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Police Searching For Missing Harford County Runaway Who May Be In Baltimore Area Police Searching For Missing Harford County Runaway Who May Be In Baltimore Area
Police Searching For Missing Harford County Runaway Who May Be In Baltimore Area A teen runaway who may be in the Baltimore area remains at large days after she was reported missing. An alert was issued by the Harford County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday morning regarding Melody Fofana, 13, who was last seen on Friday, Oct. 11 in Joppatowne and may be in the Windsor Mill area. The alert comes one day after the region scrambled to locate 7-year-old Khalil Rodney Ringgold, who was reportedly abducted near his school and later located safely. Fofana was described as being 5-foot-5 weighing approximately 205 pounds. She was last seen wearing a blue zipper hoodie, black tank …

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Child Abducted In Harford County Near Elementary School Found Safe After Amber Alert (UPDATED) Child Abducted In Harford County Near Elementary School Found Safe After Amber Alert (UPDATED)
Child Abducted In Harford County Near Elementary School Found Safe After Amber Alert (Updated) The 7-year-old child who was the subject of a massive search on Monday after he was taken has been found safely and is being reunited with his father, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. An Amber Alert was issued on Monday morning by the sheriff's office as they sought the public's assistance in locating the child who was reportedly abducted outside an elementary school by someone he knew. Khalil Rodney Ringgold was reported missing after last being seen at the Churchville Elementary School entering a vehicle with an unknown man who was in a gray four-door Nissan Altima with a…

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Missing Non-Verbal, Autistic 5-Year-Old Found Dead In Pond Near Maryland Home: Sheriff Missing Non-Verbal, Autistic 5-Year-Old Found Dead In Pond Near Maryland Home: Sheriff
Missing Non-Verbal, Autistic 5-Year-Old Found Dead In Pond Near Maryland Home: Sheriff The tale of a missing 5-year-old child suffering from autism in Charles County ended in tragedy when he was found dead in a nearby pond, investigators confirm. An hours-long search for Miles McMahon came to its conclusion on Sunday night when the non-verbal, autistic child was found in the water not far from his house, according to the sheriff's office. McMahon was reported missing at around 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 from the 1000 block of St. Pauls Drive in Waldorf, where he was last seen skipping in the front yard. Miles McMahon Charles County Sheriff's Office Family members searc…

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Harford County Sheriff's Office Searching For 7-Year-Old Abducted Near Elementary School Harford County Sheriff's Office Searching For 7-Year-Old Abducted Near Elementary School
Harford County Sheriff's Office Searching For 7-Year-Old Abducted Near Elementary School Seen him?  An alert was issued on Monday morning by the Harford County Sheriff's Office as they seeks the public's assistance in locating a 7-year-old who may have been abducted outside an elementary school. Khalil Rodney Ringgold is missing after last being seen at the Churchville Elementary School entering a vehicle with an unknown man who was in a gray four-door Nissan Altima with an Ohio license plate JFK3146. No additional information was provided. Anyone with information regarding Ringgold or his whereabouts has been asked to contact the sheriff's office by calling (410) 612-17…

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Two Siblings May Have Been Abducted In Baltimore, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Two Siblings May Have Been Abducted In Baltimore, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Two Siblings May Have Been Abducted In Baltimore, Police Say (Developing) Police in Maryland are probing a possible abduction of two young siblings who were reported missing in Baltimore over the weekend. An alert was issued by the Baltimore Police Department regarding 10-year-old Alexis and 8-year-old Alex, who may have been taken late on Sunday afternoon. According to investigators, the pair were last seen shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 18 getting into a white or cream-colored SUV in the 4900 block of Edgemere Avenue. Alexis was last seen wearing a white and blue top, black pants, and black, red, and gray Jordan sneakers. Alex was last seen wearing a gr…

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Family Pleads For Public's Assistance In Locating Maryland Man Missing For Week Family Pleads For Public's Assistance In Locating Maryland Man Missing For Week
Family Pleads For Public's Assistance In Locating Maryland Man Missing For Week Concerns are mounting for the family of 42-year-old Crowley Wade Chambers, Jr., who has been missing out of Montgomery County for a week. An alert was issued this week by police as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down Chambers, who was last heard from on Sunday, Aug. 11, one day after his family got together for a church service to honor their late grandfather's life. “He had breakfast with our mother, helped with our grandmother, packed up a few snacks left over from the gathering from Saturday and left the house,” his sister Brenda Chambers De Paz said. “He was traveling by …

