Yvonne Koepke 23, [FOUND SAFE] Afton NY

[sarahhod]

Published: January 12, 2009 07:01 pm

Afton Woman Missing

By Jake Palmateer

Staff Writer

http://www.thedailystar.com/breakingnews/local_story_012190110.html

State police are searching for an Afton woman who has not been seen since

Saturday after she failed to show up for work.

Yvonne Koepke, 23, is missing along with her 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, Sidney

state police said Monday.

An employer and the woman's father said it was out of character for Koepke.

Russel Alvarez, executive director of The Joshua House in Sidney, said

Koepke did not show up to work Saturday.

Koepke is described by troopers as 5 feet one inch tall with a medium build

and dark hair.

[sarahhod]

Missing Woman Alert

http://www.wbng.com/news/local/37463634.html

Story Created: Jan 12, 2009 at 5:11 PM EST
Story Updated: Jan 12, 2009 at 5:11 PM EST



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The New York State Police in Sidney is investigating a report of a missing person.

She is 23 year old Yvonne Koepke of Afton.

Koepke was last seen on Saturday, January 10, 2009 in the Afton area.

She was operating a light green 2004 Chevrolet Malibu.

The vehicle registration is New York CYS8947.

Anyone with information is asked to call the New York State Police in Sidney at 607-561-7400.

[Breezy]

Yvonne's MySpace with last login 1/11/09...
http://www.myspace.com/yvonnek85

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http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_013040029.html

Area woman is missing

By Jake Palmateer
Staff Writer


State police are searching for an Afton woman after she failed to show up for work Saturday.

Yvonne Koepke, 23, is missing along with her 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, Sidney state police said Monday.

She has not been seen or heard from since Saturday morning, troopers said. An employer and the woman's father said it was out of character for Koepke.

Russel Alvarez, executive director of The Joshua House in Sidney, said Koepke did not show up Saturday. The Joshua House serves the developmentally disabled, and Koepke worked there part time, Alvarez said.

"She was a real go-getter," he added. "She looked like a responsible person."

Koepke worked several jobs, said her father, Albert Koepke, on Monday.

One of these was Joe's & Vinny's Pizzeria in Sidney.

Paulette Patrick, 58, a co-worker at the pizzeria and a friend of Koepke, said she has known her for several years. Patrick also said Koepke would not show up to work without calling, and she never went anywhere without her cell phone, which was found at her home.

Patrick said she last talked to her by phone at around 8 a.m. Saturday. Koepke's father said she was last seen Saturday morning at the home she shares with her boyfriend on state Route 7.

Koepke and Patrick said the woman was devoted to her two horses and wouldn't leave them.

[DarkOrchid]

Logged in today as well. Hope she's ok and maybe just needed some time away?

http://www.myspace.com/yvonnek85

[Faith]

From her myspace- much better pic
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/9/l_615c43338f944a52879dca79887d5ce3.jpg

[Faith]

The search continued for a missing Afton woman today.

Last Update: 1/13 11:19 pm

Crews were scouring ground for 23-year-old Yvonne Koepke, who was last seen leaving her home on Route 7 this past Saturday morning.

Koepke's family says Yvonne left to go to a convenience store and said she would be right back.

Police are looking for her light green 2004 Chevy Malibu.

Koepke is 5-feet 2-inches tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a blue sweatshirt.

If you have any information, call state police.

http://www.newschannel34.com/news/local/story/Nightly-Webcast-01-13-2009/OfJFWQrHGE-Xqgc1rDUGkQ.cspx

[annalyzer]

Found Safe

http://news10now.com/content/all_news/131548/police-find-missing-afton-woman-okay/Default.aspx

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Police find missing Afton woman okay
Updated: 01/14/2009 09:47 AM
By: Web Staff

AFTON, N.Y. -- State Police have found Yvonne Koepke, 23, of Afton. She is okay investigators say. She was found in the Town of Burlington in Otsego County.

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Troopers charge upstate woman with false report

January 15, 2009

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--missingwoman-arre0115jan15,0,2420391.story



SIDNEY, N.Y. - A 23-year-old Southern Tier woman who was reported missing after vanishing during a a snowstorm is now being charged with falsely reporting an incident.

State police say they also are charging Yvonne Koepke (yuh-VAHN' KEHP'-kee) of Afton with a misdemeanor count of prostitution.

Koepke was reported missing Saturday. State police used a helicopter Monday to look for her. She eventually was found by troopers Wednesday morning, after crashing her vehicle in the Town of Burlington in Otsego County.

Koepke initially told investigators she'd been held against her will since her disappearance. She later changed her story.

Troopers didn't know if Koepke has an attorney but say she is due in Burlington and Afton town courts in two weeks.

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Missing woman charged after search
23-year-old accused of prostitution

By Nancy Dooling • ndooling@gannett.com • Staff Writer • January 15, 2009

http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090115/NEWS01/901150343/1001


AFTON - State police have charged an Afton woman who disappeared over the weekend with a misdemeanor count of prostitution.

Yvonne M. Koepke, 23, of Route 7, also was charged with a misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an incident, state police said.

Koepke was reported missing after she vanished Saturday during a snowstorm. State police used a helicopter unsuccessfully Monday to look for the woman. She eventually was found by troopers Wednesday morning, after crashing her vehicle in the Town of Burlington in Otsego County, police said.

Lt. James Barnes said Koepke initially told investigators she'd been held against her will since her disappearance. She later told police she hadn't been held against her will, Barnes said.

Koepke is scheduled to appear Jan. 26 in Town of Burlington Court to answer the charge of falsely reporting an incident. She is scheduled to answer the prostitution charge Jan. 28 in Town of Afton Court.

Troopers also charged an Afton man in connection with the case, Barnes said.

Robert A. West III, 23, of Route 7, was charged with a single misdemeanor count of patronizing a prostitute.

He's scheduled to appear Jan. 26 in Town of Afton Court, troopers said.

[sarahhod]

Nightly Webcast 01/14/2009

Last Update: 1/14 11:50 pm

Nightly Webcast (SP, NC34)

http://www.newschannel34.com/news/local/story/Nightly-Webcast-01-14-2009/P_6Ouya9vEi6PV0UjQwoIg.cspx

Police found the Afton woman they had been searching for the past few days.

And, then arrested her for allegedly being a prostitute.

23 year-old Yvonne Koepke went missing Saturday morning.

A search by police included a helicopter.

They say she spent part of her time with 23 year-old Robert West the 3rd of Afton who's charged for hiring her.

Police say they found her after she crashed her vehicle.and then claimed she had been held against her will.

She later told police that claim was not true.