14 Year Old Girl Named Emerald Missing since 3/8/14 in Lake Oswego, OR … Runaway, Left Home

A 14 year old girl named Emerald has been missing since March 8, 2014 in Lake Oswego, Oregon when she left her home after 11 pm after her family went to sleep. Authorities did not release her last name.  According to police, Emerald has no history of running away. The Lake Oswego police are also stating that the 14 year old left with a sleeping bag, toiletries and possibly a green and white backpack. She is very comfortable outdoors and does not have or use a cell phone.

The girl, named Emerald, left her home on March 8 after 11 p.m., according to the Lake Oswego Police Department website. Her family was asleep when she left.

Police said she left with a sleeping bag, toiletries and possibly a green and white backpack. She is “comfortable outdoors” and does not have a cellphone.

Emerald is 5-feet tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes. She has no known medical issues.

Anyone with information on Emerald’s location is asked to call Lake Oswego police at 503-635-0238.

16 Year Old Michaela Wells (USA National Miss Nebraska Teen) Missing Since 3/2/14 in Bellevue, NE … Possible Runaway? (Update: Found Safe in Indianapolis, IN)

16 year old Michaela Wells, a USA National Miss Nebraska Teen, was reported missing Monday, March 3, 2014 in Bellevue, Nebraska. Michaela Wells was last seen at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday by her parents, at her home in the Golden Hills Subdivision at 36th Street and Highway 370 in Bellevue. Michaela took out the trash around 8:30 p.m. Sunday wearing jeans, a dress coat and slip-on black pumps, but did not return. Wells is white, 5-feet-6, 120 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. Her family does not believe Wells ran away, but the authorities are not so sure. Wells’ name has been entered into the state and national law enforcement database as a missing juvenile; however, the Bellevue police don’t suspect foul play.

Facebook: Michaela Wells.

Wells told her family she was stepping outside to take out the trash. She was wearing jeans, a dress coat and slip-on black pumps. She left her heavy winter coat and cellphone inside the house.

Twenty minutes passed before Wells’ family grew worried that she hadn’t returned. Her father looked inside and outside the house. He then drove around the neighborhood searching for her.

Her parents first thought Wells had seen a friend outside and hitched a ride to IHOP. But she didn’t return home that night or the next.

Wells’ mother, Theresa Norris, filed a police report at 9 p.m. Monday.

“When she says she’s going to step out of the house for a minute, she always comes back in,” Norris said. “It’s not like Michaela to disappear without telling us.”

Hmm, slip-on black pumps to take out the trash? I will say this, the extent of time she has been missing is a bit troubling. However, whether she ran away or was taken, she needs to be found and returned home.

Bellevue teen missing since Sunday night

However, Norris said Wells is not the type to take off and not say anything.  In fact, Norris said, the girl wasn’t even dressed for the weather.

“This isn’t a sign of a teenager saying, ‘I’m gonna go run away on you,’” Norris said.  “It’s just not like her.”

Norris said police have searched the girl’s cellphone and other electronics to determine whether the girl had plans to run away. Police have not yet ruled that out.

UPDATE I: Let me just follow up by saying, that I hope that the police are correct in that this may be a teen runaway and that there was no foul play involved. That being said, there is a part of me that always harkens back to the case of Tim Miller’s missing daughter Laura, who the police first dismissed as a runaway. A note to all, we do consider everything.

UPDATE II: No Evidence of Abduction in Case of Missing Teen.

Bellevue Police Chief Mark Elbert has stated that this is not the first time Michaela has left home. However, in the earlier instances she returned the following day.

Bellevue Police Chief Mark Elbert says his department is devoting a great deal of resources to locating Michaela Wells who disappeared on Sunday night.

Asked at a news conference Wednesday afternoon if there was any evidence that she was abducted or in danger, the chief said, “I cannot confirm either one of those to be true.”

He said police do not have information that she was abducted against her will but he said that possibility is part of their investigation. He says he’s not ruling that out.

For more updates, others comments and opinions regarding this case or to provide your own, go to Scared Monkeys Missing Persons Forum: Michaela Wells.

