NC - Hania Noelia Aguilar, 13, Lumberton, MEDIA MAPS & TIMELINE *NO DISCUSSION*

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NOV 5, 2018

13-year-old girl abducted in Lumberton, North Carolina, AMBER Alert issued
A man grabbed a 13-year-old girl just before 7 a.m. Monday from her yard at Rosewood mobile home park on East Town Road in Lumberton and forced her into a Green 2002 Ford Expedition, according to Captain Terry Parker with Lumberton police.

Parker said the child’s name is Hania Noleia Aguilar.

Police said the vehicle is stolen.

 

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NOV 5, 2018
AMBER ALERT | 13-Year-Old Hania Noleia Aguilar Kidnapped From NC Mobile Home Park: Police
A man grabbed 13-year-old Hania Noleia Aguilar from a yard at Rosewood Mobile Home Park just before 7 a.m. Monday The man forced Aguilar into a stolen Green 2002 Ford Expedition. The Expedition is registered to Velasquez Hernandez of Summerville, South Carolina and has South Carolina license plate NWS-984.

Police say the kidnapping occurred between lots 38 and 39. The Expedition then left the mobile home park.

Witnesses say the suspect had a yellow bandana over his face according to Parker. The man drove away after grabbing the girl and forcing her into the stolen SUV.

Aguilar lives at lot 102 3381 E. Town Road in Lumberton.

 

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NOV 5, 2018
Amber Alert issued for abducted Lumberton girl, 13
In a news conference Monday afternoon, the Lumberton Police Chief said Hania is an eighth-grader who was outside waiting for family members to take her to school.

The vehicle was last seen leaving the mobile home park, making a left on Elizabethtown Road. The SUV bears a South Carolina license plate, "NWS 984," Parker said. Lumberton police say the car has paint peeling from the hood and a Clemson sticker on the rear window.

“Witnesses can‘t describe the suspect other than he had a yellow bandanna over his face. After grabbing the child he forced her into the Green Ford Expedition and stole it and drove away,” Parker said in a news release.

Witnesses also report the man was wearing all black. There's no indication, police say, that Hania was taken at gunpoint.

We talked with Hania's eight-year-old sister, HP, with permission from her aunt.
HP said her sister went to the car to start it for a relative who was taking them to school.

“Somewhere out of nowhere a man just came in. We don’t know where he came from and just pushed her in. I heard her scream for no reason. I heard her scream very loud," said HP.

Police said the vehicle is stolen, and their investigation so far indicates the Expedition belonged to a relative of Hania.

 

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NOV 5, 2018
AMBER ALERT: Lumberton teen forced into stolen SUV, kidnapped from neighborhood
An AMBER Alert has been issued and authorities are conducting a door-to-door search for a 13-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a front yard Monday morning in Lumberton.

Police say the kidnapping occurred between lots 38 and 39 in the Rosewood Mobile Home Park. The green 2002 Ford Expedition was last seen leaving the mobile home park turning left onto Elizabethtown Road.

Aguilar had the keys and started the SUV so that a family member could take her to school.

During a noon news conference, officials said they were checking area surveillance cameras and performing a door-to-door search. Investigators had the neighborhood blocked off and are trying to find answers about what happened to her.

"Investigators are interviewing witnesses family and friends as well as conducting a door to door canvas in the neighborhood and checking any surveillance to find out any information we can," said Lumberton Police Chief Mike McNeil.

 

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AMBER Alert on Twitter | 10:38 AM (EST) - 5 Nov 2018

#Lumberton, #NorthCarolina #AMBERAlert For most current information, go to

Have you seen this child? Hania Noelia Aquilar

From the above NCMEC link:

This is a North Carolina Amber Alert for a Child Abduction....The Lumberton Police Department is searching for Hania Noelia Aguilar. Hania Noelia Aguilar is a 13 year old Hispanic female approximately 5 feet tall weighing 126 pounds. She has long black hair brown eyes and braces. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt with flowers,and blue jeans. The abductor is described and an unknown male with a yellow bandana around his face. They were last seen traveling on Elizabethtown Road in Lumberton in a green 2002 Ford Expedition South Carolina Registration NWS984. If you have any information regarding this abduction, call the Lumberton Police Department immediately at 910-671-3845 or call 911 or HP.

 

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Press Conference - November 5, 2018

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2229427853961164

 

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Press Conference - November 5, 2018

Notes (mostly a rough transcription) from the PC during which Lumberton Police Chief Michael MacNeill spoke...

