Sherry Arnold, 43yrs old Missing January 7, 2012 Sidney, Montana(remains found)

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43 Year Old Sherry Arnold Missing Since January 7, 2012 in Sidney, Montana

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2012/01/10/43-year-old-sherry-arnold-missing-since-january-7-2012-in-sidney-montana/

43 year old Sherry Arnold has been missing in Sidney, Montana since Saturday morning, January 7, 2012, when she went for a jog. She was last seen at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday when she was leaving home for her usual early morning jog. She never returned and has not been seen or head from since.Police have reported that they found one of Arnold’s running shoes near a truck route in a roadside ditch that is a part of Sherry Arnold’s normal jogging route.




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not another one! sigh....
this is starting to be an epidemic...

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http://www.kbzk.com/news/fbi-joins-investigation-for-missing-sidney-teacher/
FBI joins investigation for missing Sidney teacher
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 8:27 AM by Amanda Venegas (KTVQ Billings)
SIDNEY- The FBI has now joined the search for a missing Eastern Montana teacher. An FBI spokesperson says because of the potential of kidnapping and the proximity of North Dakota, agents are now on the ground in Sidney.
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http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-728093?hpt=hp_bn1

CNN PRODUCER NOTE     Cmullin says crime is almost unheard of in the Sidney, Montana, area, so people are shocked by the disappearance of Sherry Arnold. She says a lot of businesses are closed so that people can help search for her. About a thousand volunteers helped look for her on Sunday "which is amazing because our town only has about 3,000 people," Cmullin says. She doesn't know Arnold personally, but says everyone is connected in the small town. She says people are sharing the latest information about the case on the Help find Sherry Arnold Facebook page.
- davidw, CNN iReport producer

Massive search for missing teacher.
By Cmullin  |  Posted January 8, 2012  |  Sidney, Montana

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Three canine units from the Border Patrol, Roosevelt County Sheriff's office, and Miles City, Montana Police Department are in town searching for Arnold. In addition to local law enforcement and firefighters, 40 members of the Montana National Guard are assisting officers by searching the rural areas of town. Also locals are searching with ATV's, horses and on foot. Locals also have planes in the air, along with a helicopter to help in the effort.

 

Arnold is a well known math teacher and coach, and is loved by all in the small community. Locals are shocked and stunned by the disappearance, and it has brought the town to a complete stand still.
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Facebook  page dedicated to finding Sherry:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Find-Sherry-Arnold/310293542342409

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I believe this to be Sherry's personal FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/sherarnold?sk=wall

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FBI joins search for missing Montana teacher

msnbc.com news services
updated 1/10/2012 11:51:20 AM ET

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On Monday, search crews broadened their grid in Richland County walking fields, searching trailer parks, ditches and canals. They found other items of clothing, but none -- apart from the shoe -- have been identified as belonging to Arnold.

No solid evidence has emerged to indicate that she was kidnapped, authorities said.

"It's just been grueling," said Arnold's father, Ron Whited, who runs a ranch outside of Sidney. "When you can't find someone and you do find a shoe and you know that's where she was running, something obviously wasn't right. I can tell you I would never believe I would be looking for my daughter."

Sherry and her husband, Gary Arnold, had five children from previous marriages, including two still living at home and attending Sidney High School, Whited said. Colleagues described her as a devoted teacher.

Her disappearance comes amid a lot of change in the town of more than 6,000. A boom in the nearby Bakken oil fields of eastern Montana and western North Dakota has brought in newcomers, up more than 1,000 from several years ago.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45942913/ns/us_news-life/t/fbi-joins-search-missing-montana-teacher/#.TwysroGwWAJ

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about Sydney, MT:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney,_Montana

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More informative article:

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Teacher's disappearance may be abduction, police chief says

   
By CHELSEA KROTZER Of The Gazette Staff | Posted: Monday, January 9, 2012 7:15 pm |
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She said the FBI has "multiple agents" in Sidney to assist local law enforcement. Should the investigation become an abduction case and investigators find that the Canadian border was crossed, it would become a federal investigation, Bertram said.

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Of the evidence brought back by search parties, only a shoe found Saturday was positively identified by the family as Arnold's.

The shoe was found east of the Sidney Sugars Inc. factory off Holly Street east of town, one of the areas where Arnold goes running. A witness reported seeing someone matching Arnold's description that morning near where the shoe was found, Assistant Police Chief Robert Burnison said.

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"This is a wonderful woman," Gary Arnold said of his wife. "We want her back, and we want her back healthy. I miss my wife."

Mayor Bret Smelser, who attends church with Arnold's parents, said she is "a daughter of the community" whose disappearance brought out the best in hundreds of residents from Sidney and surrounding towns who have participated in the search.

"It's just been grueling," said Arnold's father, Ron Whited, who runs a ranch outside of Sidney. "When you can't find someone and you do find a shoe and you know that's where she was running, something obviously wasn't right. I can tell you I would never believe I would be looking for my daughter."

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In his years at the police department, DiFonzo said this is the first time he can remember investigating such a sudden disappearance.

"This is the first issue where we had someone go missing without some sort of background issue," he said. "It's just so sudden."

DiFonzo said he can feel the growing pains in Sidney — a town of about 5,000 only 10 miles from the border with North Dakota — as people pour in from out of town, chasing the money brought by the Bakken oil boom.

He's seen it before — the last time there was an oil boom in the 1980s.

"We have a lot of activity now at this part of the state," DiFonzo said. "A lot of out-of-state people are here to work, and locals don't know them or recognize them."

The influx has increased crime, and DiFonzo said officers are responding to more bar fights, domestic violence and drunken driving.

"We are just seeing the tip of the iceberg," he said.

