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[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh Cummings' father investigated for Assault
Last Update: 11:32 am
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Deputies say Wednesday night(12/20/09), they were called to Welaka in response to a possible assault.

Deputies say Charles Jones III told them he was driving down County Road 308B when he drove up behind a white truck he knew as Ronald Cummings. Charles said Cummings tried to run him off the road. He also said at some point, his vehicle hit the back end of Ronald&#8217;s truck.

Charles said Ronald parked in the middle of the road and stuck a gun out the window of his truck. Charles claimed Ronald threatened his life, and then Charles sped away.

Ronald told Deputies Misty Cummings was also in the truck with him. Misty is Ronald&#8217;s ex-wife and was also the last person thought to have seen Haleigh Cummings. Ronald told deputies he told Misty to call 911. He said he was picking his ex-wife up so she could get the rest of her belongings from his house.

Ronald told police he did have a gun but did not carry it with him. Cummings showed deputies where the gun was located inside his house in a locked case.

Less than one hour after this incident was documented by Deputies, Misty Cummings told deputies she began to receive threatening and harassing phone calls from Charles &#8220;Charlie&#8221; Jones, and his father, who is also Charles Jones.

Misty played the voice messages for Deputies, who immediately made contact with the suspect&#8217;s father. Deputies say they advised him not to call Misty any more.

The state attorney will also investigate further into these allegations and decide if an arrest will be made.

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...gated-for-Assault/bqLcdYiOvUWnUK0q8PSvgA.cspx

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh Cummings Family remains hopeful for the holidays
Last Update: 12/24 9:49 pm
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&#8220;There was no decision to be made. We just honestly thought she'd be here. So when we bought for the other kids, we got for her,&#8221; said Teresa Neves, Haleigh&#8217;s Grandmother.

The presents under the trees are all wrapped to hide what&#8217;s inside. Haleigh&#8217;s family is hiding something too. They&#8217;re trying to be cheerful for Haleigh&#8217;s 4-year-old brother.

&#8220;It's all for Junior. Junior still has to have the same Christmas he's ever had. We can't change things for Junior just because Haleigh isn't here,&#8221; said Neves.

Haleigh&#8217;s father may have it the hardest. He has to play the role of happy dad for his son, and a father torn apart over his missing daughter.

&#8220;Ronald will be there for dinner and to open the gifts. But he's asked that he have the rest of the night to go off....and talk to Haleigh...He wants to be alone to talk to Haleigh,&#8221; said Neves.

Video: Christmas Without Haleigh 12/24/09 02:08
The family of Haleigh Cummings wants everyone to remember how special there loved ones are this Christmas.
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/[email protected]&navCatId=5

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mostpo...s-hopeful-for-the/eNxR1pD5UkOclqkTH49S-g.cspx

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Families remember victims of violence
Last Update: 12/29 7:02 pm
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A balloon was released for Haleigh Cummings, who has been missing since February. Another balloon floated into the sky for Somer Thompson, whose killer has not been found. Both little girls were remembered at a special ceremony on Tuesday in Hemming Plaza.

They were just two of the dozens of people mentioned at "The Day of Remembrance." Families gathered to share stories about their children or parents who lost their lives to crime.

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...ctims-of-violence/UHprOVmMPEe_WxGV-Luy6w.cspx

 

[Whisperer]

Family remains Hopeful this Christmas.

Reported by: Matt Saffer
Email: [email protected]
Last Update: 12/24 9:49 pm

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Haleigh Cummings WELAKA, Fla. -– Inside the home of Haleigh Cummings' grandmother, there is a massive Christmas tree. Underneath the tree is filled with dozens of presents for many different members of Haleigh’s family.

Some of the presents under the tree are meant to not be opened. They are for Haleigh, and they won’t be unwrapped until she can do it herself.

“There was no decision to be made. We just honestly thought she'd be here. So when we bought for the other kids, we got for her,” said Teresa Neves, Haleigh’s Grandmother.

The presents under the trees are all wrapped to hide what’s inside. Haleigh’s family is hiding something too. They’re trying to be cheerful for Haleigh’s 4-year-old brother.

“It's all for Junior. Junior still has to have the same Christmas he's ever had. We can't change things for Junior just because Haleigh isn't here,” said Neves.

Haleigh’s father may have it the hardest. He has to play the role of happy dad for his son, and a father torn apart over his missing daughter.

“Ronald will be there for dinner and to open the gifts. But he's asked that he have the rest of the night to go off....and talk to Haleigh...He wants to be alone to talk to Haleigh,” said Neves.

