MA MA - Reina Morales Rojas, 41, Got Out of Vehicle in Somerville - Boston, 26 Nov 2022

[legalmomma]

Authorities searching for East Boston woman who’s been missing for over a month

Authorities are searching for a Boston woman they say was last seen in November 2022 after being dropped off in Somerville.

www.boston25news.com

BOSTON — Authorities are searching for a Boston woman they say was last seen in November 2022 after being dropped off in Somerville.

Reyna Morales Rojas, 41, of East Boston, is described as a 5′5″, 145lb Hispanic woman with black hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen entering a vehicle on Bennington Street in East Boston and was dropped off on Allston Street in Somerville on November 26, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.

 

[legalmomma]

Police asking for help in search for missing East Boston woman – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Morales Rojas was last seen Nov. 26 when she was entering a motor vehicle in the area of Bennington Street, East Boston an dropped off in Somerville.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is advised to contact 911 or A-7 Detectives at (617) 343-4328.

If you would prefer to share information anonymously you can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line AT 1-800 (494) -TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463)

 

[YaYa_521]

Where's Reyna? After reading the reports above I get the impression the driver of the vehicle Reyna got into and out of might have been the last person to see her. I guess LE could have gotten witness statements from one person who saw Reyna get into the vehicle in East Boston and another person who saw her being dropped off in Somerville, but that seems unlikely, especially given the first and last time seen locations are in different jurisdiction (I think?). I wonder where exactly Reyna was dropped off in Somerville. Was she visiting someone at their home? Was she dropped off at a business or a bus depot? A public park or library?

Nov. 26 was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I wonder if she told anyone of her weekend plans during a Thanksgiving celebration she might have attended. We're gonna need more info from approved sources or verified case insiders before we can even begin to start theorizing on where Reyna may be or what happened to her. Hopefully she is somewhere safe and is enjoying herself. MOO

 

[YaYa_521]

Boston Police Department's FB post has the same info as both articles @legalmomma linked above.

Family Prays for Safe Return of East Boston Woman Who Has Been Missing Since November

One family is praying for the return of an East Boston woman who has been missing since November. Reyna Morales Rojas, a Salvadoran mother was reported missing on Nov. 26 in East Boston. Her family says they are praying for her return so she can join her children in El Salvador soon. Morales...

www.nbcboston.com

13 Jan 2023
SBM

Morales Rojas has two children in El Salvador and they do not stop asking about her mother,...
...she talked to her sister every day - even the day she disappeared they had a long conversation.
...she was working at Logan Airport in Boston.

# A few more important details at link

 

[YaYa_521]

Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra
13 Jan 2023
Reyna Morales Rojas, is a mother of two and recently came to the country to fulfill the American dream until she disappeared last November. https://trib.al/Vcg3iJy

Video muestra madre de East Boston desaparecida subiéndose a camioneta

Reyna Morales Rojas, es una madre salvadoreña que llegó recientemente al país para cumplir el sueño americano.

www.telemundonuevainglaterra.com

SBM

...took a cab in East Boston at about 9:30 p.m. and had only a purse with her.
In a security video, Reyna Morales Rojas is seen leaving the house where she lived in East Boston and walking to the sidewalk where she waits several minutes for a silver van to arrive and get into it bound for Cambridge.
M. offered Morales a lodging for the last four months, he says...
# More at link

 

[Unalienable Rights]

BPD Missing Person Alert Update: 41-Year-Old Reina Morales Rojas - Correction on First Name Spelling and New Photographs Released — bpdnews.com

The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to locate Reina Morales Rojas, 41, of East Boston. She is described as a Hispanic Female, 5’5”, 145lbs, black hair and brown eyes. Morales Rojas was last seen on 11/26/22 entering a motor vehicle in the ar

bpdnews.com

BPD Missing Person Alert Update: 41-Year-Old Reina Morales Rojas - Correction on First Name Spelling and New Photographs Released​

 

[GuyfromCanada]

JAN 24

BOSTON — ”Why we are here today is because we don’t know the status of this case of Reina,” says Lucy Pineda, Executive Director of Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts.

Two months ago, 41-year-old Reina Morales Rojas disappeared. On Tuesday, the Latino community gathered in front of the East Boson Police Station to pressure the police to do more to find her.