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Teen Sisters Missing Since July 11 In Frederick County Alert Issued For Teen Sisters Missing Since July 11 In Frederick County
Alert Issued For Teen Sisters Missing Since July 11 In Frederick County Concerns are mounting for some as the search for a pair of teen sisters who have been missing out of Frederick County approaches its second week. An alert was issued by the Frederick Police Department as they seek the public's assistance in locating Jhade Paredes Sialer, 17, and Franchesca Paredes Sialer, 17, who were last seen at around 12;30 a.m. on Thursday, July 11 leaving the area of Ardmore Court. Jhade Paredes Sialer was described as being 4-foot-9 weighing approximately 100 pounds with blonde hair. She was last seen wearing a pink sweatshirt and jean shorts. Franchesca Paredes Sial…

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Alert Issued For Man Missing Eye Not Seen, Heard From By Maryland Family In Weeks Alert Issued For Man Missing Eye Not Seen, Heard From By Maryland Family In Weeks
Alert Issued For Man Missing Eye Not Seen, Heard From By Maryland Family In Weeks Seen him?  An alert has been issued by the Howard County Police Department as they seek the public's assistance in locating a 44-year-old man who has been missing for weeks. Concerns are mounting for the loved ones of Gregory Green, who was last seen in the 8600 block of Saddleback Place on Monday, April 29 walking away on foot following an argument with a family member. He was first reported missing to police on Thursday, May 2 after they were unable to locate or contact him. Since then, the department has been "extensively investigating his whereabouts," but have been unable to loca…

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Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland
Friends, Family Mourn Death Of Missing Man Found After Yearlong Search In Maryland A man who has been missing for nearly a year in Cecil County has been found dead, police in Elkton confirmed, offering a sense of closure for his family. Last April, the Elkton Police Department issued an alert for Charles Robert "Bobby" Steele, who was reported missing days after disappearing after leaving a family member's home on foot. On Tuesday, the agency announced that "with a heavy heart and great sadness," Steele had been located dead after last being seen on April 11, 2023. He was reportedly found in a vacant Delaware building. No details surrounding his death were released. …

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Maryland Firefighter Reported Missing Near State Park Found Dead In Maryland, Police Say Maryland Firefighter Reported Missing Near State Park Found Dead In Maryland, Police Say
Maryland Firefighter Reported Missing Near State Park Found Dead In Maryland, Police Say A firefighter in Maryland who was reported missing last week was found dead, authorities in Harford County confirmed. Friends and family reported David Starr missing on Thursday March 14 after he was last seen in the 600 block of Erie Street with the intention of heading to the area of Susquehanna State Park.  It is with deep regret that the Officers and Members of the Susquehanna Hose Company announce the passing of firefighter... Posted by Susquehanna Hose Company on Monday, March 18, 2024 The search for Starr lasted days, until Sunday afternoon, when the Havre de Grace Poli…

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Alert Issued For 15-Year-Old Runaway Reported Missing For Days In Maryland Alert Issued For 15-Year-Old Runaway Reported Missing For Days In Maryland
Alert Issued For 15-Year-Old Runaway Reported Missing For Days In Maryland Concerns are mounting or friends and family of a 15-year-old Harford County girl who was reported missing over the weekend. An alert was issued by the Harford County Sheriff's Office regarding Tyler Lynn Wilson, who was reported missing on Friday out of Aberdeen. Wilson was last seen at approximately 6:30 a.m. on March 1 in the 700 block of Wineberry Way.  She was last seen wearing a pink puffy coat with a gray hoodie underneath, blue leggings, and black Yeezy shoes. Missing RunawayThe Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in obtaining information rega…

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Police & Fire
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing Baltimore Teen Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing Baltimore Teen
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing Baltimore Teen Seen her?  Police have issued an alert for a missing Baltimore teen. Jada Brown-Gwynn, 19, was reported missing from the 4300 block of Berger Avenue, Baltimore Police said on Wednesday, Jan. 17. She was last seen wearing black leggings, black boots, a gray t-shirt, and a pink and white varsity-style jacket. Missing Teen Baltimore Police need your help in locating 19-year-old Jada Brown-Gwynn. Jada was reported missing from... Posted by Baltimore Police Department on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Anyone with information about Brown-Gwynn’s whereabouts is urged to call 911.

