For my own sanity, and to organize my brain a bit, I made a timeline of all known facts released by the Port Clinton police department. But I am new here, forgive me/delete if not allowed.
12/19 Harleys phone is broken around this date so he does not have a phone on him going forward (per PCPD)
12/20 between 6 and 7 am - Harley and mom have an argument about going to school on the last day before winter break. He says he doesn’t feel good, she says, no you are going anyway. That is the extent of the argument per PCPD. 18 degrees on this day and hour per PCPD. He walks, past a video camera that records the last image of what they believe to be Harley. They know he deviated from his normal route to school because they checked footage on his normal route and he is there the rest of the days but not Friday (per PCPD).
12/20 sometime later that morning, school called moms cell phone but voicemail box was full.
per PCPD briefing on 12/26, in the past when there was a situation at home, Harley would go away for the night. “The first night was not uncommon. Parents weren’t concerned that he didn’t call because he didn’t have a phone. They became concerned Saturday night when they returned home to find that he hadn’t returned”.
12/21 11:50 pm reported missing
12/22 PCPD put out a missing youth alert locally. Parents house searched fully with a cadaver dog, no sign of foul play per PCPD briefing. Extensive search of Port Clinton area this evening. Investigation does not indicate any foul play per PCPD.
12/23 continued to search through the night, search party organized for 10 am. Reward of $7000 announced by PCPD.
12/24 Endangered Missing Child advisory issued. Listed as “Lost, injured or missing” on OH attorney general site.
12/25 per PCPD, they are observing numerous hours of video. Photo of Harley is released, taken 12/20 between 6 and 7 am heading South between his residence on E 5th st and the Port Clinton High School. School is SW from his house. Deviated from normal route as his absence is confirmed by camera footage per PCPD.
12/26 per PCPD, they finished observing hours of video. They are formalizing a search plan. “Nothing points to abduction” per PCPD. A search of 150+ acres conducted by multiple agencies, helicopters, live find and cadaver dogs. Search focused on an area to the East because there are fields and wooded areas there per PCPD.
Chief mentions that Harley doesn’t warm up to people quickly, “he needs to warm up to you before he will even look at you”. When asked About sources of this information, he replied that “information was received from school resource officer, school administration, mom and dad and friends”. In school, Harley was a likeable kid, had friends, per PCPD briefing.
12/27 per PCPD “no leads”. Search expanded nationally. News release from PCPD lists BCI, FBI (first mention of this one), US Marshall service among others as agencies involved. PCPD requests that residents go door to door passing out flyers. Per PCPD Chief, he is thinking of Harley as a “missing runaway, believed to be alive and staying away because he thinks he’s in trouble”.
12/28 no addl info to be shared by PCPD
12/29 “active investigation, release of information is limited. No information that he was abducted or injured in any way” per PCPD.
12/30 no news
12/31 no addl info. Statement saying that the family has cooperated fully and they have no reason to believe they are involved.
1/1 no addl info.
edited for autocorrect errors.
