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[Angel Who Cares]

Sheriff: Arrested Sex Offender Not Linked To Haleigh
Thursday, February 19, 2009 – updated: 6:42 pm EST February 19, 2009
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The Putnam County Sheriff's Office held a press conference Thursday afternoon to announce that a sex offender, who lives within a mile of Haleigh Cumming's home, was arrested, but said the arrest is not in connection with the 5-year-old's disappearance.
"I'm not going to excluded anybody from being not involved," Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy said.
Sheriff Jeff Hardy said an arrest was made of 50-year-old Timothy Randolph Loucakis, a sex offender who lives near the home Haleigh disappeared from. When asked, he said the press conference was called because inquiries were being made about the arrest and, while they don't believe Loucakis to be connected to the disappearance, they wanted to get the information out.
Hardy said Loucakis was arrested Wednesday night after violating the restrictions of his "home zone." Loucakis is under GPS monitoring and law enforcement was informed that he was not at his own home during the 10:00pm-6:00am curfew window as required. Hardy said they do know where he was, due to the GPS monitor, and they plan to do a precautionary search of that area.
Hardy also said Loucakis was the first sex offender in the area interviewed immediately after Haleigh's disappearance and said his home was searched.

PRESS CONFERENCE: Sheriff Announces Sex Offender Arrest
http://www.wftv.com/video/18752533/index.html

VIDEO REPORT: Arrested Not Believed Connected
http://www.wftv.com/video/18753579/index.html

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/18752473/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Putnam County Sex Predator Arrested
Sheriff: No Direct Connection To Haleigh; Not Going To Exclude Anybody
UPDATED: 4:05 pm EST February 19, 2009
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Timothy Randolph Loucakis, 50, was charged with violating the terms of his probation after officials said he was not home at 10 p.m. Wednesday night, which violated his curfew. "We know where he was, by GPS, and we do have a team going down to that area just to do a preliminary search of that area," Hardy said Thursday afternoon. Hardy said Loucakis was interviewed two hours after Haleigh was reported missing early the morning of Feb. 10. Deputies searched his home and checked his GPS monitoring bracelet, which showed he had not left his "home zone" during the time Haleigh disappeared.
Hardy also confirmed Thursday that detectives received unconfirmed sightings of Haleigh in Tennessee and they have questioned a Tennessee relative of Misty Croslin -- the girlfriend of Haleigh's father who was the last person to see the 5-year-old.
"We're questioning a lot of people," Hardy said. "We have polygraphs going on as we speak." Croslin herself was brought to the sheriff's office for additional questioning on Thursday, but Hardy said her interveiw was routine and she will be returned to her home later in the day. On Wednesday, Cummings and Crystal Sheffield, Haleigh's mother, were each brought to the sheriff's office for interviews.
FDLE's Sexual Predator Flyer:
http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?personId=27045
Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/18751153/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Search for Haleigh Includes Tennessee
Created: 2/19/2009 1:36:33 PM
Updated: 2/19/2009 5:48:45 PM
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JACKSONVILLE, FL -- With the Haleigh Cummings Amber Alert status creating a nationwide lookout, there are reports of a search this past weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tennessee Highway Patrol confirms that a man with a little girl who looked like Haleigh Cummings was spotted outside a Carrabba's restaurant in East Knoxville on Sunday afternoon. The Highway Patrol quickly canvassed the area in a search that resulted in no findings.
More witnesses came forward saying the man, who was white, walked while shielding the face of a girl who looked like Haleigh. The two got into a red Toyota RAV4 with Florida license plates and drove off. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has no further comment and can't confirm that the girl was actually Haleigh Cummings.

Search for Haleigh Includes Tennessee: Video
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?aid=149740&storyid=131741

Article;
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/amberalerts/news-article.aspx?storyid=131741&catid=295

 

[Angel Who Cares]

*NOTE: Very good articles for astro chating & insights into the backgrounds of everyone involved!

Haleigh's family life unstable from start
Father's girlfriend provides more details about Haleigh&#8217;s disappearance
Story updated at 9:25 AM on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
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However, Croslin said she found the shirt on Monday, when she was allowed back inside the doublewide mobile home for the first time since the disappearance. She was there to discuss the layout of the mobile home with investigators and was looking for the clothes Haleigh wore her last day at school. She then saw the Hannah Montana shirt in a laundry pile by the back door. &#8220;When I put her blanket on she had that shirt on,&#8221; Croslin told the Times-Union on Wednesday. She said she has no idea how the shirt wound up there.