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Non-Verbal Man Familiar With Mass Transit Reported Missing In Maryland Non-Verbal Man Familiar With Mass Transit Reported Missing In Maryland
Non-Verbal Man Familiar With Mass Transit Reported Missing In Maryland Concerns are mounting in Montgomery County as friends and family of a non-verbal man who may be mobile and has been reported missing for 24 hours. Eric Spriggs, 56, was reported missing shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21 from the 11200 block of Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring, and now alarm bells are sounding for some. An alert was issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police on Friday advising that Spriggs is non-verbal, but is familiar with mass transit. Spriggs was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 200 pounds. He is bald and has brow eyes.  Acco…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Linked To Arlington Home Explosion Has Questionable Social Media History: Reports Man Linked To Arlington Home Explosion Has Questionable Social Media History: Reports
Man Linked To Arlington Home Explosion Has Questionable Social Media History: Reports Police have identified a possible conspiracy theorist who may have been responsible for the barricade situation and explosion in an Arlington home. James Yoo, 56, who officials said lived in the North Burlington Street duplex, was named by Arlington Police Chief Andy Penn as a possible suspect who deployed a flare gun nearly three dozen times Monday evening, Dec. 4. According to multiple reports, Yoo was active on social media and made several posts, including one since-deleted LinkedIn post, which included claims about his neighbors spying on him, referring to his ex-wife as a "witch,…

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Mother, Son Reported Missing In Maryland Mother, Son Reported Missing In Maryland
Mother, Son Reported Missing In Maryland Seen them?  The Frederick Police Department issued an alert on Tuesday, Aug. 22 as they seek assistance in tracking down a 25-year-old woman and her 4-year-old son who have been reported missing. Mariela Lizeth Aguilar-Morales and Joshua Isaac Palacio-Aguilar have been seen since Sunday, Aug. 13, in the area of Aynsely Court in Frederick, police say. The mother was described as being 5-foot-3 weighing approximately 160 pounds with brown eyes, black hair and a medium build. The boy is approximately 3-foot-5, 45 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. According to the department, …

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PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff
PA Transgender Sex Offender Joins 'Most Wanted' List: Sheriff A convicted sex offender, who is a biological female but now identifies as male, is wanted by police, according to a release on Aug. 14, 2023. Sarah Katilyn Bartlett of Gettysburg was convicted on January 22, 2016, of "solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct," according to the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law registry.  The offense date was 2015, and at the time Sarah identified as female and sometimes used the name Sarah Morreale as well as multiple spelling variations of her given name, according to the registry. As of June 26, 2023, Sarah was placed on 3…

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Police In Maryland Attempting To Locate Parents Of Nonverbal Child Found Chasing Vehicle Police In Maryland Attempting To Locate Parents Of Nonverbal Child Found Chasing Vehicle
Police In Maryland Attempting To Locate Parents Of Nonverbal Child Found Chasing Vehicle The Baltimore Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify a child who may have been neglected. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, officers were called to the 4000 block of Fernhill Avenue after being called by an area resident who found a child wandering out alone.  The concerned citizen said that the kid was found running from the area of Granada Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue, reportedly chasing a black vehicle with temporary tags. Police say that the child is between 3 and 4 years old and is nonverbal. He was taken to Johns Hopkins P…

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Search Is On For Missing 'Endangered' Maryland Teen Believed To Have Been Lured Online Search Is On For Missing 'Endangered' Maryland Teen Believed To Have Been Lured Online
Search Is On For Missing 'Endangered' Maryland Teen Believed To Have Been Lured Online Concerns are mounting for a Maryland teen who has been missing for nearly a week and may have been lured away from her Montgomery County home by a predator online. Rockville resident Sophia Isabella Roach, 15, has not been seen by friends and family since Tuesday, July 11, and without her cellphone, raising alarm bells for investigators. The teen was last seen at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday night in the 5600 block of Whitney Mill Way in Rockville. The teen was last seen in the 5600 block of Whitney Mill Way in Rockville. Google Maps satellite view According to the national Blac…

