14 in Sheboygan, WI (Update: Missing Girl Found Safe)

7 year old Lilleona Rose Badtke has been missing since Monday, October 13, 2014 in Sheboygan, Wisconsen. Lilly was last seen on Monday afternoon around 3:15 pm going west on Georgia Avenue from Ninth Street. According to police, Lilleona Badtke and her sibling parted ways, and the girl was last seen walking west on Georgia Avenue near 9th Street on what would be her normal route home. The missing 7 year old was last believed to be wearing jeans, a black T-shirt with monkeys on it and a pink, white and black plaid jacket and she was carrying a Tinkerbell backpack.

Facebook page: Searching for Lilly

The girl’s stepmother said Lilly was walking home from school with her sister. She said the sister looked away and when she turned back around, Lilly was gone.

She was believed to be wearing jeans, a black T-shirt with monkeys on it and a pink, white and black plaid jacket. She was carrying a Tinkerbell backpack.

Volunteers have been gathering all night at Topper’s Pizza near 8th and Erie to search for the girl. A map has been posted on the wall and people are marking off areas that have been searched.

Pic – Facebook: Searching for Lilly

UPDATE I: Police Searching for Missing 7-Year-Old Girl.

Community members have gathered at the Topper’s Pizza restaurant, which is serving as a headquarters for the search. A large pizza delivery map is being used to help plot out the search areas. Searchers are being sent out in small groups to comb the neighborhood and wooded areas.

“At this point the map is actually a delivery map for Topper’s, so it’s got the quadrants, so it’s helping us quite a bit being able to divide the groups up between 4 and 6 people,” said organizer and family friend Melissa Toch.

About 80 to 100 community members have joined the search effort, and more are expected to join during the daylight. People are handing out fliers with Lilleona’s photo and information on the little girl.

Lilleona’s stepmother says she is thankful for the community’s outpouring of support. Tina Badtke says they are staying in contact with police during the search.

“We are in contact with the police, and we let them know what’s going on, if we find anything suspicious, anything like that,” said Tina Badtke.

UPDATE II: Missing 7 Year Old Lilly Found Safe!!!

Sheboygan police confirmed at 7:50 a.m. that Lilly has been found safe. We will continue to update this story as new information becomes available.

Anyone with information on Lilleona’s whereabouts is asked to call the Sheboygan Police Department at 920-459-3333.

UPDATE III: Missing girl found safe after nighttime search.

This is a bit bizarre. The 7 year old spent the night at a classmate’s house but no adult in that home called this girl’s parents to tell them as such?

The 7-year-old girl who went missing Monday afternoon was found when she showed up for school Tuesday morning.

Lilleona Rose Badtke was found safe and sound at Longfellow Elementary School after apparently having spent the night at a classmate’s home, according to information released by the Sheboygan Police Department.