Croslin said the children&#8217;s great-grandmother, her brother and an air-conditioning repairman were the only ones to visit the mobile home that day.
After eating, Croslin said the children watched movies before Haleigh went to bed about 8:15 p.m. The children&#8217;s father, 25-year-old Ronald Cummings, was on an evening shift at PDM Bridge in Palatka and arrived home about the time Croslin was making the 911 call.
Croslin also told the Times-Union that the day Haleigh disappeared, she told authorities a cousin who had been staying in Crescent City for about a month went back to Tennessee. She said the cousin had &#8220;messed with&#8221; her sexually when she was a child but not been deemed a sexual offender. The cousin had visited the mobile home she shared with Cummings but was told not to come back when a gun in the house turned up missing around the same time, she said.

Court records and interviews details brushes with the law involving Cummings as well as clashes over child custody with Crystal Sheffield, the biological mother of Haleigh and Ronald Jr. Sheffield and Cummings never married, but she said the two were together between the times she was 14 and 19. &#8220;I was 17 when I got pregnant with Haleigh,&#8221; said Sheffield, now 23.

Croslin said she met Cummings about six months ago when she was baby-sitting for a woman who had a child with Cummings.
Croslin said she was concerned the baby boy was not being cared for properly.
&#8220;I told him you need to get your son before something bad happens to him,&#8221; she said. Croslin said the two started talking. She was 16 at the time.
Her father, Hank Croslin Sr., told the Times-Union that Cummings told him he was 19 and later that he was 21. Though Hank Croslin said he was angry at first about the lie, he said it is no longer an issue.
It is against Florida law for a person 24 or older to have relations with anyone 17 or younger, but investigators said they are not looking into the issue during the search for Haleigh. Find the little girl is their priority, they said.

Article:
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-02-16/story/search_for_haleigh_scales_back?page=1
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Haleigh Day 10: Father makes plea to keep family out of scrutiny
Overnight arrest of a nearby sexual predator not related to case
Story updated at 7:41 PM on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
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Thursday afternoon, Ronald Cummings, the missing girl&#8217;s father, held an impromptu news briefing and urged people and the media not make this ordeal about the family. It&#8217;s about finding his daughter, the 25-year-old said.
He didn&#8217;t specify the Times-Union report that detailed the family&#8217;s background, including drug arrests and custody issues, and the interview with his girlfriend. Cummings also said he doesn&#8217;t have any enemies.
Standing with his mother, Cummings gave thanks to all that the community and law enforcement have done.
&#8220;Please bring my daughter home,&#8221; he repeated, wearing a black hat with the letters G.A.P. for God Answers Prayers.
He also said he doesn&#8217;t know anything about a fight with a visiting cousin over a gun, mentioned by Croslin in the interview. Sheriff Jeff Hardy confirmed that Coslin&#8217;s relative had been in town and is now home in Tennessee. He said his office has been in contact with the relative but he couldn&#8217;t elaborate.

See photos from the search
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/category.asp?eventID=690019&CategoryID=9088

Article:
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/me...her_makes_plea_to_keep_family_out_of_scrutiny

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh's Mother Pleads For 5-Year-Old's Return
Mom Has Messages For Whomever Took Haleigh
POSTED: Thursday, February 19, 2009
UPDATED: 1:42 am EST February 20, 2009

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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Ten days since her daughter was last seen, Haleigh Cummings' mother said it feels like "her heart is being ripped out."
"I feel helpless, but I'm here and I'm not leaving until she's home," Sheffield said.

Earlier in the day, Cummings' girlfriend, Misty Croslin, was taken to the sheriff's office once again for more questioning. Detectives have remained tight-lipped about what was discussed with the 17-year-old.
"I hope she's telling the truth &#8230; because my kids they love her. I hope she wouldn&#8217;t do nothing to hurt them," Sheffield said.
She and Cummings were brought separately to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Wednesday afternoon for interviews.