More at East Boston community holds vigil for Reina Morales Rojas, whose been missing for two months

 

[fackitsdiana]

How do we see surveillance video?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Reina Morales Rojas, 41, was last seen on Nov. 26, 2022, getting into a motor vehicle in the area of Bennington Street in East Boston. Police said she was dropped off in Somerville.

Search continues for missing East Boston woman last seen Thanksgiving weekend

Reina Morales Rojas, 41, was last seen on Nov. 26, 2022, getting into a motor vehicle in the area of Bennington Street in East Boston.

www.wcvb.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Boston Police admit they should not have waited more than a month to share about Rojas disappearance, but say they started searching for her as soon as she was reported missing.

“We love you; we want you to come back home again with your family and now you have another family a huge family the Latino community,” says Pineda.

Police aren’t saying if they have any suspects connected to Rojas disappearance.

East Boston community holds vigil for Reina Morales Rojas, whose been missing for two months

 

[Unalienable Rights]

East Boston Community Calls for Police to Do More to Find Missing Woman

There was another push Monday night to find East Boston resident Reina Morales Rojas, who has been missing since the end of November. Community members and activists rallied outside of the police station in East Boston, calling on the Boston Police Department to ramp up its search efforts with...

www.nbcboston.com

There was another push Monday night to find East Boston resident Reina Morales Rojas, who has been missing since the end of November.

Community members and activists rallied outside of the police station in East Boston, calling on the Boston Police Department to ramp up its search efforts with more resources.

It's been 79 days since Rojas was last seen.

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A spokesperson for the Boston Police Department told NBC10 Boston over the phone that the investigation is still active and ongoing, and due to this, information that can be released to the public is limited.

The spokesperson added that cases are always investigated regardless of ethnicity and immigration status.

The department said it would try to provide a new statement, but so far, it has not.

 

[Pixy432]

Why

East Boston Community Calls for Police to Do More to Find Missing Woman

There was another push Monday night to find East Boston resident Reina Morales Rojas, who has been missing since the end of November. Community members and activists rallied outside of the police station in East Boston, calling on the Boston Police Department to ramp up its search efforts with...

www.nbcboston.com

There was another push Monday night to find East Boston resident Reina Morales Rojas, who has been missing since the end of November.

Community members and activists rallied outside of the police station in East Boston, calling on the Boston Police Department to ramp up its search efforts with more resources.

It's been 79 days since Rojas was last seen.

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A spokesperson for the Boston Police Department told NBC10 Boston over the phone that the investigation is still active and ongoing, and due to this, information that can be released to the public is limited.

The spokesperson added that cases are always investigated regardless of ethnicity and immigration status.

The department said it would try to provide a new statement, but so far, it has not.

Isn't Somerville looking it's their jurisdiction?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Councilors of Boston sent a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu and Commissioner Cox after 90 days from the disappearance of Reyna Morales Rojas, from East Boston.

"The Boston City Council is obligated to ensure that the City of Boston’s safety departments are responding to our residents' emergency needs promptly. It had come to our attention that it took nearly two months before the Boston Police Department publicly announced the disappearance of Reina Carolina Morales Rojas—an East Boston resident, Salvadoran immigrant, and mother of two" says the letter from the Boston City Councilors of color.

Morales was last seen, on November 26, two days after thanksgiving, however, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office announced her disappearance on January 12, when they published her photograph asking for help to find the mother of two children, who arrived from El Salvador on May 2022.

"Unfortunately, the type of response Ms. Morales Rojas' case received reflects a nationwide pattern. Missing cases of women of color are often unmet with the same urgency as their white counterparts. In this case, Reina is not only a woman of color but also an immigrant, which further makes her susceptible to dismissive treatment." continues the letter.

Continued Calls for Boston Police to Do More in Woman's November Disappearance

Morales was last seen, on November 26, two days after thanksgiving, however, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced her disappearance on January 12.

www.nbcboston.com

 

[Knox]

Police say that Morales Rojas was last seen in Allston St. in the city of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Authorities say they are actively working on that case together with Somerville police.

The security videos that show Reyna Morales leaving her home in East Boston and getting in a silver truck are in the hands of the authorities.

"We hope the City of Boston and the Boston Police Department will thoroughly investigate Ms. Morales Rojas’ disappearance. We are further asking that they take the concerns of the East Boston Latino Spanish-speaking community seriously," the letter concludes. "We want to ensure a plan for how BPD will respond to such cases moving forward. We encourage BPD to demonstrate good faith efforts to serve and protect our most vulnerable communities, and our offices are available and willing to support this work."