Anyone with information about Wells can contact the Bellevue Police Department at 402-293-3100.

UPDATE III: 16 Year Old Michaela Wells Found Safe in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A Bellevue girl missing for about four days was found safe Thursday night in Indianapolis.

Michaela Wells, 16, was located at a residence there about 8:20 p.m. Authorities took her into custody and said she is in good health.

Officer Laurie Synowiecki, a Bellevue police spokeswoman, declined to say whether Michaela left home voluntarily or against her will.

She declined to provide further details, including whether anyone in the case had been arrested.

The FBI and Indiana authorities assisted in locating the girl.

UPDATE  IV: Missing Nebraska teen queen turns up with boy in Indy.

She was found in Lawrence, Ind., at about 8:20 p.m. Thursday, and members of the FBI and the Bellevue Police Department informed Michaela’s mother, Theresa Norris, soon after that her daughter had been found safe, according to a news release from Bellevue police.

Michaela was found by FBI agents inside a home with a male juvenile and told officials that she had left her home of her own accord, according to the release. The release did not mention the age of the male.

14 Year Old Michaela Bruce Missing Since 2/25/14 in Springfield, OH … Abducted by Mark Edwards for Second Time, Felony Arrest Warrant Issued

14 year old Michaela Bruce has been missing since Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in Springfield, Ohio. According to reports, Michaela Bruce was abducted by 44 year old Mark Edwards for the second time since September 2013. Authorities say Edwards is known to be a survivalist, aka bum, hobo. With his pending trial coming up in March 2014 for the abduction and six counts of unlawful sex with a minor from the September incident where the two ran away, this most likely prompted his incident. The Sheriff’s office believes that Michaela Bruce, and the public could be at risk if the suspect, Mark Edwards, attempts to do something desperate to escape capture. With this being the second abduction of the 14 year old girl, when captured it is not going to end well for this suspect.

She likened her daughter’s relationship with Edwards to being in a “cult.”

“It’s like her little brain has been drilled over and over and over that he loves her. I trusted him. His daughter was my daughter’s best friend. His wife was my friend,” Tammy Bruce said.

Michaela Bruce (left) – Mark Edwards (right)

UPDATE I: Police receive numerous tips on the two and spotted rental car they were in but cut off pursuit.

Earlier Wednesday night, Fred Stegner, who operates the Springfield Soup Kitchen, 830 W. Main St., told News Center 7 Edwards and Bruce visited the facility sometime before 8 p.m. Tuesday. That would have been roughly an hour before the girl’s mother reported her missing at 9:02 p.m. in German Twp., near Springfield.

Edwards eats at the facility regularly, Stegner said, but Tuesday night was the first time anyone there has seen him with the girl. There were 200 to 250 people there at the time. Springfield police and sheriff’s deputies showed photos of the man and girl to volunteers Wednesday morning.

Edwards “came in with the blond lady,” Stegner said. “I didn’t know she was 14 until I came in today[Wednesday], but many volunteers told me they saw them.”

Also Wednesday evening, sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Young said deputies have continued to receive hundreds of tips, the most credible of which is that Edwards and Bruce may have been near State Route 235 and Interstate 270 late Wednesday morning. Deputies also searched several vacant houses in the area where Edwards and the girl abandoned a rental car he was driving.

Acting on one of the early tips, deputies responded to a Knight’s Inn on West Main Street in Springfield at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to look for Bruce and Edwards. Items believed to belong to Edwards and Bruce were located in a room. The state bureau of criminal investigation is analyzing items found in that room for DNA, Young said.

Deputies later spotted that rental car and pursued it but cut off that pursuit when the car ran a red light. Authorities found it abandoned at Rebert Pike and Cottage Drive in Springfield. A search of the area did not turn up Edwards or the girl. Officials said Edwards’ wife rented the vehicle Tuesday.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

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UPDATE II: Edwards was arrested in September 2013 for abduction of Michaela Bruce and faced a March 4 trial date on six counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and interference with custody involving Bruce.