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http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/teacher-s-disappearance-may-be-abduction-police-chief-says/article_0437f02b-bc72-5ded-9f97-13d46304d8f4.html

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Could this have been some type of animal attack?  Don't they have bears in Montana?

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Could this have been some type of animal attack?  Don't they have bears in Montana?

I wonder this too Kittymom.

I came across this and it looks like that could be a reality:

From our local news paper.

BREAKING NEWS: The following is being provided for public safety and information by Sidney Law Enforcement Officials

Law Enforcement Officials in Sidney have received three separate reports of a mountain lion being sighted in the area of Fifth Avenue S.W. near Johnson Park (the old tennis courts). Each report was of a solitary animal which was seen crossing Fifth Street S.W. between the well house adjacent to Johnson Park and Lone Tree Creek. Two of the reported sightings were at approximately 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the evening and the third report was at approximately 6:30 a.m. in the early morning.

The local Fish, Wildlife and Parks Officer along with tracking dogs and an experienced handler have searched and will continue to search the area in and around where the sightings have occurred. Thus far, however, the animal has not been located, although signs of a possible large male were found.

The public is advised to use extreme caution if you will be walking or traveling in this area and are asked to report immediately to Law Enforcement if you should see or come into contact with any animal you suspect could possibly be a mountain lion. Mountain lions by nature are reclusive and will usually try to avoid human contact and groups of people. However, they must always be considered as dangerous and should be avoided.

The public is cautioned not to take any action or attempt to capture this animal and should immediately contact Law Enforcement at 9-1-1 or 433-2210. Quick notification to Law Enforcement can lead to prompt location and possible capture of the animal.

Again, the public is cautioned when traveling or walking in this area to be extremely careful and alert.

http://www.fishingbuddy.com/sidney_mt_lion

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http://www.examiner.com/criminal-profiles-in-national/missing-montana-teacher-sherry-arnold-which-kind-of-animal-got-her

Missing Montana teacher Sherry Arnold: Which kind of animal got her?

Sydney Montana’s Chamber of Commerce, however, states that numerous fur-bearing mammals populate the area including bobcat, fox, coyote, and, of course, bears. And animals have been known to drag an entire human body from a locale, leaving behind a shoe or hat or bicycle.

“There [was] stuff found on her shoe that we have collected as evidence,” assistant police chief of Sydney, Bob Burnison, told KTVQ on camera.

 

If she were attacked by an animal, couldn't any blood found be her own?

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http://www.examiner.com/criminal-profiles-in-national/missing-montana-teacher-sherry-arnold-which-kind-of-animal-got-her

Missing Montana teacher Sherry Arnold: Which kind of animal got her?

Sydney Montana’s Chamber of Commerce, however, states that numerous fur-bearing mammals populate the area including bobcat, fox, coyote, and, of course, bears. And animals have been known to drag an entire human body from a locale, leaving behind a shoe or hat or bicycle.

“There [was] stuff found on her shoe that we have collected as evidence,” assistant police chief of Sydney, Bob Burnison, told KTVQ on camera.

 

If she were attacked by an animal, couldn't any blood found be her own?

I don't think they have released any info about the evidence collected, kittymom.  It's such a hard thing to think about, isn't it?

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http://www.examiner.com/criminal-profiles-in-national/missing-montana-teacher-sherry-arnold-which-kind-of-animal-got-her

Missing Montana teacher Sherry Arnold: Which kind of animal got her?

Sydney Montana’s Chamber of Commerce, however, states that numerous fur-bearing mammals populate the area including bobcat, fox, coyote, and, of course, bears. And animals have been known to drag an entire human body from a locale, leaving behind a shoe or hat or bicycle.

“There [was] stuff found on her shoe that we have collected as evidence,” assistant police chief of Sydney, Bob Burnison, told KTVQ on camera.

 

If she were attacked by an animal, couldn't any blood found be her own?

I don't think they have released any info about the evidence collected, kittymom.  It's such a hard thing to think about, isn't it?

I was just thinking through what 'stuff' might have been found on her shoe.  Mud and grass would be expected on a running shoe.  If its blood, I'd expect it to be her own.  What else could it be out there along a roadway?  Maybe drool from an animal?  Fur?

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http://www.krtv.com/news/search-for-missing-sidney-teacher-sherry-arnold-suspended/

Search for missing Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold suspended

Posted: Jan 11, 2012 12:33 PM by KTVQ (Billings)
Updated: Jan 11, 2012 1:16 PM

It's been five days since Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold went missing after a morning jog, and no new clues have been uncovered.

Now the Sidney Herald newspaper is reporting that the search has concluded for the time being.

The Herald reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking over the case and is looking into the possibility of abduction, and says that a search will resume if investigators find other evidence.

So far the only piece of evidence that has been found is one of Arnold's running shoes.

A tipline has been set up for anyone that may have information about the whereabouts of Sherry; the number is 406-433-4027.

In addition, a "Help Find Sherry Arnold" page on Facebook page now has more than 6,100 members.

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Find-Sherry-Arnold/310293542342409

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On JaneVMitchell on HLN just now she said there could be more about this case involving drug rings etc. she also said she got an email with some interesting email from someone anonymous that she will reveal more on her show tonight.

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Sorry for my last errors. I am on the iPad.....need I say more?

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JVM (Issues/HLN) has her husband Gary Arnold on right now. She is an Algebra teacher at Sidney High. The husband sounds exhausted and distraught as can be expected. Male population 2800. (41 registered sexual violent offenders, 4 times the national average.)
Almost all SO live within a 1/4 mile of Sherry's home. JVM received anonymous email says ever since oil industry came to town there has been an increase of transients, truck drivers, crime and a suspected drug ring according to the emailer who doesn't want to be identified. Size of Sidney only 15 blocks X 22 blocks.