Continued Calls for Boston Police to Do More in Woman's November Disappearance

Morales was last seen, on November 26, two days after thanksgiving, however, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced her disappearance on January 12.

www.nbcboston.com

No plate on the silver truck in the driveway? No cameras/plate reader in the area that picked up a plate?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Boston Police Dept.
Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, 41, of East Boston, Massachusetts

Meanwhile, six Boston city councilors — Councilor Julia Mejia, Councilor Kendra Lara, Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson and Councilor Brian Worrell — sent a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox that stated it took nearly two months before the Boston Police Department publicly announced that Morales Rojas was missing.

In the letter, the city councilors said the vehicle Morales Rojas was seen getting into in East Boston was a silver van and that she was subsequently dropped off on Allston Street in Somerville.

"After multiple reports of her disappearance, the Boston Police Department publicly announced her disappearance on January 12, 2023. Unfortunately, the type of response Ms. Morales Rojas' case received reflects a nationwide pattern. Missing cases of women of color are often unmet with the same urgency as their white counterparts. In this case, Reina is not only a woman of color but also an immigrant, which further makes her susceptible to dismissive treatment," the letter reads.

A week after posting its initial missing person alert on Jan. 12, the Boston Police Department released an updated alert on Morales Rojas' disappearance. In the updated alert, they corrected the spelling of her first name from "Reyna" to "Reina" and released additional and more recent photographs of her.

Mariellen Burns, chief of communications for the Boston Police Department, shared the following statement with NewsCenter 5:

"We understand that there may be frustration about our inability to publicly provide specific details related to our investigation. However, our priorities are Ms. Rojas safe return and the potential prosecution of anyone who may have harmed her in any way.

"We have been actively investigating since Ms. Rojas was reported missing on Nov. 28. We have been in regular contact with Ms. Rojas' family, and are working closely with other jurisdictions, including Somerville, where she was last seen. We have utilized all investigative tools; we have shared information and photos of her widely with other law enforcement agencies and have conducted dozens of interviews.

Renewed push to find Boston woman 3 months after disappearance

Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, a 41-year-old mother of two from East Boston, was last seen during Thanksgiving weekend.

www.wcvb.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"We have questions, and we have no answers," said Lucy Pineda, the head of Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts.

In November, Rojas got into a car in Somerville and was never heard from again. It wasn't until January when the Boston Police Department put out an appeal to the public.

"That is a big discrepancy that says volumes," Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia said.

East Boston woman Reina Morales Rojas now missing for 90 days as family calls for answers

Sunday marks 90 days since East Boston woman Reina Morales Rojas went missing.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Continued Calls for Boston Police to Do More in Woman's November Disappearance

Morales was last seen, on November 26, two days after thanksgiving, however, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced her disappearance on January 12.

www.nbcboston.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Recent immigrant and Boston resident Reina Morales Rojas has been missing since Nov. 26, 2022. It wasn't until Jan. 12, 2023, that Boston police issued a missing person alert.

In February, six Boston city councilors of color sent a letter to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox noting the delay between Rojas' disappearance and when police issued an alert.

“Unfortunately, the type of response Ms. Morales Rojas’ case received reflects a nationwide pattern. Missing cases of women of color are often unmet with the same urgency as their white counterparts,” the councilors wrote. “In this case, Reina is not only a woman of color, but also an immigrant, which further makes her susceptible to dismissive treatment.”

Cox said the investigation is ongoing.

“We’ve been working on that case since day one. Like with all investigations, there’s always more that you could do, but that fact is we’ve been working very hard,” Cox said. “We need the public’s help in finding out where she is or who might have her.”

Massachusetts governor eyes statewide missing people unit

A new unit to help police improve coordination in handling missing and unidentified people cases has been proposed by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey amid an ongoing search for a recent

www.thewesterlysun.com

 

[CastlesBurning]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP99341

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police released new photos of Reina Carolina Morales Rojas on Jan. 19, 2023.Stephen McNulty/Boston Police

“How is it that, in a first-world country like the United States, with state-of-the-art technology available, authorities haven’t found her?” said Wendy Rosales, a friend of Carolina’s who works as an assistant to a school principal in Santa Ana.

A heartbreaking visit to the hometown of a missing Boston woman - The Boston Globe

I visited Reina Carolina Morales Rojas’s hometown to interview her family and friends. I wanted to put a more human face to a missing-person case.

www.bostonglobe.com