January 2005 News

 

01/31/05

 Amber Alert issued for missing teens. (TX)

 Amber Alert cancelled after little girl last seen in stolen car found safe. (NV)

 System would add images to Amber Alerts. (WV)

 Amber Alerts raise tough questions for law enforcement. (IN)

 Police seek little boy abducted by his father. (CA)

 Toddler abducted by his father. (CA)

 Two children missing. (NC)

 Girl runs into grocery store, avoids abduction. (IN)

 Police arrest man suspected of assaulting two young girls. (IN)

 Missing preteen found safe, playing basketball. (IN)

 Daughter confronts murderer father. (MI)

 Training adults to find missing children. (WI)

 Wanted man turns himself in. (OH)

01/30/05

 Little girl found safe after being missing for more than a day. (NY)

 Ten years after boy's murder, peace still hard to come by. (FL)

 Boy found safely after being abducted at gunpoint. (MN)

01/29/05

 Family holds 16th annual vigil for missing daughter. (CA)

 Racing for the missing goes national in 2005. (AZ)

 Amber Alert father turns himself in; child recovered safely. (CA)

 Amber Alert credited with return of little boy. (CA)

 Police believe girl lied about abduction. (VA)

 Nine year-old girl says man tried to abduct her. (IN)

01/28/05

 Amber Alert issued for little autistic boy. (CA)

 Custody dispute may have triggered Amber Alert abduction. (CA)

 Charges will not be filed against man in last week's Amber Alert case. (UT)

 Twin toddlers found safe hours after they wandered away. (MO)

 Missing 4-year-old found defending his small dog from a rottweiler. (WV)

 Teen snowbowarders rescued. (CA)

 Teen died from self inflicted gunshot, police say. (KS)

01/27/05 

 Amber Alert issued for little girl abducted during recess. (CO)

 Murder and abduction suspect accused of trying to hire hitman. (GA)

 Babysitter's boyfriend facing abduction charges. (GA)

Dismissal policy examined after little girl goes missing. (MI)

 Two years later, runaway teen found safe. (OR)

 Firefighters locate, recover two missing children. (TN)

 Lost siblings found safely. (TN)

 Community struggles to accept horrible murder. (IL)

01/26/05

 Nine-year-old girl missing. (MA)

 Missing disabled teen found safe. (CA)

 Disabled boy found close to home. (CA)

 Brothers remain missing. (NC)

 Mason and Tanner may be in Alabama. (NC)

 Boy's identity remains unknown. (CA)

 Mother accused of leaving son, whom she reported missing. (IL)

 Teenaged runaway's body may have been found. (ND)

 Body may be missing teen. (KS)

 Missing teenager found safely. (MS)

 Teen found in Memphis. (MS)

 Stepping up search for missing girl. (IL)

 Five females may have been abducted by strangers. (TX)

 Missing girl spotted by motorist, found safely. (WA)

 Teen girl returns home safely. (TX)

 Police searching for ten-year-old. (IN)

 Two men try to lure boys into their car. (PA)

 Child ID program. (AL)

 Abduction game isn't child play. (US)

01/25/05

Man pleads guilty in Amber Alert case. (PA)

Missing toddler found safe. (GA)

 Mother reunited with abducted baby. (GA)

 Death penalty proposed for man who allegedly abducted his kids after murdering four people. (GA)

Tougher penalties urged for false Amber Alerts. (OK)

 Boy thought missing found safe. (IL)

 Two boys still missing. (NC)

01/24/05

 Arrest made in Amber Alert case. (UT)

 Police look for missing woman, child. (AR)

 Missing teen could be with wanted man. (NC)

 Kidnapped children found safe. (WA)

 Missing toddler found safe. (CA)

 FBI searching for father who abducted his daughters and demanded a ransom. (PUERTO RICO)

 Caught in the cold, teen heads for home. (IL)

 Teen found and hospitalized after night in the cold. (OH)

 Teenaged runaway comes home. (TN)

 Attempted kidnapping suspect arrested. (WA)

