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Missing Children Remembered At Ceremony
Monday, September 14, 2009 11:26:18 PM
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Dozens of families were at the state capitol Monday for Missing Children&#8217;s Day.

It's a chance to remember all the young people who have vanished over the years.

Most of the names have become all too familiar -- Tiffany Sessions, Haleigh Cummings and Jennifer Kesse.

But the hope is raised awareness could bring a break in their cases.

The remains of Cindy Anthony's missing granddaughter Caylee were found in 2008.

Anthony said it's important for every parent to collect a sample of their child&#8217;s DNA just in case.

&#8220;Parents don't realize you can swab your child's mouth and put the DNA in the freezer and it will last, so, you know, we just need more awareness,&#8221; Anthony said.

Thanks to legislation passed earlier this year, anyone charged with a felony will have their DNA entered into the database.

Civil liberty advocates said it goes against the principle of being &#8220;innocent until proven guilty.&#8221;

Video: Missing Children&#8217;s Day
http://www.cfnews13.com/MediaPlayer...singKids_091420091040&cat=Local&title=Missing Children&#8217;s Day

Article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/9/14/missing_children_remembered_at_ceremony.html

 

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Hank Thomas Croslin Arrested Today!

HANK THOMAS CROSLIN
SATSUMA, FL
Booking Date & Time: 9/15/2009 6:49:40 PM - Booking#: 09-03842
Release Date & Time:
DOB: 8/2/1986 - RACE: W - SEX: M

Charges: 812.014-2c1 LARC THEFT IS 300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5000 DOLS
Misd/Felony Degree: F T
Bond Posted: NO
BOND: $50,004.00
http://public.pcso.us/jail/bookingDetails.aspx?SYSID=756503&IMG=59423

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[Angel Who Cares]

Hank Croslin Jr. Arrested On Grand Theft
Deputies Say Arrest Not Related To Missing 6-Year-Old Haleigh Cummings
POSTED: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
UPDATED: 9:25 pm EDT September 15, 2009
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The family of Ronald and Misty Cummings are back in the news, but not related to their missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings.

One of Misty Cummings' brothers, Hank Croslin Jr., has been arrested and charged with grand theft.

Putnam County deputies said the arrest is in no way related to the investigation into the disappearance of 6-year-old Haleigh.

Ronald Cummings was arrested last month following an altercation with Hank Croslin Jr., whose family calls him Tommy.

Mug Shot Hank Croslin JR.:

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/20933525/detail.html

 

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Misty Cummings brother arrested
"Snip" Reported by: Matt Saffer
Email: [email protected]
UPDATED: 7:01 pm EDT September 16, 2009

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies Say Arrest Not Related To Haleigh Cummings.
According to investigators, one of Croslin's neighbors contacted the PCS Office Aug. 25. The neighbor said he recently noticed that a Colt Army Special .38 revolver was missing from his bedroom. The neighbor told deputies Croslin and his mother Lisa had recently been inside his home to use the phone, and believed the theft had taken place during their visit.
Deputies said the neighbor then contacted another Croslin family member, and said Hank Croslin, Jr. or his mother had stolen the gun. According to a police report, the neighbor was certain one of the two Croslins had stolen the gun, because they were the only other people inside his home.
About two hours after the neighbor contacted a Croslin family member, Lisa and Hank Croslin, Sr. arrived at his home, and returned the gun. Deputies said the neighbor told them that Lisa Croslin said her son had stolen the gun, but the neighbor was not sure at the time who was responsible. http://www.news4jax.com/news/20933525/detail.html


Video Report at link: : Haleigh's Step-Uncle Arrested http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...-brother-arrested/A6wDD3BycEa9SYKjUiKyQA.cspx

The man says the gun has been in his family for about100 years, and was very sentimental to him so he contacted the Croslin's and demanded the gun be returned. The man says within hours, Hank Jr.&#8217;s parents were at his home saying Hank Jr. was the one who stole the gun.

Hank Jr.&#8217;s wife tells Action News her husband is doing okay inside the Putnam County Jail. She also says they do not have the money $50,000 to bail him out, so they will wait and see what happens with his court case.