Edwards was arrested in September 2013 when he was found with Bruce after she went missing from her school bus stop. At that time, Edwards and the girl werefound in a green Ford Expedition in the 3300 block of Ohio 41. She was hiding in the rear of the vehicle under blankets. Deputies found a Taser, knives, condoms, a spear and other items in the SUV. Officials have said Edwards is known to be a survivalist.

14 Year Old Ashley Shelton & 17 Year Old Jonah Youngblood Missing Since 1/28/14 in Coalinga, CA … Believed to Have Run Off Together

14 year old Ashley Shelton and 17 year old Jonah Youngblood have both been missing since Monday, January 28, 2014 in Coalinga, California. The parents of Ashly Shelton said that their daughter was dating a boy who lived in the 500 block of Pine Street. The boy, Jonah Youngblood, was also missing.  Both teens left notes to their parents prior to leaving their homes. Initial attempts by the authorities to “ping” the teens cell phones were unsuccessful due to the fact that they were turned off. However, Shelton’s mother is reported to have been been in contact with Jonah Youngblood via Facebook, in which he said Shelton is not with him and is in the Los Angeles Area. The parents of Ashley Shelton are offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the return of their daughter.

Ashley Shelton

On Monday January 28, 2014 at 5:18 a.m., officers from the Coalinga Police Department responded to the 500 block of Pine Street on the report of a missing 14 year old female, identified as Ashley Shelton. Shelton’s parents told officers that their daughter was dating a boy who lived in the 500 block of Pine Street. Officers contacted the boy’s mother and identified him as 17 year old Jonah Youngblood. Officers discovered Youngblood was missing as well.

Officers attempted to locate the juveniles by “Pinging” their cellular phones and found they were off. Later that morning officers attempted to “Ping” Youngblood’s phone again and found it to be in the area of HWY 580 / HWY 680 in the bay area. Shelton’s mother has been in contact with Youngblood via Facebook, in which he said Shelton is not with him and is in the Los Angeles Area. Ashley Shelton’s Facebook account has been deactivated.

If you have any information regarding either Ashley Shelton or Jonah Youngblood please contact Sergeant Alex Rouch or Detective Earl O’Neal at the Coalinga Police Department (559) 935-1525.

12 Year Old Raylynn Bolt & 14 Year Old Diana Tourdot Missing Since 1/25/14 in Riverside, CA (Update: Found Safe)

12 year old  Raylynn Bolt and 14 year old  Diana Tourdot have been missing since Saturday night, January 25, 2014. in Riverside, California.  The two girls were last seen Saturday around midnight at the residence of one of their homes, although the authorities have not revealed the address. Police are keeping their options open as to whether they suspect foul play or think the girls might have run away.

Missing: Raylynn Bolt (left) and Diana Tourdot (credit: Riverside Police Dept.)

Raylynn Bolt, 12, is 5-foot-7 and 120 pounds with dirty blond hair and blue eyes. Diana Tourdot, 14, is 5-foot-6 and 120 pounds with dark brown, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. Police did not have a description of what clothing they were wearing.

They were having a sleepover at the home of one of the girls, and were last believed to be at the residence about midnight, police said in a news release. Officials did not release specific information about where in Riverside they were.

Police ask anyone with information on the girls’ whereabouts to call them at 951-787-7911 or 911. Additionally, Detective Rick Cobb can be contacted at 951-353-7135 or Detective Jim Brandt at 951-353-7137.

UPDATE I: Two Missing Calif. Girls Found, ‘Appeared to Be OK’.

 A pair of missing girls set off a widespread and well-publicized search across Southern California, but it ended quietly as police found them within blocks of each other and close to their hometown.

Police said they found Raylynn Bolt, 12, and Diana Tourdot, 14, in San Bernardino on Monday night, about 15 miles from Diana’s home in Riverside, where they vanished from a sleepover Saturday. They were apparently unharmed.

“From what we could tell, they appeared to be OK,” said Lt. Dario Robinson of the San Bernardino Police Department, whose officers found one girl at a city park and the other on a nearby street waiting with a good Samaritan.