 Bizarre abduction claim sparks legal fight. (AR)

 New technology Available to Help Find Missing Kids. (TN)

01/23/05

 Amber Alert boy found safe; mother arrested. (AZ)

 Dad foils abduction plot. (MA)

 Authorities search for toddler abducted by her stepfather. (CA)

 Police looking for missing girl. (TX)

01/22/05

 Amber Alert not used here yet. (OH)

 Officials know how Amber Alert parents located their children's foster family. (NC)

 Missing children sought. (NC)

 Possible human remains found near missing child Tiana Martin's home. (CA)

 Missing 16 year-old found. (AR)

 Attorneys subpoena Smart's hard drive. (UT)

 Father found guilty of defying court. (NJ)

 Man charged in attempted abduction. (MA)

 Police zero in on suspect in attempted abductions. (MA)

 Adults keep watch on local children after abduction attempt. (PA)

 Faces and Races. (CT)

01/21/05

 Boys found safe quickly following Amber Alert. (OH)

 Kidnapping spurs review of visitation procedures. (NC)

 Couple accused of child abduction returns to North Carolina. (NC)

 Long lost boy is back home with his mother. (MA)

 Thirteen year old home after ten years. (MA)

 Toddler found safe. (TN)

 Riley's family asks the public to help find her real killer. (IL)

 Suspect pleads not guilty to murdering woman for her unborn baby. (MO)

 Remembering "cool beans." (WA)

 More than 250 attend funeral for slain girl. (WA)

 Abduction attempt is a lesson for schools (PA)

01/20/05

 Successful Amber Alert in Baltimore. (VA)

 Amber Alerts help find children. (CA)

 School defends policies following abduction, Amber Alert. (FL)

 Abduction case may be dismissed in a year. (MI)

 Boy home from Brazil ten years later. (MA)

 Possibly abducted child found safely. (FL)

 Suspect pleads not guilty in woman's death, baby's abduction. (MO)

 Police charge student in girl's murder. (WA)

 Eighteen years later, man pleads guilty to abducting his young son. (TN)

 Pro golfers help in the hunt for missing children. (TX)

 State courts find 79 percent of foster children. (MI)

 Still no word on wandering girl. (NV)

 Search continues for missing boy. (GUAM)

01/19/05

 Amber Alert issued for missing Florida boy. (FL)

 Authorities search for missing Florida boy; Amber Alert issued. (FL)

 Florida father waits and worries; Amber Alert issued. (FL)

 Police locate Amber Alert victims. (NC)

 Little girl's father pleads not guilty to her murder. (IL)

 Prosecutors have to decide whether or not to charge teen's alleged murderer. (WA)

 Young boy may have been abducted from his own front yard. (FL)

 Jury agrees on death for child's murderer. (MO)

 New Zealand man helping in abducted baby case. (MO)

 Crews used sonar to search for missing boy in creek. (CA)

 Accused kidnapper has day in court. (VA)

 Alleged kidnapper's attorney wants evidence tossed. (WI)

 Two out of three teens who escaped from residential facility found safely. (AK)

Search launched for boy lost at sea. (GUAM)

01/18/05

 Police track down abductor look alike, but Amber Alert kids still missing. (NC)

 Amber Alert still in effect for missing kids. (NC)

 Addiction counselor speaks about North Carolina Amber Alert. (NC)

 Woman who allegedly abducted baby appears in court. (TX)

 Suicide suspected after teens found deceased. (FL)

 Police searching for missing teen. (NY)

 Hunch led searchers to murdered teen's body. (WA)

 Police baffled by reports of wandering little girl. (NV)

 Authorities seek identity of child seen wandering in the night. (NV)

 Searching parents spend terrifying night; young son found safe the next day. (MI)

 Two cousins missing from home. (CA)

 Mother and son missing in dangerous creek. (CA)

01/17/05 

 Parents of Amber Alert children might be hiding in East Tennessee. (NC)

 Amber Alert children probably aren't with their parents. (NC)

 Second man sought in teen's slaying. (PA)