Haleigh's Mother Speaks Out, Pleads For Girl's Return: Video
http://www.news4jax.com/video/18756243/index.html

Sheriff: Sexual Predator's Arrest Not Linked To Missing 5-Year-Old: Video
http://www.news4jax.com/video/18756317/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/18755383/detail.html
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Investigators Question Relative of Misti Croslin in Tennessee
Created: 2/19/2009 10:40:08 PM
Updated: 2/20/2009 1:32:24 AM

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PUTNAM COUNTY, FL -- Following tips on a possible Haleigh sighting in Tennessee, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office has questions for someone who lives there. He is a relative of Misti Croslin, the girlfriend of Haleigh's father and the last known person who saw the child the night she disappeared.

Sheriff Jeff Hardy will not say how Misti Croslin and the person in Tennessee are related, or if that person is a sex offender.
"My feeling all along, Haleigh is not in this area. I've been adamant about it. I know she's out of state somewhere. Don't ask me how I know, it is right here in my gut," Haleigh's grandmother, Marie Griffis, told First Coast News reporter Lindy Thackston at a vigil Thursday night. The family has held the vigil every night since Haleigh disappeared.
"Everybody tells me, well a sexual offender done this. I just don't feel that. Whoever has her knows her, " Griffis said.

Haleigh Search In Tennessee: Video 2:17
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...d0b7d36168356&maven_referralObject=1040335357

11PM Report Investigators Question Relative of Misti Croslin in Tennessee: Video 1:38
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...d0b7d36168356&maven_referralObject=1040677142

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/amberalerts/news-article.aspx?storyid=131791&catid=295
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Raw Video of Press Conference on Day 10 of Haleigh's Disappearance
Updated: 2/19/2009 11:45:04 PM

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PUTNAM COUNTY, FL -- Sheriff Jeff Hardy announced the arrest Thursday of a sexual predator who lives in Haleigh Cummings' neighborhood. At this time they say they don't believe he is connected to the child's disappearance.
GPS shows Timothy Randolph Loucakis was either in his home or in his yard the night Haleigh disappeared. Deputies arrested him last night for violating his curfew and searched his house for a third time.

You can watch unedited video (link below) of Thursday's afternoon press conference.

Raw Video of 5PM Press Conference on Day 10 of Haleigh's Disappearance: Video 11:28
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...stId=playlist&maven_referralObject=1040708748

5PM Report Day 10 of Haleigh's Disappearance: Video 1:46
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...d0b7d36168356&maven_referralObject=1040325741

6PM Report Investigators Trained To Search For Haleigh: Video 2:40
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...d0b7d36168356&maven_referralObject=1040383986

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/amberalerts/news-article.aspx?storyid=131781&catid=295

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Possible Haleigh Sighting Led Investigators To Tennessee
Woman Says She Saw Girl Resembling Missing 5-Year-Old
POSTED: Friday, February 20, 2009
UPDATED: 7:24 am EST February 20, 2009
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A woman reported to authorities on Sunday that she saw a girl resembling Haleigh Cummings, who has been missing for more than a week, at a Carrabba's restaurant in Knoxville, Tenn. The woman said a man was attempting to shield the girl's face and they drove off in a red Toyota Rav4 with Florida tags. A search of the area did not locate the vehicle, authorities said. Detectives said they have questioned a Tennessee relative of Misty Croslin -- Haleigh's father's girlfriend, who was the last person to see the 5-year-old.
Sex Predator Arrested
Meanwhile, a registered sexual predator who lives 1 mile from Haleigh's home was arrested Thursday, but Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy said there's no direct link to the girl's disappearance.
"We're questioning a lot of people," Hardy said. "We have polygraphs going on as we speak."
Croslin was taken to the sheriff's office for additional questioning on Thursday, but Hardy said her interview was routine.
On Wednesday, Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings and Crystal Sheffield, Haleigh's mother, were each brought to the sheriff's office for interviews.