Haleigh’s grandmother says she’d give anything in the world to get the present she wants for the holidays. All she wants is granddaughter back home.

“I would give everything in my life. Everything I've ever had. Except my grand children or children, to have it back you can have it all,” said Neves.







http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mostpo...s-hopeful-for-the/eNxR1pD5UkOclqkTH49S-g.cspx

 

[Helplessly Hoping]

Crystal Sheffield and Christmas without Haleigh:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=150139&catid=3

 

[Dr. Know?]

911 Audio From Cummings/Croslin Incidents



http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6017178.php

 

[ladonna]

http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2010/01/02/news/news01.txt

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Misty Croslin Talks About Recent Road Rage Incident
Posted: Monday, 04 January 2010 9:55AM

"Snip" TJ Hart http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6029871.php

As you heard on The SKY, Ronald Cummings, Misty Croslin and Charles Norman Jones III were involved in alleged road rage incident in Putnam County where Jones claims Ronald pulled a gun on him.


97.3 The Sky also reported that Misty later told deputies she wanted to press charges agains Jones and his father for making threatening and harassing phone calls.



But who started this alleged incident and why?


Sunday night, radio host Levi Page spoke with Misty Croslin about this alleged road rage incident and how she came to know Charles Jones:

Link for Audio's below: http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6029871.php


Audio: Levi Page Show on BlogTalkRadio.com with Misty's explanation

Audio: Levi Page Show on BlogTalkRadio.com were Misty plays the threatening phone messages from Jones and his father

Both incidents have been forwarded to the states attorney's office for further review. No charges have been handed down as of Monday morning and no arrests have been at this time.

 

[MADJGNLAW]

PCSO: Dispatcher Properly Handled 911 Road Rage Call

Posted: Monday, 04 January 2010 8:46AM
"Snip" TJ Hart http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6029481.php


Many questions arose from the incident after the 911 audio was released to 97.3 The Sky.


In this call, Misty Croslin claims the she, the driver of the vehicle and two child passengers are being chased by a driver identified as Charles Jones who she claims has tried to run them off the road.

As the Putnam County dispatcher is taking down the information provided by Croslin, the dispatcher asks for her name. Croslin refuses to give it citing she wanted no further problems with Jones but only wants the chase to be stopped.

The dispatcher tells Croslin that they cannot arrest the man in the chase unless she gives her name unless officers witness the incident themselves.

Lt. Johnny Greenwood responded to 97.3 The Sky's questions pertaining to the dispatcher's handling of this incident:

"I just listened to the recording. This is really not a procedure, but this an experienced communication officer knows what is required to charge someone with a crime of this nature. She was attempting to obtain the information to assist the responding deputy with the case. With out a victim, the state cannot become the victim in this type of case, and could not pursue any charges. An officer could stop the vehicle on the word of an anonymous caller, but could not charge him/her with a crime unless a crime was committed in the officer’s presence."

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office has its hands full with this incident. Charles Norman Jones, the man in the other vehicle also contacted 911 with some rather unusual comments.



No charges have been filed or arrests made in this alleged incident as of Monday morning 1/4/10.

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Reporter's Notes: Haleigh Cummings, The Night She Vanished
Posted: Tuesday, 05 January 2010
"Snip" TJ Hart


On the evening of February 9, 2009, then-5-year-old Haleigh Cummings was seen for the last time by Misty Croslin, who was just 17 at the time.

Very little information about what happened to Haleigh and who might have taken her has been made public.

The original Putnam County incident report stated that deputies Nelson and Bridges arrived at the home at approximately 3:40 a.m. February 10, 2009.

Deputy Nelson wrote in the report that Ronald was standing in the driveway and was visibly upset.

PCSO Original Incident Report

According to the report, Ronald stated that he had just come home from work and his "dumb b*tch girlfriend" had told him that his daughter was missing.

Ronald told the deputy he did not know what she was wearing and that all he knew was that the back door was open. Ronald repeatedly said someone had taken his child and that "when I find him, I will kill him."
At this point, some have to questioned if Ronald actually knew the gender of Haleigh's abductor or was just saying "him" referring to anyone.

Another part of the report does indicate Misty Croslin had taken the children out of the home in the past while sitting with them. When deputy Nelson asked her if she ever took the children for a walk, Misty stated that sometimes she took them for a walk to see her family.

