO PEREZ, WAS ABDUCTED FROM 430 W. PALATINE ROAD, APT #1, PALATINE ILLINOIS LAST NIGHT (021612) AT 8:30PM, ERIBERTO PEREZ IS AN 8 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE, WHO IS 4’10″ TALL AND WEIGHS 100 POUNDS. HE HAS BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES. HE IS WEARING A GRAY HOODED SWEATSHIRT, RED SHIRT WITH BLACK SLEEVES AND BLUE JEANS. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN BY WILLIAM CRUZ, WHO IS A 30 YEAR OLD MALE WHITE. HE IS 5’11″ TALL AND WEIGHS 180 POUNDS. HE HAS BLACK HAIR IN A CREW CUT AND BROWN EYES. HE IS WEARING A GRAY AND WHITE HOODED SWEATSHIRT, BLACK JEANS AND WHITE NIKE GYM SHOES. HE HAS A TATTOO ON HIS RIGHT WRIST AND ALSO HIS LEFT ARM. THE VEHICLE IS A SILVER 2001 CHRYSLER 4 DOOR, WITH ILLINOIS LICENSE P530118. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD CALL 9-1-1 AND ADVISE THEY HAVE AN AMBER ALERT REPORT. THIS CONCLUES THIS AMBER ALERT ISSUED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE.

Maria Carlsen of Unincorporated Lake Zurich, Lake Barrington, Car Found in Wauconda

Cardinal News — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:46:27 +0000

Maria Carlsen, 61, of unincorporated Lake Zurich, is reported missing since Monday. She was supposed to leave for Florida on Tuesday, but when a limo arrived, only her packed luggage was at her home — Marie Carlsen, her purse, and her vehicle were missing.

Carlsen’s 2010 black 5 Series BMW was discovered later parked at JD’s restaurant parking lot, Route 12 and Old Rand Road.

Lake County Sheriff deputies are investigating, and have searched the area near JD’s Restaurant with the Lake County Forest Preserve Police.

Maria Carlsen is described at a female/white, 5’4″ 115 LBS. She has brown eyes and brown hair with some red highlights.

Any citizens with information are urged to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division at 847-377-4250.

AMBER ALERT CANCELED, SUBJECTS IN CUSTODY: Abduction of Iryana K. Vaughn, 2, of Racine, Wisconsin

Cardinal News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:36 +0000

UPDATE: Subjects in custody about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday. Father, Iryin Vaughn, 25, arrested in custody about 5:30 a.m. at a relative’s house innear 98th Street and South Yates Boulevard. Iryana K. Vaugh, 2, was found safe.

“An Illinois Amber Alert is being initiated for PD Racine WI to assist them in their investigation of an abduction which occurred in that state” Iryana K. Vaughn, 2 years old, unknown description or clothing, child last seen at 900 Racine St., Upper Flat, Racine, Wisconsin.

Law Enforcement officials believe this child may be in the company of Iryin K. Vaughn, the childs father. Iryin Vaughn is wanted in questioning regarding the homicide of the childs mother in the city of Racine. They should be traveling in a 1998 Blue Ford Explorer with Illinois license plate l32 0893. Citizens with any information on the location of Iryana or Iryin Vaughn are urged to contact the Racine Police Dept at 262-886-2300 or call 9-1-1.

Authority: LT Macemon, Racine PD, Racine, WI, Dane Co Comm Center, Madison, WI

1998 Blue Ford Explorer with IL plate l32 0893.

Schaumburg Missing Adult Found: 77-Year-Old White Female Last Eastbound Golf Rd from Woodfield Mall

Cardinal News — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:12:34 +0000

MISSING ADULT LOCATED: A missing 77-year-old woman who was last seen on security video at 9:56 a.m. at Woodfield Mall near a Macy’s doorway was found by Schaumburg police on Palatine Road east of Windsor in Arlington Heights about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. No word on whether she walked that far on her own.

