AMBER ALERT for Missing 10 YO Jessica Ridgeway, Westminster, CO(BODY FOUND)

[grace-land]

http://fox4kc.com/2012/10/07/kc-relatives-of-missing-child-speak-out/

KC Relatives of Missing Child Speak Out
Posted on: 7:47 pm, October 7, 2012

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — After two days of searching, more clues are turning up in the case of a missing Colorado 10-year old.
 
That little girl has ties to the Kansas City metro.
 
Family members including that girls father say they didn’t know about  her disappearnce until police arrived on their doorsteps Friday evening.  The family says they immediately let officers in to search for clues since they have nothing to hide.
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“The police showed up on my porch looking for Jeremiah, Jessica’s dad,” Donna Moss said. She says police searched the house, but found no clues in the case.
 
And now, police in Colorado say they do not believe Jessica’s father had anything to do with her disappearance
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[grace-land]

Video of the 5 p.m. News Conference today--October 7, 2012

http://denver.cbslocal.com/video/7812986-missing-girl-news/

Missing Girl News Conference

[cw618]

i see Andrew Drive and Alpha Court a little south green arrow
 
to the left on the map looks like open field
the map is near the Andrew Way & Christenson Ave
http://goo.gl/maps/PwDdT
ground shot
http://goo.gl/maps/37ngY

[cw618]

i kept thinking Jessica,looked familiar, my cuz sent me an email with a pic
of her self at 11yr old, scary almost same type of glasses

http://abcnews.go.com/US/jessica-ridgeway-missing-colorado-girls-back-pack-water/story?id=17416650
By CLAYTON SANDELL (@Clayton_Sandell)
Oct. 7, 2012
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The search for missing Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway has taken a turn after officials said the girl's back pack and water bottle were found today.
 
The Westminster Police Department tweeted a message asking people to stay out of the area while they brought in tracking dogs to follow the lead

[cecilita]

When did the little girl dissapear? because that girl disappeared within 3 blocks from her house, how it is possible they just found her back pack?

[texasmom]

When did the little girl dissapear? because that girl disappeared within 3 blocks from her house, how it is possible they just found her back pack?

Hi cecilita!   

She disappeared on her way to the bus stop Friday morning.  From my understanding that is three blocks from her home, she never made it there.

Her back pack was found today about 6 miles away from where she was last seen.

Who knows how it got there?  Maybe it was planted to throw police off on the search area, or maybe her attacker threw it out (from a moving vehicle) just to get rid of evidence?

[texasmom]

https://www.facebook.com/MissingJessicaRidgeway/posts/399324270139559

Missing Jessica Ridgeway from Westminster, CO
Officers are still out searching for Jessica and will remain out overnight.
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[texasmom]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=399076793497640&set=pb.398494973555822.-2207520000.1349679937&type=1&permPage=1

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=399205226818130&set=pb.398494973555822.-2207520000.1349679937&type=1&src=https%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-snc6%2F185034_399205226818130_237540010_n.jpg&size=600%2C450

[cw618]

Jessica Ridgeway search in Superior: 'We believe it is her backpack'
Police using bloodhound to search neighborhood

By John Aguilar and Amy Bounds, Camera Staff Writersdailycamera.com
Posted:   10/07/2012 02:12:30 PM MDT
October 8, 2012 4:29 AM GMTUpdated:   10/07/2012 10:29:33 PM MDT
video and slide show
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Several hundred police officers are expected on Monday morning to continue searching Superior's Rock Creek neighborhood for missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway of Westminster after getting the best lead so far in the case.

The search shifted more than six miles to Superior this afternoon after a resident found a backpack containing a water bottle that he reported has the girl's name written on it.

"Obviously, it gives the investigation something to go on," said Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso
http://**/superior-news/ci_21719734/jessica-ridgeway-search-hunt-missing-westminster-girl-shifts

[cw618]

i see the link blocks search, dailycamera.com

[MuffyBee]

I went to bed thinking about Jessica last night and got up this morning to see if there were any new developments.    I hope we get some GOOD news today. 

[Amys Sister]

I know this could happen to anyone's child.  Life is just not perfect.  Still, we have to do what we can to protect our kids.  My son is a large ten year old... very strong, fast, and athletic.  He's already taller than me standing at 5'4".  I still will not let him walk alone to the bus in the morning.  He asked this morning again and I had to say no because the bus stop is .25 mile away and I can't see it from our house. 

There are predators in every city and town.  I hope to see the day when our laws and public awareness change so that we enact a cleaning of this scourge from our neighborhoods. 

Lord, protect Jessica.  Send your angels to be with her and her Mom and Dad.  Shine your light down upon this perpetrator so everyone sees who and what he is, that he may be caught and prevented from doing this ever again. 

 

[grace-land]

I know this could happen to anyone's child.  Life is just not perfect.  Still, we have to do what we can to protect our kids.  My son is a large ten year old... very strong, fast, and athletic.  He's already taller than me standing at 5'4".  I still will not let him walk alone to the bus in the morning.  He asked this morning again and I had to say no because the bus stop is .25 mile away and I can't see it from our house. 

There are predators in every city and town.  I hope to see the day when our laws and public awareness change so that we enact a cleaning of this scourge from our neighborhoods. 

Lord, protect Jessica.  Send your angels to be with her and her Mom and Dad.  Shine your light down upon this perpetrator so everyone sees who and what he is, that he may be caught and prevented from doing this ever again. 

