Amber Alert Issued North Carolina for 1 Year Old Shylin Olanda Neal Missing Since 8/29/13 in High Point, NC … Child Sleeping Inside Stolen Vehicle (Update: Toddler Found Unharmed)

Authorities have issued an AMBER ALERT in North Carolina for missing 1 year old Shylin Olanda Neal. According to accounts, Shylin’s godfather had parked his white 2003 Chevrolet Suburban outside a Food Lion and left the girl sleeping inside while he went into the store shortly before 10 pm, Thursday night. When he came back to the vehicle, the vehicle and Shylin Olanda was gone. The SUV has a sunroof, a North Carolina license plate No. BJX1565 and a sticker that says “I LOVE WAKEBOARDING.

It is uncertain whether this was intended to be a child abduction or it was a car jacking and the thieves had no idea that there was a child sleeping in the vehicle. One can only hope that if that is the case, there is some honor amongst thieves and they will just drop the child off at a church, fire station or hospital.

Authorities were calling in additional manpower Friday to search for a missing High Point baby who was sleeping inside a parked vehicle when it was stolen outside a grocery store late Thursday.

An Amber Alert has been issued for 1-year-old Shylin Olanda Neal. She is described as black, about 18 inches tall and weighing about 24 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair braided with beads that are blue and clear.

Shylin was last seen wearing a turquoise onesie with a heart print and turquoise shoes.

WFMY, a CBS affliate in Greensboro, reported that Shylin’s godfather parked his white 2003 Chevrolet Suburban outside a Food Lion and left the girl sleeping inside while he went into the store shortly before 10 p.m. When he returned, the vehicle was gone.

UPDATE I: SUV with 17-month-old inside stolen in High Point; Amber Alert issued.

The stolen SUV is described as a white 2003 Chevrolet Suburban with N.C. tags BJX-1565. The vehicle has a sunroof and an “I love wakeboarding” sticker on the back.

As of 7 a.m. Friday, High Point Police Capt. Mike Kirk said there had been no sightings of the SUV or Neal.

Kirk said the vehicle theft “appears to be random.”

The FBI and every law enforcement agency within a 50-mile radius has been notified of the case, Kirk said.

Officers will be back out to the area this morning to canvass surrounding businesses for any surveillance footage. Kirk says they plan to use aircraft to aid in the search efforts once the weather clears.

UPDATE I: Toddler found Safe and Unharmed.

On her way home Friday morning, UNC Greensboro student Mary Rizkalla heard something she’s not used to hearing in the parking lot of her campus apartment complex.

It was a baby, and she was crying.

Rizkalla, 19, was headed to her apartment at Campus Crossing at about 8:35 a.m. Friday. She was the first person to spot the white Chevrolet Suburban that contained a child who had gone missing late Thursday.

Seventeen-month-old Shylin Neal, of High Point, was returned unharmed to her mother Friday.

Anyone with information about the child or the vehicle is asked to call High Point police at 336-887-7940.

Missing: Dwayne Lawrence Kidnaps His Soon-to-be Ex-Wife Julie Hanes at Gunpoint in Lincoln, NE (Update: LPD Confirms Julie Hanes Alive & Safe) (Update: Suspect Dwayne Lawrence Commits Suicide)

37 year old Dwayne Lawrence kidnapped his soon-to-be ex-wife Julie Hanes at gunpoint Saturday, August  afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dwayne Lawrence who took her from the salon, Audacious Hair Salon & Massage, she owns at 27th and O streets at about noon. Lawrence is believed to be driving a gold 1998 Chrysler Concorde, license plate TKA048 and possibly headed for Imperial, North Platte or the Denver area. The two have a tumultuous history. A judge granted Hanes a protection order against Lawrence on July 16 after she filed a three-page affidavit recounting multiple incidents in which he threatened her or himself with a gun. Hanes filed for divorce July 30.

 Dwayne Lawrence, lft – Julie Hanes, rt

It happened just after noon Saturday, near 27th and O streets.

Police said Dwayne Lawrence entered a business and took Julie Hanes at gunpoint, kidnapping her.

Lawrence is 6 foot 1 inch tall about 195 pounds and possibly wearing all black. The woman he kidnapped is 5 foot 5 inches tall and weighs about 185 pounds. She has bleached blond hair and green eyes.

Lawrence may be driving a gold 1998 Chrysler Concorde with  license plate TKA 048. They may be headed west in Nebraska or Colorado, according to investigators.

Lincoln police are warning people to not approach Lawrence, but to call 911. Investigators consider him armed and dangerous.

UPDATE I: Police search for armed man, wife he kidnapped.

Events earlier in the summer made the search appear all the more desperate.

In documents filed in Lancaster County District Court in July, Hanes described being terrorized repeatedly by her husband, whom she married in Jamaica in 2001.

A judge granted Hanes a protection order against Lawrence on July 16 after she filed a three-page affidavit recounting multiple incidents in which he threatened her or himself with a gun.

Standoffs between the pair would last for hours, she wrote, with her telling him “everything he wanted to hear” until he backed down.

On July 8, three days before she sought the protection order, Lawrence fired a gunshot into their bedroom wall at 33rd and Dudley streets, Hanes wrote. He then threatened to kill himself in front of her in hopes that she would take her own life.

UPDATE II: LPD Confirms Julie Hanes Alive & Safe.

Lincoln Police confirmed to 10/11 News Julie Hanes, the woman abducted by her estranged husband Saturday afternoon, is alive and safe Sunday evening.

10/11 News Reporter Meghan Bragg said all of the sudden police converged on field about two miles northwest of Imperial. Shortly after she saw a woman riding in the back of a cop car and she was taken into a nearby barn. She also saw two ambulances arrive and then leave the scene.