Possible Haleigh Sighting Led Investigators To Tennessee: Video
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/18757707/index.html

Mom Pleads For Return Of Missing Girl: Video
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/18756864/index.html?source=CNN

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18757357/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

WFTV Viewer Donates Camper To Haleigh's Father
Friday, February 20, 2009 &#8211; updated: 7:04 am EST February 20, 2009
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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- An Eyewitness News viewer decided to donate a camper to Haleigh's father, who is presently living in a tent, while investigators search for the little girl. The camper will be arriving Friday for Ronald Cummings to live in. Cummings moved into the tent when his home became a crime scene.
Eyewitness News spoke with Haleigh's family Thursday about how they are coping. They are living in a tent, about 15-by-15. Coolers are full of water and drinks and inside is where the family is living, because their mobile home down the street is still a crime scene.
New information was released Thursday about the pink shirt Haleigh was last reported wearing. Ronald Cummings' grandmother, Annette Sykes, told Eyewitness News earlier this week deputies allowed Misty Croslin back inside the mobile home where Haleigh was abducted.

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/18757422/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Father begs to end gossip, renew focus on Haleigh
Overnight arrest of a nearby sexual predator not related to case
Story updated at 6:34 AM on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009
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In Satsuma, the father of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings pleaded for an end to scrutiny and gossip about his family and a renewed focus on finding his little girl.
In Palatka, the sheriff fought off questions about any link between a sexual predator arrested overnight for breaking curfew and Haleigh&#8217;s disappearance Feb. 10.
Thursday afternoon, Ronald Cummings, the missing girl&#8217;s father, held an impromptu news briefing and urged people and the media not make this ordeal about the family. It&#8217;s about finding his daughter, the 25-year-old said. He didn&#8217;t specify the Times-Union report that detailed the family&#8217;s background, including drug arrests and custody issues, and the interview with his girlfriend. Cummings also said he doesn&#8217;t have any enemies.
Standing with his mother, Cummings gave thanks to all that the community and law enforcement have done.

Article:
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/me...her_makes_plea_to_keep_family_out_of_scrutiny

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Grandma To Haleigh: 'We Will Find You'
Reward Upped To $20K
POSTED: 7:21 am EST February 20, 2009
UPDATED: 4:22 pm EST February 20, 2009

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PALATKA, Fla. -- The paternal grandmother and aunt of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings held a news conference Friday afternoon.
The child's paternal grandmother, Teresa Neves, once again pleaded with whoever has her granddaughter to return her safely. "I feel like my grandbaby is alive. I pray that whoever has her that they are feeding her and taking care of her," Neves said.
WESH 2 News confirmed Thursday that Haleigh's father's girlfriend, Misty Croslin, had a cousin, Joe, visiting from Tennessee the day Haleigh disappeared. Neves said during Friday's news conference that she has never met the cousin, but she has heard nothing good about him and does not trust him. Croslin appeared on the 'Today' show Friday, and did not speak highly of her cousin either. "He's a criminal, pretty much. He's been in trouble his whole life," she said. "I don't trust him. No, I don't."
Also, during another round of questioning of Misty Croslin, who is Haleigh's father's girlfriend, the teenager said she was home when the girl disappeared. Detectives wouldn't say much about a car they processed or what prompted a second round of questioning of Croslin.
During a news conference held Friday afternoon by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, officials said another $4,000 has been added to the reward for Haleigh's safe return, bringing the total to $20,000.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement special agent Dominick Pape said all relatives have been interviewed in the case, and Joe is a relative. He said it wasn't fair to go into further detail.

UPDATED PHOTOS OF HALEIGH:
http://www.wesh.com/slideshow/news/18711660/detail.html

Video: Grandma To Haleigh: 'We Will Find You'
http://www.wesh.com/video/18761655/index.html

Video: Tipster Says Haleigh Seen In Tenn.
http://www.wesh.com/video/18756056/index.html

Video: Family Pleads For Haleigh's Return
http://www.wesh.com/video/18751699/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/18757466/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Girlfriend's Cousin Under Investigation In Haleigh Case
Friday, February 20, 2009 &#8211; updated: 11:12 am EST February 20, 2009

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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- The Putnam County Sherriff's Office says that the FBI is investigating Misty Croslin's cousin. Eyewitness News learned Thursday that Misty Croslin's cousin, known as "Joe" was in town the night Haleigh disappeared.
There are now questions about what role Joe may have played in the disappearance. After the little girl vanished, he took off to Tennessee
WFTV reporter Mark Boyle briefly spoke with Misty Croslin about her cousin.
"You said you don't trust him, why?" asked Boyle.
"I just don't trust him," she said. "He's gotten into a lot of trouble."