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Police & Fire
PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (UPDATE) PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (UPDATE)
PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (Update) 2nd UPDATE: Wilma and Jose Alicea have been located and charged, police announced on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Additional details have not been released.  UPDATE: Dream Alicea was found safe Wednesday night, police said in an updated release.  Her parents, Wilma and Jose, are still at-large, and "are wanted for Felony Child Endangerment and other unrelated warrants," police stated in the update on May 3, 2023. ORIGINAL: A 5-year-old girl has been missing ever since she was rescued from a house fire, York City Police say.  Dream Alicea fled the scene of the house fire in Yor…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Body Found Amid Search For Missing Girl In Maryland Body Found Amid Search For Missing Girl In Maryland
Body Found Amid Search For Missing Girl In Maryland A body was found in a Charles County quarry less than a day after the county sheriff's office launched a search for a missing 10-year-old girl with autism. Police in a tweet expressed condolences to Maddelynn Wallace's family, but would not specifically confirm whether or not it was the Waldorf girl's body that they found, pending an autopsy with the medical examiner. The discovery was made in a "deep quarry" on Sunday morning, April 16, approximately 14 hours after authorities launched a search for the nonverbal child, the county sheriff said. The sheriff's office issued a renewed call f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Chambersburg Girl Goes Missing Second Time In Two Months, Police Say Chambersburg Girl Goes Missing Second Time In Two Months, Police Say
Chambersburg Girl Goes Missing Second Time In Two Months, Police Say A Chambersburg girl has been missing for days, and it's not the first time this has happened.  Area police announced Mery De Leon's latest disappearance from her home in the unit block of North Franklin Street on Tuesday, April 2023. The has not been seen by her family since Easter.  She last was reported missing in the middle of February, but when she returned home was not publicly noted. A Facebook post about Mery De Leon's first disappearance in Feb. 2023. Facebook/Chambersburg PD This time, Leon was last seen wearing a green sweater, blue jeans and orange Crocs. Anyone with inform…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Concerns Mounting For Teen Girl Last Seen Near Frederick County HS Last Month Concerns Mounting For Teen Girl Last Seen Near Frederick County HS Last Month
Concerns Mounting For Teen Girl Last Seen Near Frederick County HS Last Month Seen her?  An alert has been issued by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down a teen girl who has been missing nearly a month. Neveah Jones, 17, has not been seen since approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, March 10 leaving Oakdale High School on Eaglehead Drive in Ijamsville. Jones was described as being 5-foot-3 weighing approximately 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. It is unclear what she was last seen wearing, but she does wear glasses. No other information was provided by the sheriff's office. Anyone with information …

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New Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing In Maryland For Second Time In Four Weeks New Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing In Maryland For Second Time In Four Weeks
New Alert Issued For Teen Reported Missing In Maryland For Second Time In Four Weeks For the second time in a month, an alert has been issued by police for a 14-year-old girl who has once again been reported missing. The Baltimore County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Mia Elizabeth South, who has not been seen since approximately 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21 in the Towson area.  In Harford County, a similar alert was issued late last month for South, who was ultimately tracked down and found safely. South has been described as being 5-foot-6, weighing approximately 140 pounds with dark brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing her…

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Police & Fire
Blood Found Inside Muddied Truck Of Maryland Man Missing Under Suspicious Circumstance: Police Blood Found Inside Muddied Truck Of Maryland Man Missing Under Suspicious Circumstance: Police
Blood Found Inside Muddied Truck Of Maryland Man Missing Under Suspicious Circumstance: Police Seen him? Alarm bells are sounding for Maryland State Police investigators as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a 27-year-old man reported missing under suspicious circumstances whose truck was found with blood inside during the investigation. An alert was issued by Maryland State Police investigators as they attempt to track down Dequan Javon Fields, who was reported missing out of Somerset County on Thursday, Jan. 12 after there were multiple attempts by his family to contact him. Investigators say that since then, a 2004 gold Dodge Durango that belongs to Fields was located…