 

 

[grace-land]

http://www.julesburgadvocate.com/ci_21724597/search-continues-missing-westminster-girl-jessica-ridgeway

Search Continues for missing Westminster girl Jessica Ridgeway
Posted:   10/08/2012 10:52:25 AM MDT
October 8, 2012 4:57 PM GMTUpdated:   10/08/2012 10:55:28 AM MDT

WESTMINSTER — The search for missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway continues, with Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso briefing the media Monday.

He said 12 agencies and 125 people will be searching a triangular area from Colo. 128 (West 120th Avenue) to Colo. 93 then back along U.S. 36, including Eldorado Canyon.

Materasso said similar resources to what were used Saturday will be used Monday. No volunteers are needed for the search, but he asked those wishing to help to distribute fliers of Jessica. A new flier was prepared Monday.

He said he wants the public to focus on Jessica's facial features, not necessarily the clothes she was wearing on Friday.

"Remember what she looks like," he said.
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[grace-land]

http://www.webpronews.com/jessica-ridgeway-search-expanded-after-clues-found-2012-10

Jessica Ridgeway Search Expanded After Clues Found
48 mins ago (October 8, 2012)

Jessica Ridgeway, the 10-year old girl who went missing in Colorado on Friday morning, has a lot of people searching for her. The teams–over 100 volunteers–are now expanding their search area after her backpack was found in a neighborhood over six miles from her home.

Jessica was last seen walking to school on Friday morning; her mother, who works the night shift, went to bed and never knew that her daughter didn’t make it to class. A phone call from school officials that afternoon, letting her know that Jessica had been absent, was the first clue she had that something wasn’t right. A search was immediately organized, but now the party is expanding the area to include open fields between Westminster–where she’s from–and Superior.
 
On Saturday night, a man and his wife left their home a little before seven. When they returned after midnight, they noticed a backpack near their house. Not knowing about the Amber Alert for Jessica, or thinking anything was unusual–there are several kids in the neighborhood–the couple ignored it until the next day, when it still hadn’t been claimed. An investigation turned up a keychain and water bottle with Jessica’s name on them, and the man posted to the town’s listserv that he’d found someone’s bag, hoping it would catch the attention of someone who knew the owner.

The message read: “Children’s backpack. Found this morning on the side walk at Andrew Drive and Alpha Court. Water bottle has ‘Jessica Ridgeway’ name on it. Come and get it.”
 
A reader recognized the name and pointed out the Amber Alert to the man, who called police.
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[grace-land]

http://kdvr.com/2012/10/08/exclusive-jessica-ridgeways-father-on-felony-probation-in-missouri/

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Ridgeway’s father on felony probation in Missouri
Posted on: 1:06 pm, October 8, 2012, by Web Staff, updated on: 01:26pm, October 8, 2012


Jeremiah J. Bryant (Jackson County Sheriff)

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — FOX31 Denver has learned that Jeremiah Bryant, the father of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, is currently on felony criminal probation.
 
According to documents obtained by FOX31 investigative reporter Josh Bernstein, Bryant was recently convicted of second degree domestic assault in Missouri’s Jackson County. He was sentenced to three years probation, ordered not to have any contact with the victim and required to attend a domestic violence intervention program.
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Bryant was arrested in February. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic assault. According to prosecutors, he was romantically involved with the victim in the assault case. Court records indicate he choked the victim, whose name has been redacted from the files.
 
Bryant received a suspended imposition, which means the case will be dropped and the conviction will be removed from his record if he complies with the terms of his probation.

He has told several Missouri media outlets that he is devastated to hear his daughter has gone missing, making him the first of Ridgeway’s family members to make a public statement.

[KittyMom]

I can't stand seeing that we have another little girl missing.  It makes me so paranoid about my own kids.  I hardly let them out of my sight now.  Breaks my heart for her mom.

[grace-land]

I can't stand seeing that we have another little girl missing.  It makes me so paranoid about my own kids.  I hardly let them out of my sight now.  Breaks my heart for her mom.

You're a good mommy. 

[grace-land]

http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/Search-intensifies-for-Jessica-Ridgeway-who-disappeared-on-way-to-school-173167911.html

Search intensifies for girl who disappeared on way to school
Published: Oct 8, 2012 at 1:12 PM PDT

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"We have no reason to believe there is a person going around abducting children," Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso.

However, police in the nearby suburb of Arvada said they were investigating whether the disappearance of Jessica was related to two recent child enticement cases that involved a man who tried to lure two boys about the same age as Jessica into a car. No suspects were identified.

"Our detective is working to see if they're related," Arvada police spokeswoman Jill McGranahan said.
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[grace-land]

http://www.timescall.com/ci_21724758/search-jessica-ridgeway-expands-superior-open-space-areas?source=most_viewed

Jessica Ridgeway search expands to Superior open space areas
Posted:   10/08/2012 09:47:18 AM MDT
October 8, 2012 9:20 PM GMT Updated:   10/08/2012 03:20:44 PM MDT

Officers and search crews from 12 different Colorado agencies -- as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- continue to search for 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway as the crews began expanding their search to the open space areas west of Superior this morning.

After finding a backpack that reportedly contained a water bottle with the girl's name written on it Sunday, the search for Ridgeway moved from her neighborhood in Westminster to Superior.

Crews on Monday will be searching the open space areas bordered by U.S. 36 to the east, Colo. 93 to the west and Colo. 128 to the south, as well as Eldorado Canyon, according to Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso.
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