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Why would the local law enforcement not know ?
Is this the FBI sealing off this location as a crime scene ? And if so-- wouldn't they have to keep local LE 'in the loop' ?
Who’s house are they roping off?
RBBM
Unfortunately, the linked article appears to have been updated, and it no longer says anything about when the call for help came in.
Whether the sentence hollye quoted above was removed because they later realized it was inaccurate or for some other reason, I am not sure.
ETA: The following article, published about an hour ago, says:
"Police say Maddox Ritch, 6, has autism and is nonverbal. They say he was reported missing at around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. He was with his father and another adult on the back side of the lake, when they lost sight of him"
Search continues for missing child with special needs in Gaston County
It may be a typo. I'm really not sure.
Thank you.Hi AofA....
There isn’t a thread for Maddox in the Missing section. Here is the link
NC - NC - Maddox Ritch, 6 w/Autism, Gastonia, 22 Sept 2018
I’ll see if we can get the two threads combined.
Thanks!
I think I have a pretty good idea based on information from the “About” section of certain someone’s FB page.
The house they are roping off is in Kings Mountain which appears to be about an 18 minute drive from Gastonia. Most likely two different departments and I'm sure they are talking between the two departments to find a connection.
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There are times I really wish I had FB just so I could figure out what you guys are talking about. This is one of those times. Another was yesterday when someone posted something here about somebody's toys being sold.
Sigh.
The house they are roping off is in Kings Mountain which appears to be about an 18 minute drive from Gastonia. Most likely two different departments and I'm sure they are talking between the two departments to find a connection.
UPDATE | Kings Mountain detectives say at this time they do not think this case is connected to the search for Maddox Ritch.
Neighbors say they called police for help after they saw a man and a woman break into a storage shed. @wsoctv
Mark Barber on Twitter
Have they really ruled out the lake. I hate to say it, as it is so tragic, but it seems like every time, it ends sadly with the child being found in the water. That lake looks so large. They couldn't have totally searched it yet, have they?
Also from the article:“11:00 am
At least three FBI agents and as many Gaston police officers were in the area of Gaston County Landfill off Philadelphia Church Road, near Dallas.”
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The Latest: In search of Maddox Ritch - News - Gaston Gazette - Gastonia, NC