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[Angel Who Cares]

Six months since Haleigh disappeared
Updated: Monday, 10 Aug 2009, 11:36 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 10 Aug 2009, 9:58 AM EDT
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According to investigators in Putnam County, Haleigh was kidnapped early on February 10th.
The last person to see the five-year-old was her father's girlfriend, now wife, Misty Croslin, who placed the 911 call alerting police to Haliegh's disappearance.

Though authorities still have no suspect in the case, police say the Cummings case is not yet cold. A gathering of various law enforcement agencies on June 5 determined that there are still leads to follow up on.

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/081009_haleigh_six_months_mis

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Family Members Hold Out Hope for Haleigh's Return
Created: 8/10/2009 6:09:36 PM
Updated: 8/10/2009 6:45:52 PM
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In Haleigh Cummings' home is a present and many stuffed animals. The gifts are sitting by the front door waiting for the five-year-old.

Nearby there is a candle which the family lights every night. They say the candle will burn until Haleigh comes home.

"It's waiting, everyday waiting for somebody to say we found Haleigh," says Annette Sykes, Haleigh's great-grandmother.

"If anything it's gotten worse for Ron," says Sykes. She says he rarely sleeps anymore.

They say it's as if life is standing still and it was just yesterday that panic had set in.

But everyday there are fewer tips that come in to police. "Somebody knows what happened to Haleigh Cummings. We are just waiting for that one piece of information to break the case wideopen," says Lt. Johnny Greenwood, of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Greenwood says a FDLE agent is now combing through all leads to make sure nothing is missed. "We are gonna find her and bring her home," says Greenwood.

VIDEO: 08/10/09 6PM Report
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...stId=playlist&maven_referralObject=1210813196

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=143152&catid=3

 

[Angel Who Cares]

HaLeigh Ann-Marie Cummings Missing for Six Months and Birthday School Supply Drive Event Planned
Aug. 10 /PRNewswire
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HaLeigh Cummings disappeared from her home in Satsuma, Florida, approximately 75 miles east of Gainesville, during the early morning hours of February 10, 2009. She is 3' tall and weighs 39 pounds. She has blonde hair and brown eyes. It has now been six months since her disappearance.

Please, if anyone has information pertaining to HaLeigh's disappearance, please call and report it to the authorities listed. I beg that if you have HaLeigh. please just drop her off somewhere; in a hospital, fire department, local supermarket or shopping mall. Someone out there has her or knows what happened! I am begging of you, please come forward so we can end this nightmare. Tell someone what you know, I wouldn't want anyone to have to go through this kind of pain."

The Sheffield / Griffis Family are sending this information to the entire Southeastern Unites States to ask that the public please keep an eye out for HaLeigh wherever they might live. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 386-329-0808 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS. The link to the FBI Missing Person page for HaLeigh is http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/cummings_h.htm. A reward of $35,000 is available for information leading to her recovery or the conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance. You may remain anonymous.

Related Links:
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/cummings_h.htm

http://www.putnamschools.org/index/SchoolSupplyList.pdf

If anyone would like to help in honoring HaLeigh and cannot attend the event, you can purchase supplies online at www.staples.com and have them shipped to HaLeigh's grandmother Marie Griffis, as the school officials have requested. If your purchase is $50.00 or more, shipping is free. If under $50.00, shipping is $9.95. The shipping address for Marie Griffis is 12222 Mud Lake Rd., Glen St. Mary FL, 32040. All school supplies will be immediately delivered to HaLeigh's school for later distribution by the faculty. Only school supplies will be allowed as donations: no monetary donations will be accepted.

Article:
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayR...STORY=/www/story/08-10-2009/0005074653&EDATE=

 

[lil momma]

Dead Rat Involved in Feud Between Croslin and Cummings

Posted By: Dave Wax Posted By: Gary Detman Created: 8/12/2009 11:31:04 AM Updated: 8/12/2009 12:41:40 PM
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PUTNAM COUNTY, FL -- The Putnam County Sheriff's Office says they are investigating another incident that may involve Ronald Cummings.

Cummings has been the subject of attention this year as the father of a missing girl for whom there has been an Amber Alert for over six months.

The PCSO says Hank Croslin, Jr., filed a report last Saturday about a dead rat in his mailbox.

He told deputies a neighbor saw Ronald Cummings putting something in his mailbox around midnight.

Cummings was arrested last week following an altercation with Croslin, who is the brother of Cummings' wife, Misty.