 Long Island man sentenced for turning runaway teens into prostitutes. (NY)

 Marla Ricard featured on Without a Trace. (OR)

 Parents of runaways often left fending for themselves. (DC)

 UNH professor studies the problem of missing children. (NH)

 One week after they went missing, teens found deceased. (FL)

 Missing Colorado teen found safe in Tennessee. (CO)

 Couple Allegedly Abducts Kids After Meth Bust (CA)

 I.D. program praised. (MS)

 Mom awaits stolen son's return. (MA)

 Divers searching for 11 year-old's body. (CA)

Young girl missing with her cousin. (CA)

01/16/05

 Amber Alert children still missing. (NC)

 Amber Alert issued for young siblings. (NC)

 Community mourns slain girl. (WA)

 Mother to be reunited with son one decade later. (MA)

 Mother who endured a similar ordeal sends David's mother sympathy and congratulations. (MA)

 Let's be glad Amber Alert wasn't needed. (OK)

 Police said man tried to take little boy. (VA)

 Authorities believe abduction attempt never happened. (MI)

 Celebrating a baby's safe return. (TX)

 Amber Alerts are foiling abductors. (FL)

01/15/05

 Where's baby Sabrina? (FL)

 Utah girl goes missing with man she met online. (UT)

 Mother credits Amber Alert with daughter's safe recovery. (OH)

 Kidnapping still a mystery. (OK)

 Missing 13 year-old found safe following miscommunication. (MI)

 Indictment not served in dead toddler's case. (MS)

 State finds no reason to reopen boy's case. (NH)

 Police believe they've found missing teen's body. (WA)

 Custody case suspect to appear in court. (MN)

Mother seeking help to find her 14 year-old daughter.  (PA)

01/14/05 

 Ninth anniversary of Amber Hagerman's abduction, murder. (TX)

 NCMEC remembers Amber Alert namesake, Amber Hagerman. (US)

 Casey's parents testify at her murder trial. (MO)

 Ten years later, missing boy found with abductor in Brazil. (US)

 Custody dispute case headed for trial. (OH)

 Two CPS employees face discipline following abduction. (AZ)

 Smart school records subpoeaned. (UT)

 Fourteen year old prankster will not be prosecuted. (TX)

 Volunteers sought to search for missing teenager. (WA)

 Children escape would be abductors. (AL)

 Father faces retrial in drowning deaths of his sons. (FL)

 Parents receive free ID cards with school pictures. (OR)

 Concerns over use of Amber Alerts. (OK)

 Police probe mysterious kidnapping. (OK)

 Amber Alert problems raise questions about the system. (OK)

 Police arrest suspect in kidnapping case. (AZ)

 Can you help find this missing girl? (FL)

Mother identifies once missing baby. (MS)

01/13/05

 Trial opens in Casey Williamson's murder. (MO)

 Indictment reveals details about woman's murder, baby's abduction. (KS)

 Suspect in pregnant woman's death indicted. (KS)

 The disappearance of Shania Supanich. (WA)

 Asbury Park girl missing since October. (NJ)

 Take simple steps to keep kids safe. (CT)

 Mother denies charges in custodial interference case. (OH)

 Baby missing since October found in DHS custody. (MS)

 Girl's killer receives no mercy. (CT)

 Rape, abduction attempts foiled at two Alabama schools. (AL)

 Review praises Willamantic Amber Alert. (CT)

 West Virginia man charged with parental abduction. (VA)

 Local group pushes child ID program. (NC)

 Keeping children safe part of Ident-A-Kid program. (MS)

 Governor Bush honors family who started Scream for Your Life program. (FL)

 FDLE plans 10-county abduction response team. (FL)

 Amber Hagerman's long legacy. (TX)

 Kidnapping hoax takes money and resources from those in need. (TX)

 1975 murderer hopes to be paroled from prison. (IL)

 Amber Alert abuse a growing problem for officials. (OK)

 Missing Hawaii boy sought. (HI)

 Abducted boy found safe within hours thanks to A Child is Missing. (MA)

