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Police Appeal To Public For Help
UPDATED: 12:38 pm EDT September 22,
2003
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland police and neighborhood volunteers continue the search for 11-year-old Shakira Johnson.
Twenty police officers, 20 FBI agents and two consultants from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are all on the case. Shakira is about four feet, seven inches and weighs 80 pounds. She has light brown eyes and her sandy brown hair was in a ponytail when she disappeared a week ago Saturday night. Police are also looking for a car that might be connected. It's a bright red, four-door Ford Escort or Mercury Tracer with an older style license plate. Police again used bloodhounds during the weekend to search vacant buildings and lots on Cleveland's east side. Police Chief Edward Lohn cautioned the public against drawing conclusions about progress in the investigation based on reports about police interviews, search warrants or arrests of parole violators. "We must keep an open mind," Lohn said. "We're going to keep working this case until we get it resolved." Call Cleveland police at (216) 621-1234 if you have any information.
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Home Barged Into Previous Stories:
- September 21, 2003: Family Says Rumors About 11-Year-Old's Death Are Untrue
- September 19, 2003: Mayor To Examine Arrests Of Men Looking For Missing Girl
- September 18, 2003: Men Accused Of Forcing Way Into Home
- September 17, 2003: Resident Says Men Forced Way Into Home
- September 16, 2003: Missing 11-Year-Old Last Seen Wearing Jeans, T-Shirt
- September 17, 2003: Resident Says Men Searching For Girl Barged Into Home
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