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Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2014 14:19:21 GMT
A 14-year-old girl suffering from an ongoing health problem has been missing for three days, prompting her mother to issue a desperate appeal. Alice Gross was last seen when she left her home in Hanwell, west London, on Thursday at about 1pm. The schoolgirl told her parents that she would be home at 6pm that night - but has not been seen since.  Mother Rosalind Hodgkiss appealed for her to "let someone know you are safe". Celebrities including Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross have retweeted an online appeal to find her. Police have conducted searches and house-to house inquiries and say they are "growing increasingly concerned". The Brentside High School student has been described as being 5ft 2in tall, slim, with shoulder-length light brown hair. The girls' mother wrote: "Alice if you can see this, please know sweetheart that all of us love you and miss you desperately. You may be sad, you may be angry, you may be hurt, you may be scared too. I just want to hug and hold you. Know that we love you and are there for you whatever you are going through. My love please get in touch and let someone know you are safe. Alice please come home. Mum xxxxxx"  Nina Gross has thanked people helping with the appeal and said: "It's very important to spread the word out of Ealing to Kew, Richmond, Brentford and other west London places. Thank you again, hopefully she will be found soon." The "very vulnerable" teenager was last heard from at about 15:00 BST on Thursday. She does not have her Oyster card with her and her phone appears to be switched off, her sister said on Facebook.  Alice is described as being 5ft 2in tall, of slim build with shoulder length, light brown hair. Alice was last seen wearing dark blue jeans, a dark green lacy cardigan and denim blue Vans shoes. She may have tartan-framed spectacles with her. It is understood that she was last heard from at 3pm on Thursday - two hours after she left her home. Alice, who is a student at Brentside High School in Ealing, left the family home without her money, bank cards and Oyster travel card. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 4, 2014 6:18:16 GMT
 Police have appealed for help in tracing a woman and three children from the Pollok area of Glasgow who have been missing for the past week. Kristina Pikse, 28, and her children David Hauberts, eight, Danius Hauberts, four, and nine-month-old Zana Hauberts, were last seen in Brockburn Road at about 16:10 on 26 August.  Police believe they may have travelled to the Blackburn area of Lancashire. Despite extensive inquiries they have been unable to trace the family. Ms Pikse is described as having long dark hair, brown eyes and sallow skin and is very slim.  Zana is described as having dark hair, brown eyes and sallow skin. She was last seen wearing a white dress with Minnie Mouse on it and a pink cardigan. A police spokesman said: ‘It is believed that the family may have travelled to the Blackburn area, however despite extensive enquiries officers have been unable to trace Ms Pikse and her young family. He added: ‘Anyone who has seen them since Tuesday August 26 or knows of their present whereabouts is asked to contact Pollok police office on 101.’  Danius is described as having dark hair, with two lines shaved into the right side of his head, brown eyes and sallow skin. He was last seen wearing jeans and a brown/green jumper.  David is described as having dark hair, brown eyes and sallow skin. He was last seen wearing black jeans and a white polo shirt. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2014 15:26:20 GMT
 Tennessee authorities confirmed late Monday night that remains found in the woods in Decatur County are those of Holly Bobo, a nursing student missing since April 2011. "Forensic evidence shows remains found in Decatur County this weekend belong to Holly Bobo," the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted Monday night. During a news conference in Tennessee, TBI Director Mark Gwyn said the investigation into Bobo's disappearance and now death are not over "by any means." Two men out in the woods Sunday morning looking for ginseng discovered a human skull and contacted the Decatur County Sheriff's Department, which led to tests being done on the remains, according to the Jackson Sun and WHNT news. Bobo, then 20, was last seen at her family's home in Darden, Tenn., on April 13, 2011. Two men, Zachary Adams and Jason Autry, were indicted earlier this year for kidnapping and murder in the case, according to the Jackson Sun. Officials notified Bobo's family of the identification before the Monday night news conference, TBI public information officer Josh DeVine said via Twitter. "The (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) extends its condolences to the friends and family of Holly Bobo on this evening's announcement," DeVine said.  On a Facebook community page for Holly Bobo, an administrator posted shortly after 11 p.m. ET, "R.I.P. Holly You Will Have Justice." Monday night's announcement culminates three-and-a-half years of searching and thousands of law enforcement work hours, the Sun reports. The Bobo family will make an announcement to the media on Tuesday, according to the Sun. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2014 5:48:10 GMT
 Seagoville Police found a preteen who has been missing since Friday morning. According to police Mariah Nicole Allen was recovered at a residence in unincorporated Dallas County 1:00 a.m Sunday.  She was with a former boyfriend and his family. Mariah was not harmed. Witnesses last saw Mariah Allen in her school uniform in Seagoville when she left to catch the school bus Friday morning. The next time anyone saw her, she was caught on a surveillance camera at a 7-11 and she wasn’t in her school uniform. Allen was seen by herself buying a soft drink at the store just after 8:30 am, Friday wearing a red tank top and blue jeans. Police were able to locate Mariah after someone reached out with a tip. After seeing Mariah’s picture, a woman believed she saw Mariah with a young teen inside a Dallas business.  Seagoville police released surveillance photos that appear to show Mariah Allen at a convenience store at Beltline Road and Highway 175 at 8:47 a.m. Friday, September 12, 2014. The woman then reached out to family through a missing persons blog. Mariah’s mother read a description of the young male seen with Mariah, and then sent photos of the Mariah’s former boyfriend to the woman who sent in the tip. The woman confirmed that it was indeed the same person she saw Mariah with early. Mariah’s mother then, called Seagoville Police and gave them the address to the residence of the former boyfriend. Police then drove to the residence and recovered Mariah. An investigation continues into the circumstances behind Mariah leaving home and Child Protective Services has been contacted. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2014 13:40:24 GMT
Scotland Yard has said 41-year-old Arnis Zalkalns is a suspect in the disappearance of teenager Alice Gross, who went missing last month. Police say Zalkalns had a murder conviction in his native Latvia, where he was jailed in 1998 and served a seven-year sentence. They say in 2009 he was arrested in connection with an indecent assault on a teenage girl in the Ealing area of west London but the case was dropped.  Alice, 14, went missing after going for a walk in west London on 28 August. Detectives believe Zalkalns came across Alice on the day she went missing. CCTV shows him in the area where the teenager was walking. Zalkalns is pictured on a bike around 15 minutes behind Alice. Police believe he would have come across her as he was cycling in the same direction that Alice was walking. Detectives trying to find her spent Wednesday at Zalkalns' west London home. The 41-year-old went missing on 3 September, and the search conducted by police was more extensive than one usually carried out for a missing person. Police say Zalkalns may pose a danger to the public and should not be approached. Instead they ask anyone who believes they have seen him to call the police on the emergency 999 number.  Detective superintendent Carl Mehta said: "I think given what we are finding out about his antecedents and his history, clearly he potentially poses a risk to the public." Police said their search for Zalkalns and naming him as a suspect was one line of inquiry. They still want to find Alice's white iPhone which could provide information about her social media activity and whether that is of any relevance to her disappearance. Det Supt Mehta said: "This remains an investigation focused on finding Alice, clearly we are also seeking Arnis in respect of her disappearance and we urgently need to find him and question him about that. We have no evidence that Alice is not alive and no evidence that Alice has come to harm. However, all lines of inquiry remain open at this point." |
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