UPDATE III: Nebraska man Dwayne Lawrence kills self after letting abducted wife.

A man who abducted his estranged wife from the Lincoln hair salon where she works killed himself, authorities said Sunday, hours after the wife emerged from a field in the area where the two were last seen.

A state police official said searchers found 37-year-old Dwayne Lawrence’s body in a cornfield outside of Imperial Sunday night, The Imperial Republican reported (http://bit.ly/17dI6h7 ). He had shot himself.

16 Year Old Liana Andrews & 14 Year Old Kacie Watson Missing Since 8/14/13 in Cypress, Texas … Abandoned Car Found in Downtown San Antonio, TX … Another Social Media Meet Up? (Update: Both Found Safe)

16 year old Liana Andrews and  14 year old Kacie Watson have been missing since August 14, 2013. The two teens were reportedly having a sleepover at Liana’s home that night when they went missing. According to accounts, the girls took off that Friday night after Liana’s grandmother, who was watching them, went to bed. The two teens are considered “endangered runaways”.  No one has heard from the two teens since they sent a text message to a family member Saturday morning, indicating they took a car and would be back Saturday afternoon.

Liana Andrews (left) and Kacie Watson (right)

 Family: 2 Cypress teens drove to San Antonio to meet man they met online.

As reported by CBS News, police say the vehicle the teens drove was found in downtown San Antonio, 200 miles from their hone, with their belongings inside. The car the girls took was actually found in on the 100 block of East Nueva, mere feet from the county courthouse and less than a mile from the San Antonio Police Department headquarters.

Police say the vehicle the teens drove was found in downtown San Antonio with their belongings inside.

Investigators reportedly said the girls drove to San Antonio to meet a man they met on Facebook and they believe the teens are in danger.

Family desperate to find missing Houston teens last seen in S.A.

Family members said they feel authorities are dragging their feet and they don’t have any more time to spare.

“Obviously, they have recovered the car with Liana and Casie’s things in the car. No teenage girls would run away without their clothes and makeup. I think it’s obvious it’s not a runaway case and is an emergency case,” Turner said.

HCSO officials said they deny any allegations that the department isn’t responding in a timely manner and HCSO is actively pursuing the case.

UPDATE I: 2 missing Cypress teens found safe in San Antonio.

Two teenagers, Liana Andrews, 16, and Kacie Watson, 14 have been found safe in San Antonio and have been reunited with their families. They know need to be grounded until they are 26.

Two teenage girls reported missing for just over a week were found safe Saturday in San Antonio, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Department.

Liana Andrews, 16, and Kacie Watson, 14, had been missing since Aug. 16 when the two took one of their parents’ cars and never returned.

The San Antonio Police Department found both girls Saturday in the downtown district, deputies said.

If you have seen Liana and Kacie, you’re being asked to call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-221-6000 or report it on the county’s missing persons website.

16 Year Old Indica Huddleston Missing Since 8/16/13 in Alpine, UT … Runaway/Possibly Lured Away by Man She Met on Facebook (Update: Found Safe)

16 year old Indica Huddleston has been missing since 5 pm Friday, August 16, 2013 in Alpine, Utah. Huddleston is is 5’3″, 128 lbs, long dark brown hair, olive skin and hazel eyes. She reportedly had a fight with her parents about school and is presumed to have run away from home. However, her family believes she is in danger and may have been lured away from home by a man she met on Facebook.

According to Haylee Pettis, a family friend, Huddleston left a note at her home on Friday afternoon after she had been in an argument with her parents about school. In essence, the note simply stated that she would be taken care of.

Family and friends believe that Huddleston may be with an older individual and are concerned for her safety. After reviewing Huddleston’s recent activity on Facebook, they had seen that she had been having conversations with some people in Logan.

Facebook – Find Indica Huddleson

From The Desert News:

Police investigating the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl may be elevating her status to an endangered missing person.

Although that won’t necessarily change the way the investigation into what happened to Indica Huddleston is handled, police hope the new label will draw more attention from the public.

“The fact that she’s been gone now for six days, hasn’t contacted anybody, you know, relatives or friends that we are aware of … we are looking at maybe elevating this more from a runaway to a missing child,” said Lone Peak police detective Dave Ventrano.

Her family, however, is growing increasingly concerned that Indica may be with a dangerous person.

Indica was last seen about 5 p.m. on Aug. 16. Her family found a note indicating that she had run away. But they also believe there is strong evidence to suggest she may have taken off with — or been lured away by — an older man she met on Facebook.

FACEBOOK: FIND Indica Huddleston.

If anyone has seen Indica Huddleston or has information about her whereabouts, they are encouraged to contact the Lone Peak Police Department at (801) 756-9800.

UPDATE I: Indica Huddleston found safe after missing a week.

Indica Huddleston was found safe and uninjured shortly before 6 p.m. Friday and was interviewed Friday night by members of the Lone Peak Police Department and the FBI, her family confirmed.

Her mother, Andrea Huddleston, said the family did not have much information about where their daughter has been or who she may have been with, but said before they rushed out the door to be reunited with Indica that this was “the call we’ve been longing for.”

17 Year Old Cora Bishop Missing Since 8/18/13 in Ellsworth, ME (Update: Found Safe in Otis, ME)

17 year old Cora Bishop has been missing since Sunday, August 18, 2013 in Ellsworth, Maine. She was reported missing by her family around 4 p.m. Sunday. Bishop’s family has not seen her since before they went to church Sunday morning. When they returned from the service, Bishop was gone from their home.

Anyone with information about where Bishop might be is asked to contact Ellsworth police at 667-2168.

UPDATE I: Teen found safe in Otis, ME.