Eyewitness News has confirmed that a woman called 911 in Knoxville, Tennessee a few days ago to report a possible Haliegh sighting. The woman told police she saw a man shielding a little girl's face who looked like Haleigh while getting into an SUV.
There were also reports that Croslin's cousin and Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, got into some type of argument hours before the 5-year-old disappeared. Eyewitness News asked Cummings about the reported argument.
"There was no fight with a cousin over a gun. I don't know where people are getting their information from, but people say a lot of things and they don't always know what they are talking about," he said.

VIDEO REPORT: Officials Say FBI Investigating Girlfriend's Cousin
http://www.wftv.com/video/18758194/index.html

RAW VIDEO: Misty Croslin Talks To WFTV
http://www.wftv.com/video/18757783/index.html

MISTY TALKS: See Images
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/18758704/detail.html

THE TENT: See Tent Family Is Living In
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/18751085/detail.html

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/18757844/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Teen girlfriend of Haleigh Cummings' father appears on 'Today Show'
Helen Eckinger | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:36 PM EST, February 20, 2009
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2:36 The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is releasing little information about "Joe," Misty Croslin's relative who she and Haleigh Cummings' family members said was in Satsuma around the time Haleigh vanished. But it is disputing rumors that he is a pedophile. "As far as we know, he is not a sex offender," said Lt. Johnny Greenwood of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Greenwood also confirmed that investigators spoke to Joe at his home in Tennessee but would not release other details, including his last name, where he lives in Tennessee and whether he was in Satsuma recently.
1:26 Haleigh's grandmother and aunt said they have heard reports that a cousin of Misty Croslin's might be a pedophile, but they haven't received any definitive information to that effect. At a televised news conference, Teresa Neves, Haleigh's paternal grandmother, said she never met the cousin, who she thinks is named Joe and lives in Tennessee.
In recent days, rumors have circulated about a relative of Croslin's who was in Satsuma at the time of Haleigh's disappearance, but has since return to Tennessee, and officials with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office have confirmed that they have spoken with the man. Today Show host Matt Lauer asked Croslin, 17, if she thought the relative had anything to do with Haleigh's disappearance.
"I really don't know, I don't know if he did or not," Croslin said. "That's an interesting way to answer the question," Lauer responded. "I think that a lot of people might say that, 'No I'm positive that person had nothing to do with Haleigh.'" "I'm not quite sure at all. No . . . He's a criminal pretty much, he's been in trouble his whole life. I don't trust him," Croslin replied, adding that she hasn't spoken to the relative since he left Satsuma.

Watch video of Misty Croslin on the Today Show
February 20, 2009
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-haleigh-video-022009,0,66410.htmlstory

Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-croslin-today-show-022009,0,7668823.story

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Girlfriend of Haleigh&#8217;s dad asserts: &#8216;I was home&#8217;
But Misty Croslin won&#8217;t rule out unidentified relative in girl&#8217;s disappearance
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

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Among the 1,300 tips collected by investigators was one possible sighting of Haleigh in a car with an adult male and female in Knoxville, Tenn. Police in Knoxville have interviewed the relative Croslin spoke of, but on Friday she told TODAY&#8217;s Matt Lauer that she was not convinced the man was not involved in Haleigh&#8217;s disappearance.
Croslin did not identify the man, nor did she say what her relationship to him is. She is the last person to have seen Haleigh, and she is the person who reported her missing. Inconsistencies have been pointed out in the story she has told investigators, although Croslin has reportedly passed a polygraph test.