Haleigh's step-uncle arrested

Noon Video Report at link: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mostpo...ep-uncle-arrested/qgw8xM6Q7E-ACB52K3ElGQ.cspx

 

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POLICE BEAT
Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009

Hank Thomas Croslin Jr., 23, booked into the local jail Tuesday night on a grand theft charge, the PCSO reported.

The case is not related to the child's disappearance, according to the agency.
According to the report from a Putnam County resident, he said Croslin, also known as Tommy, was at his home with a relative and was in the room where the gun was kept.
The following day, the resident discovered the gun missing. He contacted the family, saying he would call LE if the weapon wasn't returned.
Croslin's relatives brought the gun back a few hours later and told the resident Croslin had taken the gun and hidden it behind a shed at his home.

The man met with officers last week and said he wanted to pursue charges.

Officers have questioned Croslin within the past few weeks regarding Haleigh after, Misty reported her brother had acted strangely after Haleigh vanished. http://t.love.com/252157038

 

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Brother of Misty Cummings arrested

Updated: Thursday, 17 Sep 2009, 7:22 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 17 Sep 2009, 7:22 PM EDT

SATSUMA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The Putnam County Sheriff's Office has arrested the brother of Haleigh Cummings. Hank Thomas Croslin, Jr. was arrested for grand theft. According to the Sheriff's Office the arrest has nothing to do with the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/state_news/091709_Brother_of_Misty_Cummings_arrested

 

[atherella]

Misty Croslin Cummings' brother arrested in theft case


Susan Jacobson Sentinel Staff Writer
7:16 p.m. EDT, September 17, 2009

PUTNAM COUNTY - The brother of Misty Croslin Cummings, Hank Croslin, has been arrested on a grand-theft charge.

Croslin, 23, was arrested Tuesday night at his Putnam County home, a jail official said. He remained Thursday evening in the Putnam County Jail with bail set at $50,004.

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Investigators interviewed Croslin after Cummings told them he had acted strangely after the girl disappeared, according to published reports.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-croslin-arrest-091709,0,4770171.story

 

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Hank Croslin Jr. Questioned About Haleigh
Brother Of Haleigh's Stepmom Was Arrested Tuesday On Grand Theft Charges

POSTED: Thursday, September 17, 2009
UPDATED: 10:28 pm EDT September 17, 2009

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Hank Croslin Jr., who is in jail on grand theft charges, was questioned by Putnam County police Thursday night about the disappearance of the missing 6-year-old girl Haleigh Cummings.
http://www.news4jax.com/news/20976154/detail.html

 

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Hank Croslin Jr. Questioned About Haleigh, LE will have three more people come to the jail for questioning on Friday.
Croslin Jr. Was Arrested Tuesday On Grand Theft Charges

UPDATED: 10:56 pm EDT September 17, 2009
Video Hank Croslin Jr. Questioned: http://www.news4jax.com/video/20975867/index.html
Police interviewed three other people currently in the PC jail about Haleigh's disappearance.

Croslin Jr. was seen being taken from the criminal investigation room back to the jail Thursday around 10 p.m.


Investigators told Channel 4's that it is common to question jail inmates in custody.LE didn't learn anything from Croslin Jr. but will keep talking to him.

Police said they wanted to dispel rumors from earlier Thursday that they were searching or had found Haleigh. They said that's not the case. http://www.news4jax.com/news/20976154/detail.html

 

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New developments in the Haleigh Cummings investigation
Last Update: 12:30 pm September 18, 2009
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PALATKA, Fla. -- Sheriff Jeff Hardy has confirmed the brother (Hank Jr. AKA Tommy) of the last person (Misty) thought to see Haleigh Cummings alive and his wife Lindsy have been brought in for questioning regarding the Haleigh case.

On the way inside, Lindsy told Action News she does not know what Hank Jr. may have said to Sheriff's Deputies.

The Sheriff's Office says they have questioned Lindsy and Hank Jr. numerous times in relation to Haleigh's disappearance, and they will continue to do so.
The Sheriff's Office says, they will question anyone at any time who may know details about Haleigh.

One source inside the Sheriff's Office tells Action News he "does not foresee any significant development today, but you never know."
Questioning surrounding Hank Jr. and Lindsy are "nothing out of the ordinary."