MISSING ADULT: A 77-year-old white female with dementia is missing at or near Woodfield Mall. She was last seen exiting the mall wearing a turquoise ski jacket, blue jeans and a black purse. She is 5 foot tall about 100 pounds and has platinum blonde hair and brown eyes. If you see her dial 911 immediately.

– Village of Schaumburg Alert

Schaumburg police had been searching inside Woodfield Mall, but shifted their search efforts outside of Woodfield Mall when she was discovered leaving Woodfield Mall from a Macy’s doorway (time-stamped at 9:56 a.m.) during a review of security images. The woman was reported missing to Schaumburg police about 10:47 a.m. Wednesday. Police met with Woodfield Security and the woman’s husband, who was walking in the mall with his wife.

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Estimate walking path by Google maps calculates a 7.6 mile trek that would take about 2 hours and 30 minutes — close to the actual time from 9:56 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. or 2 hours and 49 minutes.

Lisa Irwin, Kidnapped 10-Month Old from Kansas City Home; No Leads, No Suspects

Cardinal News — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:34:34 +0000

Police in Kansas City, Mo. say their search for 10-month old Lisa Irwin goes on, with no solid leads and no suspects. Authorities say the child was taken from her crib, possibly leaving with an intruder through an open window.

Lisa was last seen on Monday, October 3, 2011 about 10:30 p.m. when her mother put her to bed in a crib. She was noticed missing when her father, an electrician, came home from an overnight shift about 4 a.m. Tuesday and discovered an empty crib. Her father immediately called police.

Police believe the suspect entered a bedroom window and removed Lisa Irwin from her bed as she was sleeping. A neighbor reported seeing a stranger walking with a baby wearing that was wearing only a diaper about 1 a.m. in the street near the Irwin’s home.

Lisa Irwin is described as a female/white, 10-months old with blue eyes and blonde hair, 30 inches tall, 26-30 LBS. Monday night, she was wearing purple shorts and a purple shirt with white kittens on it. She is also described as having two bottom teeth, a small bug bite under her left ear, and a beauty mark on her right outer thigh. She also had a cold with a cough on Monday night.

An Amber Alert was issued about 7:15 a.m. (Amber Alert Lisa Irwin — Kansas City, Missouri)

Hoping for a Break in the Susan Cox Powell Missing Mom Case

Cardinal News — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:57:56 +0000

Investigators returned Friday to the remote Nevada desert in their search for Susan Cox Powell, a Utah mom missing since 2009, after an earlier check of the area yielded information.

Susan Cox Powell was reported missing in West Valley City, Utah on December 7, 2009. An earlier check of an aera about 235 miles southwest of Susan’s home turned up nothing. She was reported missing after she never showed up for work.

Her husband Joshua has been a person of interest after he went camping in below freezing temperatures. He as never been arrested, but police say Joshua has not cooperated the investigation.

Similarity of Two Sex Attacks on Northwest Side Prompt Chicago Police Alert

Cardinal News — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:19:37 +0000

During each of two sex attacks, a man approached a female victim and fondled her, before driving away in a dark gray or dark-colored 4-door vehicle, possibly a Nissan.

Police received a report of an attack on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 about 9:30 p.m. in the 7200 block of West Cornelia Avenue.

The second similar attack occured on Thursday, August 11, 2011 about 11:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of North Nordica Avenue.

The crime scenes are about 0.7 miles apart.

The Chicago Police Department alert describes the suspect as male/white, 20-30 years-old, 5’7″ to 5’10″ 140-160 LBS, with brown hair.

Citizens with information are urged to call Grand Central Area detectives at 312-746-8282.

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Gabriella Drozdz Fatal Hit-and-Run Investigation Vehicle Info: GMC Safari or Chevy Astro Van

Cardinal News — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:21:15 +0000

FILE PHOTO: Two-tone Chevy Astro van model year 1985-1994.

Lake Zurich police have investigated vehicle pieces from the offending vehicle left at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run incident that killed Gabriella Drozdz and injured two other teen girls last Friday about 9:30 p.m.