To read doc's-transcripts, or listen to the following please visit http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6039112.php



AUDIO/Text Police Radio (Audio) Transmissions and Transcript
VIDEO/Transcript: The 911 Call from FOX News Channel
VIDEO: Sheriff Jeff Hardy
VIDEO: WSKY Asks Major Gary Bowling About The Updated Amber Alert and Asks About Misty's Alleged Whereabouts
VIDEO: The Nancy Grace Recap
The marriage and divorce of Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, and babysitter Misty Croslin
VIDEO: The discovery of Misty's partying and her party pals the weekend before Haleigh was abducted
Various fights, arguments and incarcerations of the Croslin clan
The Draining of The Pond at The Mondex
A Jail House Letter

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Missing kids on milk cartons: Short-lived idea built long-term awareness
12:17 a.m. EST, January 5, 2010
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When two little girls briefly vanished from their father's Polk County home last week, electronic messages called Amber Alerts were fired off across the state within minutes.

Alerts popped up on highway message boards and to more than 30,000 e-mail boxes before the suspected abductors &#8212; the girls' mother and her boyfriend &#8212; were arrested in Orlando and the girls were found safe.

Long before Amber Alerts, the faces of America's vanished children stared out from milk cartons during a short-lived initiative that provided long-term results for the nation's missing-children's movement.

In the mid-1980s, a Michigan-based nonprofit, the National Child Safety Council, spearheaded the national milk-carton initiative, publicizing photos of missing and endangered youth at a time when few such programs existed.

As many as 70 missing children were featured during the program's brief run. Of those, only one child was found alive, Huggett said.

As of Monday, Florida had six unsolved Amber Alerts for missing children, including Haleigh Cummings of Putnam County in 2009 and Trenton Duckett, who disappeared from Leesburg in 2006.

In 2008, 10 children were found after Florida Amber Alerts were issued, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/os-milk-cartons-missing-kids-20100104,0,2132897.story

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Looking ahead at 2010: GPD, Haleigh, traffic signals
The police department will begin to put more officers on the streets beginning Monday.
Published: Friday, January 1, 2010 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 1, 2010 at 5:21 p.m.
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Putnam County authorities continue to investigate the February disappearance of Haleigh Cummings. They also have reported more incidents involving her father and his former wife, who was baby-sitting the 5-year-old when she disappeared.

"I really don't think we are going to change the way we have been conducting the investigation. We're still working this as an active case. We are using all of the resources we have available," Putnam County Sheriff's Lt. Johnny Greenwood said. "As tips come in, we follow them. Tips have slowed down drastically over time. When we have the opportunity of re-interviewing the players involved, we are making contact with them."

Article:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100101/ARTICLES/1011011/1002

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Amber Alert System Anniversary; Haleigh Cummings Still Not Found
"Snip" Dave Wax 1/13/2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's been 14 yrs since Amber Hagerman was abducted and killed in TX.

Every Jan. 13 since, the Department of Justice remembers her as the inspiration for the nation's Amber Alert system.

Since the system was implemented in Florida in 2000, there have been 149 alerts issued, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said 51 children statewide have been found as a direct result of the Amber Alert system.

There is an unsolved Amber Alert in northeast Florida for Haleigh Cummings who disappeared from her Satsuma home in February and has not been found. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=150717&catid=3

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Putnam Girl's Father and Ex-Stepmom, Others Arrested on Drug Charges

"Snip" TJ Hart 20 January 2010 http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6165263.php


Investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, HIDTA Tri-County Drug Task Force, and the Office of the State Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit, concluded a month-long undercover operation with the arrest of four (4) Satsuma residents and one (1) individual from Orlando for trafficking in controlled prescription medications.

During the operation, investigators made several purchases of Oxycodone and Hydrocodone medications from these individuals. Ronald Lemyles Cummings, Misty Janette Croslin, Hank Thomas &#8220;Tommy&#8221; Croslin Jr., Hope A. Sykes, and Orlando resident Donna Broch, were arrested and charged with trafficking in controlled prescription medications. If convicted as charged, Ronald Cummings, Misty Cummings, and Donna Broch, could receive a minimum mandatory sentence of twenty-five (25) years in state prison. If convicted, the other individuals can receive minimum sentences ranging from three (3) years to fifteen (15) years in state prison. An undercover Putnam County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Detective purchased large quantities of prescription medications from this group on seven (7) separate occasions. The estimated street value of prescription drugs seized is $3,900.00.

