Somer Renee Thompson #1 10/19/09 - 10/29/09

[Brandi]

Wonder why she was reported missing so long after being seen. Just wondering?

Maybe they were latch key kids and maybe the sister went home with the friends and the mom came home from work and found that she was not there? They haven't said yet but I would think that she would have them call and check in when they got home each day? Most parents do that...

That's what I was wondering, did the mother know at 2:45 or was she at work, and then found out later when she got home?

"Deputies said the girl's mother was outside in the neighborhood looking for the child when she flagged down a passing deputy and reported the incident."

There is no time associated with this. No idea when this occurred.

[dsntslp]

She looks like an older version of Caylee to me in the first pic.   Awwww. 

Lord please, please let this child be found safe.

[Hibiscus]

http://www.news4jax.com/video/21344324/index.html

[Brandi]

Updated article: http://www.news4jax.com/news/21342995/detail.html

UPDATED: 10:52 pm EDT October 19, 2009
Deputies Looking For Missing Girl
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- Clay County sheriff's deputies are searching an Orange Park neighborhood for a girl who they said has been missing since Monday afternoon.

Deputies said 7-year-old Somer Renee Thompson was last seen in the Grove Park neighborhood. They said the girl's mother called police and said her daughter never returned home from school.

She is described as 3 feet, 5 inches tall and 65 pounds with brown hair in a pony tail. She was last seen wearing a cranberry-colored jumpsuit with pink striped sleeves. She also had a black, pink and white colored backpack with a skull and hearts.

Deputies said the girl was last seen at 2:45 p.m. walking home from Grove Park Elementary School near West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue with her sister and friends but separated from them after an argument and ran toward her home.

Deputies said the girl's mother was outside in the neighborhood looking for the child when she flagged down a passing deputy and reported the incident.

The family lives in the 1700 block of Horton Drive in Orange Park.

"We would ask that the public assist us in providing any information that anyone may have about this little girl's whereabouts," Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said. "Anyone that's in this vicinity, please be vigilant, be looking, search around the area and call us if you saw anything."

Beseler said deputies are contacting the 53 sexual offenders who live in the area as part of their investigation. More than 100 deputies, police and SWAT members were searching for the girl Monday night.

[mymonkey]

Driving directions to Debarry Ave & Gano Ave, Orange Park, FL 32073
0.4 mi – about 1 min

(Meant to add that to the above map post)

I checked and there is not a live feed for Clay County scanner.

Unfortunately, there is not one for Clay County on that site we use.

Yikes I looked at the map and Clay County is the next county over from Putman,that is frightening.

[Brandi]

Driving directions to Debarry Ave & Gano Ave, Orange Park, FL 32073
0.4 mi – about 1 min

(Meant to add that to the above map post)

I checked and there is not a live feed for Clay County scanner.

Unfortunately, there is not one for Clay County on that site we use.

Yikes I looked at the map and Clay County is the next county over from Putman,that is frightening.

Yikes is right!

Clay County is immediately north of Putnam County.

[Brandi]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=146917&provider=top

This has been updated as well: Updated: 10/19/2009 11:07:20 PM

Sheriff: We're Leaving No Stone Unturned in Search for Missing Child

CLAY COUNTY, FL -- The Clay County Sheriff's Office says they are searching for a missing seven-year-old girl in the Grove Park neighborhood of Orange Park.

The child's mother notified police around 5 p.m. that her daughter, Somer Renee Thompson, had not returned home from school.

"Her mother began looking for her, and after about two hours, [she] flagged down a patrol car and reported that Somer did not come home this afternoon," said Clay County Sheriff Rick Beesler.

Thompson is a second-grader at Grove Park Elementary. Police say she is a white female, 3 feet 5 inches tall and about 65 pounds. She has brown hair and was last seen wearing a cranberry colored jumpsuit with pink striped sleeves.

She was last seen at 2:45 p.m. walking home from school near West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue. She was with her sister and friends, but separated from them, running ahead towards her home.

"We would ask that the public assist us in providing any information that anyone may have about this little girls whereabouts...she has been missing for about seven hours now," said Beesler.

He added, "We're hoping that Somer has gone maybe to a friend's house or something like that, but we're leaving no stone unturned. We're diligently looking right now and we need help from the public."

Stay with First Coast News and firstcoastnews.com for the latest.

Anyone with information on Thompson is asked to call 911, or the CCSO non-emergency line at (904) 264-6512.

This report says she reported her missing around 5 PM .. the other said 6:30 PM.

[dsntslp]

Why no Amber Alert yet?
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/abc0ed28-5387-4c27-8076-e80fe2fd43aa/Amber-Alerts.aspx

I need to read the rules on that again, I guess.

[Ariana]

She is the same age as one of my girls and looks similar to her too.  I hope they find her soon.

[islandmonkey]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=146917&provider=top

This has been updated as well: Updated: 10/19/2009 11:07:20 PM

Sheriff: We're Leaving No Stone Unturned in Search for Missing Child

CLAY COUNTY, FL -- The Clay County Sheriff's Office says they are searching for a missing seven-year-old girl in the Grove Park neighborhood of Orange Park.