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...-Haleigh-Cummings/ZvMlWti7nU-AObGCMmqIvQ.cspx

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Misty Cummings' Brother Questioned About Haleigh
Haleigh Missing Since Being In Stepmother's Care
POSTED: 11:58 am EDT September 18, 2009
UPDATED: 5:51 pm EDT September 18, 2009
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Police questioned Thursday the brother of the last person to see missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings.

Lindsey Croslin, Tommy Croslin's wife, was questioned Friday. Detectives also recently traveled to Cape Cod to interview another brother of Misty Cummings, Timmy Croslin.

Sheriff Jeff Hardy of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said that each lead that has been provided in this case is acted on by investigators.

Tommy Croslin's bond is set at $50,000.

Video: Misty Cummings' Brother Questioned About Haleigh
http://www.wesh.com/video/20992660/index.html

Video: Relative Questioned In Haleigh Cummings Case
http://www.wftv.com/video/20988579/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/20987021/detail.html
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Relative, 3 Others Questioned In Haleigh Case
Posted: 12:40 pm EDT September 18, 2009
Updated: 1:25 pm EDT September 18, 2009
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Putnam County detectives questioned four people, including a relative, about the disappearance of 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings.

Hank Croslin, Misty Croslin-Cummings' brother, was questioned about the case Thursday night while in prison.

Misty's brother was arrested on grand theft charges, unrelated to Haleigh's case, but detectives still questioned him about the 6-year-old's disappearance.

Three other jail inmates were also questioned about the case. Detectives would not release their names.

Video Report: Relative Questioned In Haleigh Cummings Case
http://www.wftv.com/video/20988579/index.html

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/20987776/detail.html
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Video: Inside The Police Interview: 9/18/2009 3:01
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/[email protected]&navCatId=5

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Search in Interlachen not related to Haleigh

Last Update: 6:08 pm September 18, 2009
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PC, Fla. -- Search crews, a surveillance helicopter have been checking an area of Interlachen off Highway 19.

Detectives in Putnam County say they found a field of marijuana.

Crews have been busy all day pulling out plants .


Major Gary Bowling was asked about LE's activity and search crews. Bowling said they have not found any signs of Haleigh Cummings. http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...elated-to-Haleigh/QmT3Njsct0KaF9la9E15zw.cspx

 

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Search for Haleigh: Exclusive details released
"Snip" Reported by: Matt Saffer

Last Update: 9:05 pm


PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Lindsy Croslin is step-sister to Misty last thought to see Haleigh Cummings alive.


Lindsy told Action News the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office contacted her Thursday and asked her to come in for an interview sometime Friday morning. Late Thursday night, the FBI came knocking on her door to ask her about the timeline of events that happened the night Haleigh disappeared. She says they specifically asked her about the four hours leading up to the time Haleigh’s father called 911 to report his daughter missing.“The FBI, they just asked me about my timeline again,” Lindsy told Action News. “I guess there’s a four hour period I guess they can’t get. And of course I don’t know. It’s before three o’clock I know that.”

Lindsy tells us she was questioned for awhile Thursday night by FBI agents.

“They were just asking me questions about the night Haleigh came up missing. Just wanted me to go through my whole timeline. From Sunday till Tuesday,” said Lindsy.


Deputies confirmed with Action News on Thursday night Hank Jr. was questioned in relation to Haleigh’s disappearance. Deputies would not say what they asked him or if any of the questions led to a break in the case.

Lindsy Croslin is standing by her husband and believes he knows nothing about Haleigh’s disappearance.

“It doesn’t make me angry that they have him in there questioning him because even if he wasn’t in there, in jail, they’d still be questioning us.

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...-details-released/8Fb5W4fLZkSCczLK7LVlVg.cspx

 

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Deputies Acive In Woods South Of Palatka


Deputies Searching Putnam Woods, Pond
Family Told Search Is Connected To Missing Haleigh Cummings


UPDATED: 11:14 pm EDT September 18, 2009

PALATKA, Fla. -- Putnam County authorities said there's nothing newsworthy going on, but Haleigh Cumming's family told Channel 4 that a search of woods and a pond south of Palatka that continued late Friday night is connected to the 6-year-old's disappearance.