The sheriff's office says the incident is not tied to the search for 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings. Her birthday is Sunday. She disappeared after going to bed on the night of February 9.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=143252&catid=3

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Rat New Accusation In Putnam Family Feud
Legal Accusations Continue As 5-Year-Old Remains Missing

UPDATED: 4:13 pm EDT August 12, 2009
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On Saturday afternoon, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office was called to the Croslin's home again, this time over a dead rat found in their mailbox. Deputies were told that a neighbor witnessed Ronald Cummings' truck slow down just after midnight and the driver placed something in Croslin's mailbox.

The deputy who investigated the complaint wrote that Hank Croslin Jr. and his parents told him they felt threatened by Ronald Cummings.

From the incident report:
"Hank stated that he knew Ronald owned several guns, and was afraid Ronald was going to show up and cause problems at the residence. Hank also said that he believed the headless rat found in the mail box was a sign from Ronald that he was going to kill him."
Ronald Cummings also did not want to talk about the incident, saying only "authorities will work things out."

http://www.news4jax.com/news/20372698/detail.html

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Aug. 8 2009 rat incident, which was reported two days after Cummings was arrested in connection with another alleged incident involving his wife's family.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

On Saturday, deputies were dispatched to Croslin's home to investigate a claim that Ronald may have put a headless rat in Croslin's mailbox.

Croslin told a deputy that he found the mutilated rodent in his mailbox and suspected Cummings put it there because, during the dispute a week earlier, Cummings allegedly told Croslin he would get back at him.

Croslin also told deputies that he knew Cummings owned several guns and he was afraid the headless rat was a sign Cummings was going to kill him. Croslin told deputies he wanted charges filed against Cummings.

A witness who lives nearby gave deputies a written statement about what she saw the previous night. The woman said she had been watching television and heard a truck coming up the road in front of her house. In her statement, the woman wrote that she saw Cummings driving his truck and saw him slow down in front of Croslin's house. Then, she said, he appeared to put something into the mailbox.

Cummings denied the allegation, deputies said, and also voluntarily agreed to be questioned about the incident and to provide a written statement. Cummings told deputies he was not responsible for the incident.

http://www.gainesville.com/article/...d-accused-of-putting-headless-rat-in-mailbox-

 

[Angel Who Cares]

In-Laws Say Haleigh's Dad Put Dead Rat In Mailbox
Hank Croslin Says Neighbor Saw Cummings Do It
POSTED: 4:03 pm EDT August 12, 2009
UPDATED: 4:36 pm EDT August 12, 2009
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Ronald Cummings, father of 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings, stuffed a dead rat into his new father-in-law's mailbox, Hank Croslin told the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Croslin filed the report Wednesday, saying that a neighbor saw Cummings put the rodent in his mailbox at about midnight Tuesday.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is investigating the claim.

This latest scuffle comes just days after Cummings was booked into the Putnam County Jail on charges that he beat up Hank Croslin and his wife Misty Croslin's brother at the couple's home.

During that incident, the Croslins said Misty called them in the middle of the night asking them to pick her up because she didn't want to live with Cummings anymore -- so they went to get their daughter. The family was finally able to drive away and dialed 911 for help. Deputies eventually spoke with Cummings.

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/20374092/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

VIDEO: Beheaded Rat Found In Mailbox
http://www.news4jax.com/video/20375786/index.html

VIDEO: Beheaded Rat In Mailbox
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/20381902/index.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

HaLeigh Still Missing as Birthday Nears
Thursday, 13 August 2009 10:12AM
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Monday, August 17, 2009 is Haleigh Cummings 6th birthday. The Satsuma girl was abducted from her father Ronald Cummings' home in Hermit's Cove while in the care of her now-stepmother Misty Cummings.

Ronald, Misty and Haleigh's brother, Ron Jr., now live with Ronald's grandmother, Annette Sykes. In Sykes' home is a wrapped gift and several stuffed animals waiting for for Haleigh when she returns.

Family members remain hopeful, but anxious s her birthday nears. Annette Sykes told FirstCoast News this week,"It's waiting, you know, everyday waiting. It's waiting for somebody to say 'we've got HaLeigh.' It's like walking on egg shells all the time."

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office also confirmed earlier reports that an FDLE agent is now combing through all leads to make sure nothing is missed.