The child's mother notified police around 5 p.m. that her daughter, Somer Renee Thompson, had not returned home from school.

"Her mother began looking for her, and after about two hours, [she] flagged down a patrol car and reported that Somer did not come home this afternoon," said Clay County Sheriff Rick Beesler.

Thompson is a second-grader at Grove Park Elementary. Police say she is a white female, 3 feet 5 inches tall and about 65 pounds. She has brown hair and was last seen wearing a cranberry colored jumpsuit with pink striped sleeves.

She was last seen at 2:45 p.m. walking home from school near West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue. She was with her sister and friends, but separated from them, running ahead towards her home.

"We would ask that the public assist us in providing any information that anyone may have about this little girls whereabouts...she has been missing for about seven hours now," said Beesler.

He added, "We're hoping that Somer has gone maybe to a friend's house or something like that, but we're leaving no stone unturned. We're diligently looking right now and we need help from the public."

Stay with First Coast News and firstcoastnews.com for the latest.

Anyone with information on Thompson is asked to call 911, or the CCSO non-emergency line at (904) 264-6512.

This report says she reported her missing around 5 PM .. the other said 6:30 PM.

So her mom knew around 3:00 FTLOG, I wonder why people would wait for that long when it's a small child. I can see a teenager being late and worrying sick, but mine knows she better answer her phone or else I'll go find her but a 2nd grader -I'd have been on the phone ASAP and worrying about causing a fuss later if I found her at a neighbors etc.

[luvmyboys]

How long does it take to get from where haleigh went missing to where somer went missing? I am just curious. If anyone knows

[darla]

Well it is 11:30 and I don't think she is at a friends house.

[islandmonkey]

Well it is 11:30 and I don't think she is at a friends house.

I have a bad feeling about this one already

[luvmyboys]

I doubt she is @  friends house either. What kind of friends parents would be to let her still be there this late. So yeah I don't think she is @ a friends house either. Oh my lord please let her be found now.

[islandmonkey]

Local News   

Clay County Authorities Searching for 7-year-old Girl
By Tiffany Griffith @ October 19, 2009 10:08 PM Permalink | Comments (0)
The Clay County Sheriff's Office is searching for 7-year-old Somer Renee Thompson. Authorities were called when she didn't come home from Grove Park Elementary School on Monday.

The child is described as a white female, 3-feet 5-inches tall, 65 pounds, brown hair in ponytail. Officials say she was last seen wearing a cranberry-colored jumpsuit with pink striped sleeves. She was also carrying a pink, black and white-colored backpack, with hearts and skull-and-cross bones.

Somer was last seen at 2:45pm, walking home from school near West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue. Investigators say she was with her sister and friends, but after reportedly getting into a fight, she separated from them, running ahead towards her home on Horton Drive in Orange Park. Her mother was outside in the neighborhood looking for the child when she flagged down a passing deputy and reported the incident.

Deputies are searching a three-mile area with close to 100 officials and K-9s. Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1 or the Clay County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line at 904-264-6512.

Categories:Local News | News | Police

http://wokv.com/localnews/2009/10/clay-county-authorities-search.html

 

[islandmonkey]

Authorities search for missing Orange Park girl
By The Times-Union Story updated at 11:08 PM on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 EMAIL PRINT BLOG THIS COMMENT Buzz up!   
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 The Clay County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 7-year-old girl in the Grove Park neighborhood of Orange Park.

The child's mother reported that the girl had not returned home from school Monday.

Somer Renee Thompson was last seen wearing a cranberry colored jumpsuit with pink-striped sleeves.  She is 3-foot-5, weighs 65 pounds abd has brown hair in a pony tail.

She was walking home from Grove Park Elementary near West Gano Avenue and Debarry Avenue with her sister and friends but separated from them about 2:45 p.m. The child lives about a mile from the school.

Sheriff Rick Beseler said she might have hit another child with her backpack during an argument and run off. He said it's possible she might have run to a friend's house because she was afraid of getting in trouble. But the amount of time she's been missing is making investigators nervous.

"The longer she's out there unaccounted for, it becomes more disconcerting that it might not just be a childish prank," Beseler said.

Almost 100 deputies including SWAT and K-9 officers are helping in the search. Beseler said they won't stop the search until the girl is located — even if it lasts through the night. The weather is projected to drop below 60 degrees tonight.

Beseler said authorities are searching an approximately three-mile radius. There are about 53 sexual predators in that area, and deputies are interviewing all of them, he said.



http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-10-19/story/authorities_search_for_missing_orange_park_girl

[Jerseygirl345]

A feel of the neighborhood..

[Jerseygirl345]

[my2cents]

Do we have Somer's mothers name??

[Brandi]

How long does it take to get from where haleigh went missing to where somer went missing? I am just curious. If anyone knows

I-95 S
68.0 mi   1 hour 28 mins

(from 202 Green Lane to where Somer was last seen missing.)