Today, the second phase of the operation was concluded. Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin purchased trafficking amounts of prescription medications from undercover investigators. Both individuals were immediately arrested and taken into custody without incident. The other individuals were arrested on active arrest warrants resulting from this investigation. The following list details the charges and bonds for the subjects involved in this case:
More at link with Presser:
http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6165263.php

 

[MADJGNLAW]

3 Arrested On Drug Trafficking Charges
Father Of Missing 6-Year-Old Putnam County Girl, 2 Others Booked Into Jail
"Snip" http://www.news4jax.com/news/22298257/detail.html

UPDATED: 11:13 pm EST January 20, 2010



PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Ronald Cummings, Misty Cummings and her brother Hank Croslin are all in jail facing drug charges.

All three were booked around 9 p.m. Wednesday, charged with drug trafficking of controlled prescription medications.

Ronald Cummings is being held on $500,000 bond
Misty Cummings is being held on $950,000
Hank Croslin is being held on $100,000 bond

Ronald Cummings, Misty Cummings and Hank Croslin were booked into jail Wednesday night on drug trafficking charges.

The arrests were part of a month-long undercover operation. Investigators said that during the operation, they made several purchases of Oxycodone and Hydrocodone.

According to LE, an undercover officer made purchases of large quantities of prescription medications on seven separate occasions. Investigators said the estimated street value of prescription drugs seized is $3,900.

If convicted, Ronald and Misty Cummings could receive a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years in prison.
Hank Croslin, if convicted, facing a minimum sentence of three to 15 years in prison.




Previous Stories:

 

[Kimster]

A total of seven buys took place in both St. Johns and Putnam Counties.

The PCSO said that the arrests create an opportunity for investigators to talk to the group about the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings. <snipped>

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=151021&catid=3

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Ronald Cummings, Misty Croslin Arrested; Deputies Plan to Question
"Snip" Josey Crews 1/20/2010 11:26:49 PM

PALAKTA, FL -- The arrests of the Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin
have provided investigators an opportunity to question them about Haleigh Cummings disappearance.

Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin were arrested Wednesday night following a drug bust by several law enforcement agencies.

Five people arrested after a month-long investigation. All are being charged with trafficing the drugs Hydrocodon and Oxycodon.

Misty Croslin, the former step-mother of Haleigh, faces six charges. She is being held in the St. Johns County jail.

Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, is charged with three counts. He is also being held in St. Johns County on $500,000 bond.

Hank Croslin, Misty's brother, is charged with one count. Croslin is in the Putnam County jail on $100,000 bond.

Ronald's cousin, Hope Sykes was also arrested.
LE, began after the Putnam County Sheriffs Office received a tip that the group was involved in drug trafficking.

A total of seven buys took place in both St. Johns and Putnam Counties.

The PCSO said that the arrests create an opportunity for investigators to talk to the group about the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings.

Deputies took Misty and Ronald to St. Johns County because the charges originate there.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=151021&catid=3

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Haleigh Cummings' father and former stepmom arrested on drug charges
Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin accused of trafficking in controlled prescription medications
"Snip" By Larry Hannan Story updated at 12:01 AM on Jan. 21, 2010
If convicted as charged, Ronald Cummings, Misty Croslin and Donna Broch could receive a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years in state prison. The others can receive minimum sentences ranging from three years to 15 years in state prison
http://jacksonville.com/news/2010-0...r_and_former_stepmom_arrested_on_drug_charges

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Father, former stepmom of missing Haleigh Cummings arrested in drug sting
"Snip"By Willoughby Mariano, Orlando Sentinel
January 21, 2010

The father and former stepmother of missing Haleigh Cummings were among five people arrested in a prescription drug trafficking sting, PCDS said.

Ronald Cummings, and Misty Croslin, could face a minimum-mandatory sentence of 25 years in state prison after their arrests on multiple counts of trafficking in prescription medications.

"Investigators assigned to the Haleigh Cummings investigation will take every opportunity to speak with any individual believed to have knowledge about Haleigh Cummings' disappearance,".
Haleigh's body has not been found and there have been no arrests in her disappearance.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...-parents-drug-arrest-20100120,0,1969176.story

 

[MADJGNLAW]

Haleigh Cummings family members arrested - Hearing this Morning to determine custody of Jr.
"Snip" Updated: Thursday, 21 Jan 2010

Video Report:http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/012110-haleigh-cummings-family

Misty Croslin and Ronald Cummings, along with Hank Croslin Jr., Hope Sykes and Donna Broch were arrested on Wednesday for selling prescription pain killers to undercover deputies.
Arrested will go in front of a judge this morning.
There will be an emergency hearing in Putnam Co. this morning to determine custody of JR. TN thinks the judge will grant custody to Ron's grandmother A.Sykes.