The Sky has also learned that Misty Croslin-Cummings was asked again to come in for re-questioning in the child's disappearance. Misty now has an attorney and both have declined the request for futher quesioning.

Article:
http://www.thesky973.com/pages/4999874.php

 

[Angel Who Cares]

More help in search for Haleigh
Updated: Friday, 14 Aug 2009, 5:04 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 14 Aug 2009, 4:39 PM EDT
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High profile Orlando defense attorney Mark Nejame and Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller announced Friday they will be helping in the search for a missing Putnam County girl.

NeJame says he was contacted by the family of Haleigh Cummings to help them locate her and then reached out to Miller to also help the Cummings family search for missing five-year-old Haleigh Cumming.

Though authorities still have no suspect in the case, police say the Cummings case is not yet cold. A gathering of various law enforcement agencies on June 5 determined that there are still leads to follow up on. If you have any information on Haleigh's disappearance, please call 911.

Photos of Haleigh
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/0814709haleighcummings/indexGallery.htm

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/081409_haleigh_search

 

[Angel Who Cares]

NeJame, EquuSearch Join Search For Haleigh Cumming
Local Attorney Says Family Asked For Help
POSTED: 4:32 pm EDT August 14, 2009
UPDATED: 4:46 pm EDT August 14, 2009
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NeJame said the missing girl's family asked him to help, and he then asked missing child advocate Tim Miller of Texas EquuSearch to work with him.

Haleigh Cummings, 5, was reported missing from her home in Satsuma in February, and no trace of the girl has been found. A $35,000 reward remains available for her return.

In a news release, NeJame said he plans a news conference on Monday with Miller and the family.

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

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/20402040/detail.html
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Pictures: Search for Haleigh Cummings
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[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Vigils, balloons set to mark Haleigh's birthday
Saturday, August 15, 2009 1:13 AM EDT
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Ribbons, candles and balloons will commemorate the sixth birthday of Haleigh Cummings beginning this weekend.

On Sunday, the First Baptist Church of Welaka will be holding a function at 3 p.m. to pray for the safe return of Haleigh, who has been missing since February.

"Everybody's invited," Annette Sykes, Haleigh's fraternal grandmother, said. "There will be prayers for Haleigh and candles to light her way home."

Red and purple ribbons will be passed out to show support for the 5-year-old, and a small balloon release will take place.

A balloon release on a larger scale will take place on Monday at 2:16 p.m. to signify Haleigh's time of birth, which was 2:16 a.m., Aug. 17.

Supporters are asked to release purple and red balloons at that time from wherever they are.

Purple and red are Haleigh's favorite colors.

The family requests pictures to be taken of the balloons at each release and uploaded to a Web site to display each participant's different location.

Organizers asked that fliers with Haleigh's picture and information be placed inside each balloon or taped to the outside in order to distribute her information wherever the balloon goes.

"The main thing is you don't know where the balloons will go, but wherever they land people will find Haleigh's picture on fliers," Melanie Wells, owner of Flowers by Melanie, said. "It's a very nice and thoughtful thing to do."

A woman from California placed an order for 100 balloons to be released by the flower shop, and mailed 100 fliers to be taped to the outside.

Wells said they will be released from outside the store at 2:16 p.m.

Investigators are still following more than 4,000 leads.

Article:
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2009/08/15/news/news01.txt

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Anthonys&#8217; Ex-Attorney Joins Search For Haleigh
Saturday, August 15, 2009
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Mark NeJame, a high-profile Orlando attorney who once represented the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, said he is now joining the search for missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings.

NeJame said he and the nonprofit group Texas EquuSearch are joining forces to help the Haleigh's family who is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in February.

Nejame said he was contacted by Haleigh&#8217;s relatives to help find her, and he reached out to EquuSearch to come back to Florida to help with the search.

NeJame and EquuSearch founder Tim Miller are planning to reveal more details about their plans at a news conference Monday.

NeJame represented George and Cindy A. during much of the search for their Caylee. He resigned Nov. 20, 2008, because of what he called &#8220;difference of opinion.&#8221;

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/8/15/anthonys_exattorney_joins_search_for_haleigh.html

 

[ladonna]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?mid=1216109081

Today's school supply event.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Former Anthony family attorney joins in search for HaLeigh Cummings
August 15, 10:59 PM
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Mark NeJame and Tim Miller&#8217;s organization, EquuSearch, will team up to help the family of the little girl, who disappeared from her home six months ago. According to Central Florida News 13, NeJame said he was contacted by HaLeigh&#8217;s relatives to help in the search. He then contacted Tim Miller of EquuSearch to ask him to return to Florida to assist.

