I saw this case about 2 months ago, and then it basically dropped off. So here is the latest a laptop was found in the river. I believe it is a work computer yet, they say this doesn’t seem to be related to his cases. I find that strange because a robbery would not end up with a hard drive removed and missing, and the rest of the computer in 4 feet of water in the river.

WashingtonPost.com has entire AP article

The Associated Press
Monday, August 1, 2005; 12:04 PM

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A laptop computer that belonged to a county prosecutor who has been missing for more than three months was found in a river near the spot where his car was abandoned, police said Monday.

Two fishermen found the computer, which was missing its hard drive, on Saturday at the bottom of the Susquehanna River, Bellefonte police said. The fishermen turned it over to state police who determined it belonged to Centre County District Attorney Ray F. Gricar.

The computer’s hard drive had either fallen out or had been removed before it was thrown into the river, police said.

“It’s another piece to the puzzle but it doesn’t lead us anywhere,” Bellefonte Police Chief Duane Dixon told reporters.

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Yahoo news picked this story up today very quickly.
From Yahoo News

NEW YORK – A 13-year-old boy went to a restroom during a Yankees game and never returned, and searches of the stadium, nearby fast-food restaurants and train stations by hundreds of police and security guards were fruitless.

Majelique Lewis, of Stamford, Conn., disappeared Friday night during the seventh-inning stretch of a Yankees-Angels game, police said.

His mother immediately reported him missing to security, who notified police about an hour later.

Every stadium exit is monitored by security cameras and Lewis’ mother did not spot him on hours of recorded images, police said.

It was the teen’s first trip to Yankee Stadium. He attended the game with his 65-year-old foster mother, brother and two sisters.

Lewis has no behavioral or mental problems and no history of running away, police said.

“He’s an average kid,” said Arthur Shannonhouse, who answered the phone at Lewis’ home and identified himself as the teenager’s father.

Ten to 15 children are reported missing at every Yankees game but are almost immediately located, police said.

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Amber Alert Canceled for 8 Year old Utah girl
Posted: Tuesday July 26, 2005 9:58 PM CT
Updated: Friday July 29 2005 3:13 PM CT

The Salt Lake City Police Department and the state of Utah canceled the Amber Alert on Friday afternoon after it was determined that no child was abducted and no suspect could be found. This Amber Alert will not count towards the Code Amber statistics.

While this Amber Alert got little to no attention from the MSM, many blogs put up the alert as soon as the Alert was issued. When we got to 2 (Utah and Nevada) active Amber Alerts I encouraged many to email Fox, CNN and MSMBC to at least get the stories on their website. Now, within 1 hour of the news coming out of the finding of Lydia, it made a Fox news update. If the Amber Alerts are not covered by the media isn’t their effectiveness limited? I have been told the Amber Alert is a local tool for missing cases, my opinion is in 4 hours after a child goes missing it is probably not a local story anymore. How many state lines can someone cross in 4 hours?

From the Union Tribune in San Diego.

By Anna Cearley
UNION-TRIBUNE

7:34 p.m. July 29, 2005

TIJUANA — A convicted sex offender was arrested and the 8-year-old Nevada girl he is suspected of kidnapping was found in “good shape” at a shelter in Ensenada, police said Friday.
Fernando Aguero, 47, was arrested in the afternoon and was being moved to Tijuana where police planned an evening news conference, authorities said.

Aguero is suspected of kidnapping Lydia Bethany-Rose Rupp, 8, from her home July 22 in Fernley, Nev., near Reno.

“She is saying that she is fine,” said Rodolfo Luna, a liaison officer with Mexico’s State Preventive Police. “She appears to be in good shape, with no complaints.”

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Amber Alert Issued for 2 Washington Children
Posted: Thursday July 28, 2005 8:43 PM CT
The Federal Way police department and the state of Washington issued the amber alert
after an adult and two children were taken from 330 and 1 way South.
Jolina Lopez,
Hispanic Female, 3 Years Old. The height and weight are reported to be 0 at this
time. She has light brown curly hair. She is wearing an orange shirt and baby blue
shorts.
Emily Torres
Hispanic Female, 16 Years Old. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall 130 pounds. Her hair is
dyed red. She is wearing a gray sweatshirt blue jeans, and red and white “Michael
Jordan” tennis shoes .
The suspect in this abduction is Justo F Lopez. He is a Hispanic Male 44 years old,
6 feet 0 inches tall, 200 pounds. he’s wearing a sky blue t-shirt and sky blue slacks.
He has on black leather shoes.
There are two vehicles in that are being looked for in this abduction. The first
is a white 1990 Chevy Cargo with Washington plates
206RDE.
The second vehicle is a 1997 Ford Explorer with Washingon plates
202SKP.
Anyone with information is asked to call Federal way at 253-835-6830 or dial 911.

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LaToyia Figueroa, has been missing since July 18th, another blogger over at The all Spin Zone has been instrumental in setting up the reward fund which is up to $10,000. The scaredmonkeys are discussing this case in the forums, the monkeys are leaning to the boyfriend being involved.

Fox News Latest Story

The Citizens Crime Commission of Delaware Valley offered a $10,000 reward for information about her whereabouts. Police have declined to speculate about what happened to her.

Relatives are getting infront of the media, and we know that is key to keeping a case in the media.

An uncle who is a police officer, Jose Figueroa, said Wednesday, “It’s hard to see a young lady her age go missing. It’s hard to imagine a young lady of 24 just disappear out of thin air.”

She is 5-foot-2 and 130 pounds, and African-American.

Anyone with information about her disappearance can call 215-686-3183

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Missing July 15th, 2005 CLARKS SUMMIT
PA
Megha may be traveling with a male companion. She may be traveling in white 1994 Mercury Tracer station wagon with Pennsylvania license plates FTF2623.

DOB: Aug 3, 1989
Missing: Jul 15, 2005
Height: 5’0″ (152 cm)
Eyes: Black
Race: Asian
Age Now: 15
Sex: Female
Weight: 110 lbs (50 kg)
Hair: Black
Missing From:
CLARKS SUMMIT
PA
United States

Missing woman has been gone for 9 days. From CNN a Philadelphia Blogger is pushing the case forward and leading the reward fund.

Full story from CNN.com

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — The Philadelphia Citizens Crime Commission, with the help of a Philadelphia blogger, have launched a reward fund for information leading to Latoyia Figueroa, a 24-year-old pregnant mother of one who has been missing since July 18. PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — The Philadelphia Citizens Crime Commission, with the help of a Philadelphia blogger, have launched a reward fund for information leading to Latoyia Figueroa, a 24-year-old pregnant mother of one who has been missing since July 18. Figueroa went to a doctor’s appointment with a male friend on that afternoon, police said, but did not show up to retrieve her 7-year-old daughter from day care later that day.

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