The vehicle pieces found at the crime scene have led police to believe the vehicle is either a GMC Safari van or Chevy Astro van that is two-tone in color — blue and either silver or gray.

Police say the van had an Illinois license plate mounted on the rear hatch and was last seen driving erratically on eastbound Route 22 near Quentin Road near the borders of Lake Zurich, Hawthorne Woods, and Kildeer.

FILE PHOTO: Showing GMC Safari grill that differs from Chevy Astro van — otherwise vehicles similar.

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Friday July 22, 2011 …
Lake Zurich police and fire/rescue responded to a hit-and-run SUV vs. pedestrian incident about 9:00 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of Church Street, just north of Jamie Lane. Police have learned that three teen girls were walking southbound on the roadway shoulder when they were struck from behind by a vehicle originally described as a light-colored or white SUV that was driven without headlights.

Citizens with information are urged to contact Lake Zurich Police Department Commander Kevin Finlon (847) 719-1690 ext. 6118, or Lake County Crime Stoppers (847) 662-2222.

See also …
gabbydrozdz.webs.com

Facebook: R.I.P. Gabby Drozdz

Missing Mount Carmel Child Tatum P. Lewis Found with Uncle North of Millennium Park

Cardinal News — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:20:19 +0000

Chicago police and Illinois State police reported they have found a child missing from Mount Carmel, Illinois. Police found Tatum P. Lewis, 4, and her uncle at Stetson Avenue and South Water Street after a search by dedicated Chicago police officers and Illinois State Troopers early Monday afternoon. A Chicago police helicopter picked up a strong LoJack signal, that was associated with a stolen white Chevy conversion van, while flying overhead in the area of the Art Institute of Chicago Museum and Buckingham Fountain. Illinois State Police and Chicago Police were called to help search the area for a white 1998 Chevy conversion van. With excellent cooperation of law enforcement officers, the vehicle was located first at Stetson and Lake Street. A surveillance team was immediately setup to watch the vehicle. Minutes later police announced that both the suspect and the child had been found at Stetson and South Water Street, about one block north of the location of the parked van. Both suspect and victim were reported in custody just before 2:00 p.m. Monday.

The suspect is an uncle, John T. Mallory, 47, described as being a black male, approximately 6’2″ 240 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on the forehead and scar on his left hand. He reportedly took the child without the permission of the girl’s parents.

The victim, almost 5-years-old, is Taytum P. Lewis, whose birthday is Aug. 2, 2006, and who is described as a light-skinned black female, approximately 3’2″ 50 lbs. She was believed to have been taken to the Chicago area by her uncle John T. Mallory. She was found apparently in good health. Chicago Fire Department paramedics gave her an initial checkup near the location where she was found.

Police were on the lookout for the suspect and juvenile, who were last seen in a 1998 white Chevy Conversion Van with Illinois license plate L88 0527. The vehicle is reported to be owned by the mother of the missing child and was reported stolen, along with the abduction. State police possibly had a LoJack signal for the van last night, but were unable to get closer to the signal.

Any citizen with information about the case of Taytum P. Lewis and John T. Mallory or who had seen the 1998 white Chevy Conversion Van had been urged to contact Chief Jeff Besing at the Mt. Carmel Police Department at (618) 262-4114 or call 9-1-1.

Mallory was being held at the Chicago Police Department-First District on charges of kidnapping and unlawful possession of a converted vehicle. An arrest warrant was obtained through the cooperation of Wabash County State’s Attorney Cassandra Goldman and Wabash County 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stephen G. Sawyer. Mallory is expected to be extradited to Mount Carmel.

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Mount Carmel (pop. 7,982) is located in southeastern Illinois near the Indiana border.

Be on the Lookout: 70-Pound Tortoise “Spur” Stolen from The Animal Store, Lincolnwood

Cardinal News — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:20:57 +0000

A 70-pound Sulcata tortoise named “Spur” was stolen about 3:30 a.m. Saturday from The Animal Store, 4364 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood. Video surveillance at the store, or in the neighborhood, so far is inconclusive.