Miller and EquuSearch were involved in HaLeigh's search in Feb., but were unable to continue after authorities ended their ground search shortly thereafter.

The two men are planning to hold a news conference on Monday to divulge further information about their plans.

Meanwhile, the family held a special event on Saturday in honor of HaLeigh&#8217;s sixth birthday Monday, in which they collected school supplies to be donated to Pearce Elementary. In a press release given to the Crime Examiner by a family spokesperson, HaLeigh&#8217;s mother and grandmother expressed their heartache and desperation to find the little girl.

Read Portions Of The Press Release:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...l-missing-donate-school-supplies-in-her-honor

Members of Texas Equusearch look along the banks of Greens Bayou on Monday, April 20, 2009, in Houston for one of five children killed when a driver lost control of his car while using a cell phone, plunging the vehicle into a rain-filled ditch. The bodies of the other four victims have been found. Police filed intoxication manslaughter charges against the driver Sunday.

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...attorney-joins-in-search-for-HaLeigh-Cummings

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh Cummings' Family To Celebrate Her Birthday
Girl, 5, Disappeared From Putman Co. 6 Months Ago
POSTED: 7:08 pm EDT August 16, 2009
UPDATED: 8:42 pm EDT August 16, 2009
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Monday will be a bittersweet day for her family.

It has been six months since the Satsuma girl disappeared, and Monday is her 6th birthday.

Cummings' paternal grandmother, Teresa Neves, said she has no idea what happened to her granddaughter.

"If I had any kind of clue, then I could go out there and look for her myself," she said. "But you don't know where to start, you know?"

WESH 2's Michelle Meredith will talk about the unusual way her father's family plans to honor the missing girl's birthday Monday at 11 p.m.

VIDEO: Haleigh Cummings' Family To Celebrate Her Birthday
http://www.wesh.com/video/20423213/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/20422695/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Balloon Release for Haleigh Cummings
Created: 8/16/2009 11:19:52 PM
Updated: 8/16/2009 11:45:35 PM
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About 100 family and friends released purple and red balloons, Haliegh's favorite colors, into the air to honor the 5-year-old. Monday is her 6th birthday.

Haleigh's family is asking for people across the country to print Haleigh's flyer from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children web site, put it in a balloon and release it Monday for a national balloon release. They ask that the balloons be released at 2:16 p.m. which is the time she was born.

Haleigh's grandmother Teresa Neves tells First Coast News she is hopeful the little girl will be returned to the family by her birthday on Monday. She even made a plea, asking anyone who has Haleigh to just "drop her off" somewhere safe on Monday.

Tim Miller, the founder of Texas Equusearch, a team that looks for missing children by horseback, said Haleigh's family reached out to him to start a new search for Haleigh. However, Miller could not release the date and location of the expected search.

VIDEO: New Interview with Tim Miller 8/16/09 11PM Report
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...stId=playlist&maven_referralObject=1216778830

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=143445&catid=3

 

[atherella]

Equusearch was out this weekend:
Tim Miller speaks outside the Prayer Vigil about searching
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=33039@wtev.dayport.com&navCatId=5


Haleigh's family is asking for people across the country to print Haleigh's flyer from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children web site, put it in a balloon and release it Monday for a national balloon release. They ask that the balloons be released at 2:16 p.m. which is the time she was born.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=143445&catid=3

Service For Haleigh's 6th Birthday
Balloons With Flyers Inside Released

POSTED: Sunday, August 16, 2009
UPDATED: 11:44 pm EDT August 16, 2009

WELAKA, Fla. -- The family of missing a missing Putnam County girl came together Sunday for a prayer service the day before Haleigh Cummings will turn six.
http://www.news4jax.com/news/20424465/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Service For Haleigh's 6th Birthday

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/20424465/detail.html

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Haleigh Cummings turns 6-years-old today
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Published : Monday, 17 Aug 2009, 5:37 AM EDT

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Today Haleigh Cummings turns 6-years-old. Haleigh has been missing for more than 6 months now. In honor of her birthday, her father plans to release red and purple balloons with fliers including Haleigh's information attached.


Meanwhile, some members of her family will be in Orlando to hold a news conference with their new attorney Mark Nejame and Tim Miller the founder of Equusearch. http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/081709_Haleigh_Cummings