Bauer was told by a man whose employees were pumping water at the request of the sheriff's office they would likely be on scene all night. The man said the sheriff's office would not tell him what they were looking for.

Residents Speculate Second Night Connected To Search For Haleigh Cummings
UPDATED: 10:25 pm EDT September 18, 2009

PALATKA, Fla. -- A second night of police activity in Putnam County has more people speculating about a development in the search for 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings, but authorities have told Channel 4 there is nothing newsworthy going on.

Many people called and e-mailed Channel 4's newsroom Friday night about the search of a pond on Stokes Landing Road, off U.S. Highway 19 south of Palatka. Channel 4's Jennifer Bauer confirms that law enforcement has blocked roads leading to the pond.

Bauer was told by a man who rents pumps that the sheriff's office is using two of his pumps at the scene.


The activity comes 24 hours after police questioned Hank Croslin .


Earlier Friday, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office issued a statement to dispel rumors circulating that they were searching for or had found Haleigh.

Lt. Johnny Greenwood said, "There have been no significant developments to report."

When directly questioned the sheriff's official told Channel 4 it was a training exercise.

Channel 4 will remain in Putnam County while this activity continues. Expect more coverage Saturday on the local station. http://www.news4jax.com/news/20987727/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Divers Search Lake In Haleigh Cummings Case
Posted: 11:14 pm EDT September 18, 2009
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Dive crews in Putnam County searched a lake Friday night for evidence in the Haleigh Cummings case.

Sources tell Eyewitness News that crews did not find a body, but they did find evidence in the case.

Thursday night, authorities questioned the brother of Haleigh&#8217;s stepmother, Misty Croslin.

Hank Croslin was under arrest on grand theft charges unrelated to Haleigh&#8217;s case.

Detectives also questioned three other inmates about the girl&#8217;s disappearance.

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/20998031/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Possible Search For Haleigh Cummings?
Created: 9/18/2009 6:54:12 PM
Updated: 9/19/2009 1:43:40 AM
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Officials tell First Coast News they are dredging a pond in Palatka, but will not confirm if it is related to a search for Haleigh.

At her home in Welatka, Haleigh's paternal great-grandmother, Annette Sykes told First Coast News' Jennifer Lindgren she'd gotten word of police activity in the Stokes Landing area south of Palatka.

Sykes says raced to the scene, to find deputies and investigators working in the woods. When Sykes questioned the investigators and asked if they were looking for Haleigh, she says they would not give her a yes or no answer, and told her she could not get any closer to the scene.

Neighbors describe the area as heavily wooded, undeveloped private property that is hard to access. They say deputies used bulldozers to widen a dirt road through the trees so pumping equipment could be brought down to the pond.

Neighbors say they've never seen investigators search the approximately three-acre pond, though it is near a part of the St. Johns River directly across from Satsuma.

Sykes says she is certain the search has to do with Haleigh.

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=145240&provider=top

 

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Search Moves to Mondex
Effort to find Haleigh Cummings involves several local agencies
Authorities begin draining L pond to make task easier
Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:49 AM EDT
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Authorities are draining a large pond in the Mondex in their search for Haleigh Cummings, the 6-year-old Satsuma girl who vanished in February.

The decision to drain the pond followed two days of searching by police divers.

Removing water will make the search easier, said Maj. Gary Bowling, director of law enforcement for the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Searchers have checked several ponds in the seven months since Haleigh disappeared, but this marks the first time one has been drained.

Draining what is known as the L pond could take two days, officials said. Water covers about 5 acres and reaches depths exceeding 5 feet.

As for this week's search at the Mondex, Bowling said we're searching it for evidence in the Haleigh Cummings case.

He said law enforcement's focus on the site was prompted by tips and information from detective interviews.

Based on the information, authorities began searching it Thursday because the weather is right and we've got enough personnel, Bowling added.

This week, investigators have been interviewing the babysitter's brother Hank Croslin Jr., who goes by Tommy, since his arrest Tuesday on a grand theft charge.

