IN IN - Anastacia Reyes-Cortes, 39, Elkhart, 27 Aug 2014

Elkhart Police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing woman. Police say 39-year-old Anastasia Reyes-Cortes was reported as missing on Aug. 27. She was last seen shopping at the Kroger grocery store at 130 W. Hively around 9:30am in the morning of Aug. 26. Police say she was reportedly alone at the time.

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Hope32 said:

Comments on the local news facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/NewsCenter...7520000.1409340105./10152422872666130/?type=1

Seems one lady "AC" posted some information.
Relatives are posted on the page and I read it somewhere they while the van she is missing with is hers she in fact can't drive.

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The Elkhart Police Department is asking for help in locating a missing person.
Anastasia Reyes-Cortes, 39, was reported missing on August 27.
She was last seen shopping alone at a Kroger on 130 W. Hively in Elkhart, Ind. at approx. 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, August 26.
A Dodge Caravan registered to Anastasia Reyes was located in Wakarusa, IN.
The Elkhart Police suspect foul play related to her disappearance, and the investigation remains on-going.
Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Anastasia Reyes-Cortes is asked to call the Elkhart Police Department at 295-7070.

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Community members say in recent weeks several Hispanic women have reported being approached by individuals while out grocery shopping, though they don't know if Reyes' disappearance is connected.

"We do have serious concerns because there have been numerous complaints recently of Hispanic women going to shop at Hispanic grocery stores and being accosted by individuals and being harassed and followed," said attorney Felipe Merino.

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Kaliste said:

The top 4 posts in the Missing Persons forum here are from IN. Not insinuating they are related but, what the heck is going on there??

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"We've had reports that there have been other Latino women that have been accosted at other Mexican markets while doing their grocery shopping for the day," said Merino

He fears that undocumented Latino women are especially vulnerable to attack. That's because they don't understand English very well, if at all, and they often won't ask for help for fear of being deported.

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Still no answers in the missing person's case of Anastasia Reyes-Cortez. Police suspected foul play was involved in her disappearance when they found her burned-out van in Wakarusa. They say they're still getting tips, but they haven't found anything new. That van was first discovered by a search party comprised of her family and friends.

About 50 or so neighbors, friends and concerned community members (mostly undocumented Latino immigrants) start the searches at the spot where they found the burned van. From there they search nearby rivers, parks, dumpsters and under bridges...

"I have faith that she is still alive," said her husband Reveriano Ortega. "But all the same, we're looking for whatever is left."

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The Homicide Unit is investigating the case due to suspicions of foul play along with the size of the investigation, Capt. Kris Seymore said.

“We also have a Hispanic police officer temporarily assigned to the unit to assist in interviews,” Seymore said, because many Spanish-speaking individuals are being interviewed in the case. “Lead information and tips are still coming in and being followed up on and interviews are still being conducted.”

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shutterbug22 said:

http://www.wndu.com/news/indiana/he...ounty-police-ask-for-your-help-273159001.htmlView attachment 58046

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OkieGranny said:

http://m.fox28.com/w/news-local/story/119792356/

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Evidence indicates an Elkhart woman missing for nearly a month returned home after she was last seen at a grocery store...

Sgt. Steve Price of the Elkhart Police Department Homicide Unit said investigators have information that indicates Cortes Reyes made it home from the grocery store before she went missing.

Her husband said he spoke to Cortes Reyes on the phone before she went shopping and she did not sound threatened or alarmed. He said he realized she was missing when she didn’t come home from her evening shift at Monogram Foods in Bristol.

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