Atlanta Police Search for Missing Girl [CONSIDERED A HOAX] --no id/description

[KittyMom]

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=124473&catid=8

Updated 12/9/2008 10:23:58 AM
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police are responding to reports of a missing, or possibly kidnapped child near the West Lake MARTA station.

The girl, reportedly between the ages of five- and seven-years old is wearing a white dress. She has long hair.

Witnesses tell 11Alive News that the child was walking to nearby Stanton Elementary School when she was taken by a man.

An arriving police officer reportedly spotted a man coming from a wooded area and took him into custody. That man has not been charged.

School officials told 11Alive News that all children are "accounted for".

Police are reportedly searching a wooded area near the MARTA station.

Developing...

[KittyMom]

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=8031841&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

Atlanta Police Investigate Possible Kidnapping near West Lake MARTA Station
ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) -- Atlanta police are investigating a possible kidnapping Tuesday morning in the area of the West Lake MARTA Station and West Lake Avenue. Police have a suspect in custody that matches a description provided by witnesses.


I wonder if the white dress might be a nightgown?

[packy]

How scary. Hope they knock on a lot of doors in the area to make sure all children are accounted for and they my find a good news explanation too.

[Amusedtdth]

If the school has all children accounted for then the possibility remains that the child is younger than initially thought. I hope they find her.

[Roamer]

I hope she can be found soon, and is safe.

[KittyMom]

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=124473&catid=40

Search Continues for Missing Girl Despite Lack of Evidence
ATLANTA - Police were continuing their search for a reportedly kidnapped girl just before noon Tuesday, but they said they had no evidence that a child was actually missing.

Atlanta Police responded to reports of a child abduction at about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday near the West Lake MARTA station.

Two teenagers reportedly told authorities that they witnessed a man taking a 5- to 7-year-old girl into a woodline while the girl was walking to nearby Stanton Elementary, police said.

A police officer reportedly spotted a man coming from a wooded area, and took him into custody. That man has not reportedly been charged.

No children have been reported missing, police said.

School officials told 11Alive News that all students have been accounted for.

Police said they will continue to search for the reportedly missing girl. They are also investigating the report that the child was abducted.

[Grande]

Missing Girl Report Was Hoax
Tuesday, December 9, 2008

ATLANTA -- Police said a report of a child abducted near a MARTA station was a hoax that wasted police manpower and money.

The 911 call about a child grabbed by a man near the West Lake MARTA station turned out to be a lie, according to Atlanta police officials.

The initial report sparked a three-hour search that included dozens of officers, tracking dogs and mounted officers.

Police began to have suspicions after checking nearby schools and finding no unaccounted for children. No parents had reported a missing child.

Authorities said they are considering charges against the person who made the first 911 call and are calculating the cost of the search.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/18237186/detail.html

[Amusedtdth]

Missing Girl Report Was Hoax
Tuesday, December 9, 2008

ATLANTA -- Police said a report of a child abducted near a MARTA station was a hoax that wasted police manpower and money.

The 911 call about a child grabbed by a man near the West Lake MARTA station turned out to be a lie, according to Atlanta police officials.

The initial report sparked a three-hour search that included dozens of officers, tracking dogs and mounted officers.

Police began to have suspicions after checking nearby schools and finding no unaccounted for children. No parents had reported a missing child.

Authorities said they are considering charges against the person who made the first 911 call and are calculating the cost of the search.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/18237186/detail.html

As well they should, what if something HAD really happened and the manpower was needed for real...people, some are just plain stupid!
imo

[lost indie]

As well they should, what if something HAD really happened and the manpower was needed for real...people, some are just plain stupid!
imo

Maybe she was homeschooled...or not put in school at all. Maybe she was from another city or state.

It seems weird to me that it was already ruled a "hoax". The FIRST caller is being looked at as being a liar? Was there more than one? I hope this is not a little girl who fell between the cracks....

If it is a hoax I hope the person is in big trouble. If not I hope it doesn't scare off the next person who wants to call in something they saw.

Better safe than sorry...

[gabby]

Maybe she was homeschooled...or not put in school at all. Maybe she was from another city or state.

It seems weird to me that it was already ruled a "hoax". The FIRST caller is being looked at as being a liar? Was there more than one? I hope this is not a little girl who fell between the cracks....

If it is a hoax I hope the person is in big trouble. If not I hope it doesn't scare off the next person who wants to call in something they saw.

Better safe than sorry...

I was thinking that also.

It is scary because there are cases where children are moved to a different place and never enrolled in a school. Sometimes neighbors don't even know the child lives in the neighborhood. Sometimes children are abducted and taken to other places and of course they wouldn't show up as unaccounted for because no one ever knew they were there. Hopefully, it was a hoax and no child was harmed. IMO