Video: Search Moves to Mondex~Search For Haleigh 09/18/09
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2009/09/19/news/news01.tnv

Article:
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2009/09/19/news/news01.txt

 

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Spokesman: Search not related to Haleigh Cummings
Updated: Saturday, 19 Sep 2009, 1:08 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 18 Sep 2009, 6:24 PM EDT
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Search crews and a surveillance helicopter have been checking an area of Interlachen off U.S. Highway 19 in North Central Florida. Detectives in Putnam County say they found a field of marijuana.

Major Gary Bowling with the PCSO said while out there, detectives found something "suspicious" and called in more investigators, but was quick to point out that there was no connection to Haleigh Cummings. Bowling did confirm on Friday evening that a small lake off U.S. Hwy 19 is being drained and a search of the area will be conducted over the weekend.

Two questioned in Haleigh Cummings case
The Sheriff's office will not release any details surrounding the interview, only saying on Thursday night Hank Croslin Jr. was questioned in regards to Haleigh. While Action News was at the Criminal Investigation Division early Friday morning, Hanks wife Lindsy showed up to be questioned. On the way inside, Lindsy told Action News she does not know what Hank Jr. may have said to Sheriff's Deputies. She says she got a call on Thursday that she had to come in Friday morning for questioning but did not know what it was for.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office also said reports that a search for Haleigh was conducted on Thursday night are simply not true. One source inside the Sheriff's Office tells Action News he "does not foresee any significant development today, but you never know." He also says the questioning surrounding Hank Jr. and his wife Lindsy are "nothing out of the ordinary."

*NOTE: Video Report Included In Article!

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/091809_two_questioned_haleigh

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh Cummings Body Not Found; Lake Drained, to Be Searched This Weekend
September 19, 2009
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The latest news reports out of Palatka, Florida indicate that the body of Haleigh Cummings who disappeared Feb. 10 from her father's Satsuma home in the predawn hours was not found in a lake dredged Friday evening. Major Gary Bowling of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office told WAWS that a search would be conducted in the area of the drained lake during the weekend.

PCSO investigators interviewed Misty Croslin Cummings' brother Hank (Tommy) Croslin, Jr. (who was recently jailed on grand theft charges involving the theft of a gun from a neighbor) and 3 other inmates of the Putnam County Jail last night concerning Haleigh Cummings' disappearance.

The identity of the other inmates questioned and any possible relationship between those interviews and today's draining of a Palatka lake has not been made public.

Article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2190839/haleigh_cummings_body_not_found_lake.html?cat=8

 

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UPDATED: Sheriff: Search Connected To Haleigh
Dive Teams Looking For Evidence In Pond Off U.S. 19 South Of Palatka
POSTED: Saturday, September 19, 2009
UPDATED: 12:40 pm EDT September 19, 2009
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Dive crews continue searching a Putnam County pond and crews brought in to drain the water worked overnight Friday in a flurry of activity the sheriff's office confirmed is connected to the case of missing 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings.

The sheriff's office remained mum Friday on the search -- even calling it a routine training exercise -- as rumors spread that a body had been found.

Saturday morning, the sheriff's office issued a statement saying Haleigh had not been found, but they were searching the pond and surrounding woods off U.S. 19 south of Palatka for evidence in the case.

"The current search is the result of one of the over 4,000 tips received in this case," Lt. Johnny Greenwood wrote. "The Putnam County Sheriff's (Office) has received information that there is possible physical evidence in the Haleigh Cummings investigation located in a body of water south of Palatka. Divers from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, and Clay County Sheriff's Office, are conducting underwater searches in this area. In an attempt to assist the divers, the decision has been made to lower the water level in the pond to reduce the search area."

The sheriff's office said they would not make any additional statements or answer any questions until the search was completed

Law enforcement officers worked late Friday night at the site, prompting speculation about a development in the search for the Satsuma girl.

Channel 4 will remain in Putnam County while this activity continues. Expect more coverage Saturday on the local station

A man tells Channel 4 the sheriff's office asked his pumping company to drain a pond off U.S Highway 19 south of Palatka.

Video: Family Told Search Connected To Haleigh Case
http://www.news4jax.com/video/20999958/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/20987727/detail.html