July 21
While police in Alabama have given regular, detailed updates on the case of Carlethia "Carlee" Russell, Cleveland officials have not released a shred of information on the case of Cleveland EMS worker Lachelle Jordan, who went missing for five days in May.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – When Cleveland EMS worker Lachelle Jordan went missing for five days in May, Cleveland police repeatedly asked the public for help finding her.
In the two months since a barefoot Lachelle Jordan
walked into a convenience store, city officials have repeatedly refused to provide an update on the case, leaving the community in the dark.
Cleveland’s silence stands in stark contrast to Alabama authorities investigating the high-profile missing persons case of Carlethia Russell. Officials in Hoover, Alabama have given regular, detailed updates on the case since Russell returned home.
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In Cleveland, officials have remained silent since May 11, when Lachelle Jordan walked into a store on Euclid Avenue near East 166th Street and said she’d escaped captors who tried to set her on fire.
That ended a massive search that began on May 6 and attracted national news attention.
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No criminal charges have been filed in the case, no arrests have been made. No information has been released including if police have verified Jordan’s account or if investigators know where she’d been held.
Lachelle Jordan is the younger sister of Cleveland City Prosecutor Aqueelah Jordan.
When asked for an update on Thursday, Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia sent this statement: “We continue to actively investigate every lead developed, but have no newsworthy updates at this time.”