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Missing Chambersburg Teen With Maryland Ties: Pennsylvania State Police Missing Chambersburg Teen With Maryland Ties: Pennsylvania State Police
Missing Chambersburg Teen With Maryland Ties: Pennsylvania State Police The second girl from Chambersburg and the fourth Pennsylvania teenage girl has been reported as missing by Pennsylvania state police in a release on Tuesday, January 10. Kylese Anna Seman, 15, was last seen in the Chambersburg area on Jan. 9, according to the release.  Her current whereabouts are unknown, the police say.  Seman also has connections to Hagerstown, Maryland, the police detail in the release.  Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact PSP in Chambersburg at 717-264-5161 using the incident number is PA2023-39288. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland State Police Join Search For Endangered 'Critically Missing' St. Mary's County Man Maryland State Police Join Search For Endangered 'Critically Missing' St. Mary's County Man
Maryland State Police Join Search For Endangered 'Critically Missing' St. Mary's County Man Seen him? Maryland State Police have joined the search for a man who was reported missing earlier this month out of St. Mary’s County. An alert was issued by the agency for James Volodimir Nalborcyk, 50, of Great Mills, who was reported missing the state police on Wednesday, Dec. 21, and has not been heard from or seen by friends or family since Sunday, Dec. 11. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear. Police say that Nalborcyk is considered an endangered missing man for several reasons, including a medical condition, the recent spell of cold weather, and lack of contact with…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Decomposed Body Found Behind Maryland Grocery Store Police ID Decomposed Body Found Behind Maryland Grocery Store
Police ID Decomposed Body Found Behind Maryland Grocery Store Authorities have identified the decomposing body who was found behind a Maryland supermarket in mid-November, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced. Michael Kim Mancini, 21, was found shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 when members of the sheriff’s office responded to the 800 block of East Main Street in Middletown, where there were reports of a dead body behind the Safeway location. Frederick County Sheriff's Office detectives were able to identify Mancini through dental records, officials said. Further investigation determined his last known address was in Prince Georg…

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74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Maryland Found Dead In River, Police Say (UPDATED) 74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Maryland Found Dead In River, Police Say (UPDATED)
74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Maryland Found Dead In River, Police Say (Updated) The tale of a 74-year-old man reported missing in Prince George’s County has ended in tragedy as he was found dead, police announced. An alert was issued on Sunday, Dec. 4 regarding Johnnie Bouknight, who had last been seen at approximately 10 a.m. the day before in the 1200 block of Merganser Court in Upper Marlboro. At the time, police only described Bouknight as being 6-foot-1 and weighing 165 pounds with a blue sweatsuit, black zip-up jacket, black sneakers, and a black ball cap. However, shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, the Prince George's Police Department made an announ…

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Obituaries
'Gained Her Wings To Heaven:' Community Mourns Death Of Teen Found Killed In Maryland 'Gained Her Wings To Heaven:' Community Mourns Death Of Teen Found Killed In Maryland
'Gained Her Wings To Heaven:' Community Mourns Death Of Teen Found Killed In Maryland A community is rallying around a Maryland family whose teen daughter whose body was found in a wooded area after she was reported missing earlier this year. Greenbelt resident Rosa Diaz-Santos had last been seen on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 22 on her way to Elanor Roosevelt High School before her body was found last week in the woods near the 1600 block of Drexel Street in Prince George’s County. In response, a GoFundMe campaign was started on behalf of Diaz-Santos’ family, which raised more than $7,000 of its stated $30,000 in 24 hours. “It’s with a heavy heart we announce that our b…

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Alert Issued For 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing In Maryland For Several Days Alert Issued For 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing In Maryland For Several Days
Alert Issued For 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing In Maryland For Several Days Seen her? Police investigators in Baltimore City are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate 13-year-old Kayla Davis, who has been missing for days. An alert was issued by the agency for Davis, who was last seen on Friday, Nov. 18, in the 3700 block of Overview Road wearing khaki pants, a black and orange jacket, with black and white sneakers, according to police. Davis was described as being 5-foot tall weighing approximately 157 pounds with brown eyes and dark hair. Officials noted that “friends and family are concerned about Kayla Davis’ wellbeing.” Anyone with in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police In Maryland Seek Killer After Missing Teen Girl's Skeletal Remains Located Police In Maryland Seek Killer After Missing Teen Girl's Skeletal Remains Located
Police In Maryland Seek Killer After Missing Teen Girl's Skeletal Remains Located Police in Maryland are attempting to identify the killer of a teen girl whose skeletal remains were found after she was reported missing earlier this year in Prince George’s County. Rosa Diaz-Santos, 17, of Greenbelt, was last seen on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 22 on her way to Elanor Roosevelt High School, according to investigators. She was later reported missing. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, police say that skeletal remains were located in a wooded area near the 1600 block of Drexel Street in Prince George's County, launching a murder investigation. Diaz-Santos’…

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