Missing San Diego girl found safely in New York. (NY)

 01/12/05

 Drifter faces death penalty for abduction and murder of 6 year-old girl. (MO)

 Mother sues police department for failure to act when her three children were abducted and murdered. (CO)

 One of eight suspects in the abduction, rape, and murder of a 13 year-old girl to be sentenced. (CT)

 ADVO declares quarterly dividend. (CA)

 Mother reunited with her abducted children more than a year later. (TN)

 Murdered teen's 'friend' had a dark side. (PA)

 Missing Florida child found safe in Missouri. (MO)

 Police search for suspect in attempted abduction. (MD)

 California kidnapping suspect found in the Miami Valley. (OH)

 Alert aids in search for missing disabled teen. (MA)

 Missing teen found safely. (OR)

Woman pickets to get help for her missing son. (TN)

01/11/05

 Missing teen could be a danger to herself and others. (OR)

 Missing baby returned to parents after truck theft. (OK)

 Persistent police officer finds two missing kids. (TN)

 Developer's Diversified Realty and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children partner to help find missing kids. (OH)

 Greeley police looking for missing girl. (CO)

 Nationwide search begins for missing boy. (WA)

 Missing baby reunited with mother. (MO)

 Teenaged kidnapping suspect and missing baby found on a bus. (MO)

 Teens lied about kidnapping. (OH)

 Kidnapper of ex-girlfriend's son pleads guilty. (TX)

 Man pleads guilty to killing teen. (MI)

01/10/05 

 Family questions police handling of missing girl case. (NE)

 Autistic teen found safely. (TX)

 'Toothprints' may make finding lost children easier. (AZ)

 Missing teen victim of avalanche. (NV)

 Father turns in missing toddler. (CA)

Amber Alert issued for missing baby. (MO)

 Woman who took baby sentenced to fifteen years in prison. (MO)

 AG announces plan for missing child command center. (AR)

 Inmate avoids death for girls' murders. (TX)

 Girl runs to safe place and avoids abduction. (OH)

 Accused Smart kidnapper disrupts courtroom. (UT)

 Police investigate two attempted abductions. (MI)

 Man accused of attempting to abduct two high school teens. (FL)

 Man arrested on kidnapping suspicion. (CA)

 Possible abduction attempt. (PA)

 Custody issue crosses state lines. (VA)

 Woman learns she had been abducted in 1962. (PA)

 Stepfather was mad at slain girl. (AL)

 Missing 10 year-old found safe. (IA)

 Transient sentenced for attack on 12 year-old boy. (WA)

01/09/05

 Girls' murderer seeks to die. (CT)

 Parents question school lockdown following Amber Alert. (VA)

 Kidnapping attempt leaves three children orphaned. (WI)

 Police continue to search for missing boy. (CA)

 Mother and sisters talk about murder suspect's past. (KS)

 Funeral for slain girl attended by hundreds. (PA)

 Brutal murder an eye opener. (PA)

 Network helps police find missing boy. (D.C.)

 Amber Alert issued for missing boy. (CA)

 Suspect in middle schooler's brutal death rejects deal. (CT)

 According to the US Department of Justice... (FL)

 Man charged with kidnap attempt. (FL)

01/08/05

 Homeschooling freedoms help parents who abduct their children. (IN)

 Witness reports seeing kidnapped kids. (AZ)

 Parents of abducted children lost custody because of drug use. (AZ)

 One year later, family healing from tragedy. (GA)

 Missing teen may have been abducted. (NC)

 Missing teen found Thursday night. (NV)

 Teenager found safely. (CO)

 Tip leads to missing teenager. (PA)

 Missing baby found safely. (TN)

 Boyfriend charged with harboring a runaway. (TX)

 Girl found safe after harrowing night for mom. (RI)

 Bail set for father accused of abducting son. (OK)

 Virginia ignores Vermont custody ruling. (VA)

 Father pleads guilty to abduction. (VA)

 Police search for pickup used in child abduction. (CA)

 Police search for teen who shot foster father, kidnapped woman. (AR)