The tortoise is well-known in the community for its appearances at childrens’ birthday parties, fairs and block parties.

Sulcata tortoises live about 30-50 years. Owner Kenn Bearman has owned the tortoise about 20 years, since the animal was about 10-inches long. Spur’s age is estimated to be about 30-years-old.

The tortoise special lighting, food, supplements and humidity to stay healthy. Neglect could be fatal.

The Sulcata tortoise, also known as the African spurred tortoise, is native to the Sahara Desert and the Sahel, a transitional ecoregion of semi-arid grasslands, savannas, and thorn shrublands found in the countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan.

Capable of creating tunnel system 10 feet underground
In the right environment in these arid regions, the tortoise excavates burrows in the ground to get to areas with higher moisture levels spending the hottest part of the day in these burrows. Burrows may average 30 inches in depth; some dig tunnel systems extending 10 feet or more underground. The tortoise is the third largest species of tortoise in the world and the largest species of mainland tortoise (largest tortoise not found on an island).

Any citizens with information about Spur are urged to contact the non-emergency number of the Lincolnwood Police at 847-673-2167.

See also …
Facebook The Animal Store

Fugitive Ronnie Nicholson Evades Capture at Grand Oaks Apartments Near Gurnee

Cardinal News — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:03:56 +0000

U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force agents attempted to arrest Ronnie Nicholson at the Grand Oaks apartment complex at Grand Avenue and Oakwood Drive near Gurnee at 8:30 a.m., but the suspect managed to escape the perimeter and enter a partially wooded area near the apartment at Route 45 and Grand Avenue or Rollins Road and Route 45.

Law officers searched the Gurnee area for about four hours Wednesday morning with the help of helicopters and K-9 units. The search was terminated in the afternoon.

WANTED FOR DRUG INDUCED HOMICIDE
Ronnie Nicholson is wanted following charges of drug-induced homicide and delivery of a controlled substance that resulted in the May 17 death of Steven M. LaFlamme, 32, of Round Lake Park.

Nicholson is on parole from the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to obstructing justice and delivery of a controlled substance in 2007.

Nicholson is a black/male, 5’6″ 150 LBS and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. He has personal contacts in Lake County and Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

Missing Teen Nomin Enkhsaikhan, 15, of Maine Township

Cardinal News — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:05:16 +0000

UPDATE: TEEN FOUND SAFE … Cook County Sheriff investigating.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the publics assistance in locating missing teenager Nomin Enkhsaikhan (pronounced: No-Meen Ink-sa-khan ), Nomin Enkhsaikhan has been missing from her Maine Township home since around 10 a.m. Sunday morning. She left with friends that morning and told her parents she would be back that night. All of her friends returned home that evening; however, Nomin never did and she has not been seen nor heard from since.

Nomin Enkhsaikhan

Nomin is 5’6, 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She is Asian American with a light complexion. It is believed that Nomin is not in any immediate danger and possibly heading Southwest from Chicago, and possibly accompanied by a man in his late teens or early 20′s.

Maine Township contains portions of Park Ridge, Morton Grove, Niles, Glenview, Des Plaines and Rosemont. Unincorporated areas of Maine Township mostly use Des Plaines addresses. Maine township borders with the Wheeling Township, directly north of O’Hare International Airport.

Citizens with information are urged to contact the Cook County Sheriff’s Police – Investigations Section at (708) 865-4896 immediately.

No Bull! Somebody is Missing a 300-LB Bull in the South Barrington, Arboretum, Poplar Creek Area

Cardinal News — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:41:43 +0000

BULL REPORTED ESCAPED FROM FARM NEAR HIGGINS AND BARTLETT ROAD

Cook County Sheriff police about 8:30 a.m. Saturday alerted area police departments, especially those police officers in the area of South Barrington, near The Arboretum shopping center and north of Poplar Creek Forest Preserve that a young bull was reported escaped from a farm at 203 Bartlett Road. As of 5:40 p.m. Saturday administrative personnel reached at the South Barrington police non-ermegency telephone number were not aware that the bull was found.