Croslin was joined by Haleigh&#8217;s paternal grandmother, Teresa Neves. Both stood in front of a large tent in which the family is living because Cummings&#8217; house has been sealed off as a crime scene. Croslin had pictures of Haleigh attached to her jacket, while Neves held a large photo of the girl, showing her blond curls and a distinctive smudgelike birthmark on her left cheek near her ear.
Neves has been supportive of Croslin, but Neves told Lauer she does not object to police questioning the young woman again. &#8220;I want the detectives to find my granddaughter. I do not care who they question. We are all available for questioning. All we want is for Haleigh to come home.&#8221;

Latest on Florida 5-year-old&#8217;s disappearance: Video
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29298458#29298458

Article:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298349/

 

[Jersey*Girl]

Posting this as I think it might make everyone feel better to know that they won't have to live in the tent anymore...a kind & generous person doated a camper for them to stay in instead of the tent. :blowkiss:

http://www.wftv.com/news/18757422/detail.html#-
WFTV Viewer Donates Camper To Haleigh's Father
Friday, February 20, 2009 &#8211; updated: 7:04 am EST February 20, 2009

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- An Eyewitness News viewer decided to donate a camper to Haleigh's father, who is presently living in a tent, while investigators search for the little girl.

The camper will be arriving Friday for Ronald Cummings to live in. Cummings moved into the tent when his home became a crime scene.

 

[Jersey*Girl]

Lookee Lookee

http://www.wftv.com/news/18759621/detail.html

Tip Leads To New Search For Haleigh Cummings
Friday, February 20, 2009 – updated: 12:33 pm EST February 20, 2009

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- A new tip led to a new ground search for missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings Friday and an army of deputies searched a wooded area just a few hundred yards from her home.

There were more than 70 searchers, some with walking sticks. Eyewitness News was the only TV news crew in the woods when the search began.

"We're going to move to the north, which will be to our right all the way down this road, double arms length apart. The go signal is going to be 'move,'" the search leader announced.


Ok, I'm wondering if this is the same area as the makeshift furniture...

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: New Searches, Larger Reward In Hunt For Haleigh
Reward Increased To $20,000 For Information About Haleigh's Whereabouts
POSTED: Friday, February 20, 2009
UPDATED: 6:33 pm EST February 20, 2009
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SATSUMA, Fla. -- Neither that search, a result of a lead, nor a search conducted of the area where a sex offender visited after his curfew turned up anything useful, Putnam County Sheriff's Office Capt. Dick Schauland said Friday afternoon. Investigators would not provide any specifics about either a possible sighting of Haleigh outside a Tennessee restaurant or interviews with a cousin of Misty Croslin -- the 17-year-old girlfriend of Haleigh's father and the last person to see the 5-year-old. Family members told Channel 4 that a relative named Joe visited the Cummings' home and left hours before Haleigh disappeared.
The only major announcement at Friday's news briefing was that the reward was increased by $4,000. "That brings the reward to $20,000 for any information regarding Haleigh's whereabouts and/or the conviction of the perpetrator of any crimes involving her," Schauland said.

Mother Pleads For 5-Year-Old's Return
With 11 days passing and no work on Haleigh, her mother said it feels like "her heart is being ripped out."
Thursday evening, both of the missing child's parents, Ronald Cummings and Crystal Sheffield, spoke out and asked for their little girl's safe return.
Haleigh's parents stood close to each other at the evening's candlelight vigil, praying for their missing daughter. They said they are not giving up on Haleigh.

IMAGE: An Amber Alert was issued February 10 for 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings
http://www.news4jax.com/image/18700032/detail.html

IMAGE: Haleigh's mother Crystal Sheffield
http://www.news4jax.com/image/18755577/detail.html

Investigators Discount Haleigh Sighting; Mother Pleads For Her Return: Video
http://www.news4jax.com/video/18759897/index.html

UNCUT: Cummings Family News Conference: Video
http://www.news4jax.com/video/18752177/index.html

Haleigh's Mother Speaks Out, Pleads For Girl's Return: Video
http://www.news4jax.com/video/18756243/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/18759634/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Tip Leads To New Search For Haleigh Cummings
Friday, February 20, 2009 &#8211; updated: 12:50 pm EST February 20, 2009
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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- A new tip led to a new ground search for missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings Friday and an army of deputies searched a wooded area just a few hundred yards from her home.
Putnam County sheriff's deputies stopped all physical ground searches for Haleigh Cummings last Monday, but Friday morning Eyewitness News found a search team in Satsuma in a parking lot and followed behind them.
The tip that led law enforcement to the wooded area came in overnight. Officers from all over, including Flagler County Fire Rescue, showed up early Friday morning to begin the search. There were more than 70 searchers, some with walking sticks. Eyewitness News was the only TV news crew in the woods when the search began.
"We're going to move to the north, which will be to our right all the way down this road, double arms length apart. The go signal is going to be 'move,'" the search leader announced.
The group met briefly Friday morning and then lined up on a dirt road.
NEW SEARCH: Exclusive Raw Video
http://www.wftv.com/video/18759720/index.html
NEW SEARCH: See Images
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/18759402/detail.html
Article:
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[Angel Who Cares]

Amber Alert: Haleigh's Family Talks To Press
Friday, February 20, 2009 3:23:21 PM

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SATSUMA -- Haleigh's grandmother said she has a gut feeling her grandadaughter is alive. At a 1 p.m. press conference, Teresa Neves pleaded for the missing 5-year-old's safe return.
Knoxville, Tenn.'s WVLT reported Putnam County Sheriff's investigators said they questioned a Tennessee man about Haleigh's disappearance. The unnamed man is Misty Croslin's cousin, who family members said was in Putnam County visiting Croslin days before Haleigh disappeared.
Meanwhile, at a 3 p.m. press conference, deputies announced the reward has increased to $20,000.

Flagler County Joins Search
The Flagler County Sheriff&#8217;s Office has joined in the search for Haleigh.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Flagler officials said search efforts may have resumed because new information may have surfaced in the case.


Haleigh Cummings Press Conference: Video
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Family Of Haleigh Cummings Speaks: Video
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UPDATED: Family Makes Another Plea for Haleigh's Safe Return
Created: 2/20/2009 1:23:11 PM
Updated: 2/20/2009 2:50:44 PM
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SATSUMA, FL -- Speaking to the media on behalf of her son Ronald Cummings, Teresa Neves reiterated the main concern of all of Haleigh Cummings' family: "We want our Haleigh home safe."
Neves said in an afternoon news conference how much she appreciates "everything everybody's doing for us."
Asked about the reports coming from Tennessee that authorities are questioning a relative of Ronald Cummings' girlfriend, Misty Croslin, Cummings' sister echoed something Misty had said earlier: "We don't (trust him) either."
Authorities are still working that angle.

Family Makes Another Plea for Haleigh's Safe Return: Video
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UPDATED: Reward Gets Higher as New Information Slows Down
Created: 2/20/2009 3:25:16 PM
Updated: 2/20/2009 5:30:55 PM

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PALATKA, FL -- As the search for Haleigh Cummings continues with little new information coming in, the reward for finding the missing 5-year-old has increased.
Capt. Dick Schauland with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office didn't say who provided the new money, but the total reward now stands at $20,000. The biggest news from the search is that two crews have spent the day following up on recent leads.
One is south of Satsuma, and Schauland indicated that search was not turning up anything.
The other is related to yesterday's arrest of sexual predator Timothy Loucakis. Schauland said investigators are "thoroughly convinced that he was not involved in this," but that they would be remiss if they didn't follow up completely.

Misty Croslin, the girlfriend of Haleigh's father Ronald Cummings, earlier said a relative of hers in Tennessee who is being questioned has a criminal record and she doesn't trust him. Ronald's sister echoed that sentiment Friday morning, but Florida Department of Law Enforcement Special Agent Dominick Pape wouldn't go that far.
He said investigators had spoken to "Joe" in Tennessee, but added that they are not trying to embarrass any family members and wouldn't say whether or not "Joe" was a person of interest.

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Reward Gets Higher For Haleigh: Video 1:48
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Another Plea For Help: Video 9:12
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Family Makes Plea For Haleigh: Video 8:09
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Haleigh's Family Tired But Hope Hopeful: Video 2:20
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Man in Tennessee questioned about missing 5 year old
Last Edited: Friday, 20 Feb 2009, 7:29 PM EST
Created On: Friday, 20 Feb 2009, 7:25 PM EST
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The Sheriff's department would not reveal what kind of relative the man is to Croslin. Haleigh's paternal grandmother, Teresa Neves, said Croslin's cousin visited Putnam County days before Haleigh's disappearance. Neves said the cousin and Haleigh's dad, Ronald Cummings, got into a fight about a gun during that visit. She also said the cousin left town the same day Haleigh disappeared. Ronald Cummings denies that fight ever happened. "There was no fight with no cousin over a gun," said Ronald Cummings.
Article:
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