The message on the Illinois State Police Emergency Network from the Cook County Sheriff Police Department was broadcast as follows …

COOK COUNTY SHERIFF ON ISPERN … ISPERN UNITS IN THE AREA OF HIGGINS AND BARTLETT ROAD SOUTH BARRINGTON, SPECIAL ATTENTION SOUTH BARRINGTON, HOFFMAN ESTATES, BARTLETT, STREAMWOOD … INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION, OFFICER SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT …

UNITS IN THE AREA OF HIGGINS AND BARTLETT ROAD, SOUTH BARRINGTON … TIME 0745 … LOOKING FOR A YOUNG BULL … A BULL “B-U-L-L” LAST SEEN IN THE AREA OF UM 203 BARTLETT ROAD, 203 BARTLETT ROAD. HE ESCAPED FROM THE FARM PROPERTY LOCATED AT THAT ADDRESS. HE’S APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS … HE’S A YOUNGER BULL … AND THIS IS GIVEN FOR OFFICER AND PUBLIC SAFETY. COOK COUNTY CLEAR.
– KFM 495

There is a lot of open land in the area of the farm. Poplar Creek Forest Preserve, located just south of the farm is a large, desolate area, especially considering it is so close to the northwest suburbs.

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Plenty of open land with Poplar Creek Forest Preserve to the south, Spring Creek Valley Forest Preserve and Barrington Hills to the northwest, and Crabtree Nature Center to the northeast.

MISSING Albany Park Neighborhood Chicago (Northwest Side): Maya White

Cardinal News — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:24:22 +0000

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UPDATE: Nephew found and safe. Maya White dropped off nephew, Elijah, at a house nearby and took off. She was still missing as of Friday night, but police found her on Saturday.

Chicago police have issued alerts for a missing 14-year-old Northwest Side girl and her 3-year-old nephew she was pulling in a wagon.

Both were last seen about 6:30 p.m. Thursday after they bought a pizza near Pulaski Road and Wilson Avenue with their mother watching nearby.

The girl’s mother was driving alongside them because the wagon wouldn’t fit in her car. The girl’s mother was forced to pull ahead because of traffic. When she drove ahead to Wilson Avenue and waited for the children to catch up, but they never arrived

The girl, Maya White, is described as white, 5’5″ 145 LBS, with green eyes, black hair and an olive complexion. She was wearing an orange shirt, white skirt and blue jeans with black gym shoes.

Maya was pulling a tan-and-blue wagon carrying Elijah Williams, who was holding a “Sesame Street” blanket. Elijah is described as 3′ 35 LBS, with blue eyes and blond hair. He was wearing a long-sleeve shirt, and brown-and-gray pants.

Elijah’s family is offering a $1,000 reward for the children’s safe return.

Any citizens with information are urged to call Chicago police at 312-746-8365.

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$100K Reward Offered in Search for Missing Indiana University Student Lauren Spierer

Cardinal News — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:47:43 +0000

Authorities are extending the police search for a 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer beyond the city limits of Bloomington five days after she was last seen walking back to her apartment.

A $100,000 reward is now being offered in the case of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer. New reports have been revealed of a fight involving a man who was with Spierer outside her apartment building when she disappeared Friday.

Missing since June 3, 2011, Spierer was last seen leaving an apartment building a few blocks from her home about 4:30 am Friday. Police confirmed through security camera video that she had returned from Kilroy’s Sports Bar in Bloomington to her building at Smallwood Plaza for a short time about 2:40 a.m. with someone, but both left about 10 minutes later.

Police revealed Thursday that they now have additional video images of Spierer and the other person “making their way” from Smallwood to the building where she was last seen. Police declined to characterize her demeanor in the video or provide any additional details. The second building does not have security cameras.

Lauren’s father, Robert Spierer, asked anyone with information to contact Bloomington police at 812-339-4477. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is working with the police as a resource.

See also …
twitter.com/NewsonLaurenS

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