• On Monday morning, 11/5, at approx. 6:58 AM at Rosewood Mobile Home Park, a witness saw a male subject dressed in all black and wearing a yellow bandana approach Hania Noleia Aguilar, age 13, and and forced her in a green 2002 Ford Expedition.
• And he then stole the vehicle and drove away with Ms. Aguilar in the vehicle.
• Ms. Aguilar had been waiting on family to come out of the residence to take her to school - at the Lumberton Junior High School - where she is in the 8th grade.
• The suspect then drove the 2002 Ford Expedition bearing the SC tags NWS984 out of the neighborhood and the vehicle was last seen turning left onto Elizabethtown Road [in Lumberton]
• At this time, the investigators are interviewing witnesses, family, and friends, as well as conducting a door-to-door canvass in the neighborhood, and checking area surveillances to find out any information they can.
• This morning an Amber Alert was issued at 10AM
• As a result of the kidnapping this morning, the Lumberton PD has requested assistance of FBI, NCSBI, and the Robeson County Sheriffs Department to assist in the investigation
• Anyone who sees this vehicle with tags NWS984 is asked to call the Lumberton PD at 910-671-3845

From the questions portion at the end:

• It’s was a relative’s vehicle.
• Hania was waiting to go to school.

Source: Monday Press Conference video via WBTW News 13 Facebook

 

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Lumberton Police Department | 11/05/2018 12:12pm (EST)

MISSING PERSON
Case 18-43338
Hania Aguilar, Age 13
Hispanic female
5' 126 lbs - brown hair/brown eyes
This morning November 5, 2018 in Rosewood Mobile Home Park at approximately 0654 hours, Hania Aguilar grabbed her aunt's keys to crank up her vehicle to prepare to leave for the bus stop. Witnessed by another family member, an unknown male wearing a yellow bandanna over his face approached and grabbed Hania Aguilar and forced her into the green 2002 Ford Expedition and fled the area. The vehicle belonging to Hania Aguilar's aunt, has South Carolina registration NWS984. The vehicle has paint peeling from the hood and a Clemson sticker on the rear window. Suspect race and description is not known. Both vehicle and Hania Aguilar are entered into NCIC and an Amber Alert has already been issued. (see comments for recent picture) If you see this vehicle or Hania Aguilar, please contact Lumberton Police Department at (910)671-3845 or dial 911 immediately upon seeing them.

 

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NOV 7, 2018
Amber Alert: FBI offering $15,000 reward for info on 13-year-old's disappearance

• Hania is approximately 5 feet tall and 126 pounds

• She was taken in a green 2002 Ford Expedition with South Carolina tag NWS984

• She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt with flowers and blue jeans

• Call (910) 671-3845 if you see her

The 911 call came in from a neighbor when a relative ran over to get help. The female caller was speaking Spanish, so the dispatcher requested that a translator join the call.

Listen to the 911 call

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 8, 2018
UPDATE: SUV stolen in 13-year-old girl's kidnapping found
Officials have found the SUV that was stolen during the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl at a North Carolina mobile home park.

The FBI said in a statement that the green Ford Expedition was found Thursday morning in the Lumberton area, about eight miles from the Rosewood Mobile Home Park where Hania Noelia Aguilar was taken Monday morning. The FBI says its evidence response team will process the vehicle. They're asking anyone in that area with video surveillance to call their tip line.

 

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MAPS
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Hania’s home: Lot 102, 3381 E. Town Road, Lumberton, NC (Rosewood Mobile Home Park) Google Maps

360 view of Hania's home: Google Maps

SUV recovery site - pin indicates approx location of vehicle: Google Maps

Hania’s home to SUV recovery site: Google Maps

Lambeth street (man walking) to mobile home park to SUV recovery site: Google Maps

 

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November 5, 2018

Morgan Norwood on Twitter | 10:54 AM (EST) - 5 Nov 2018 from Lumberton, NC
NOW: Lumberton Police are canvassing the neighborhood where 13 year old Aquila Hanai Noelia was abducted. Officers are setting up crime scene tape around her home. #abc11



FBI Charlotte on Twitter | 6:58 PM (EST) - 5 Nov 2018

The Lumberton Police Department & @FBICharlotte are asking for the public’s assistance to find 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. If you see the stolen vehicle Hania was taken in, call 911 or a special tip line at 910-272-5871. #FindHania. Please share the attached poster.



Akilah Davis on Twitter | 7:40 PM (EST) - 5 Nov 2018

HAPPENING NOW: Lumberton police canvassing Rosewood Mobile Home Park. It’s where 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar was abducted. #ABC11

(*video at link)

FBI Charlotte on Twitter | 9:02 PM (EST) - 5 Nov 2018

This updated picture is more similar to the SUV wanted in a Lumberton, NC girl's kidnapping. Paint on the hood is peeling & there is a Clemson sticker on the rear window. Call 911 if you see the vehicle & help us #FindHania.

 

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Lumberton Police Department | 11/05/2018 6:09pm (EST)

The Lumberton Police Department and the FBI are asking for the public’s assistance to find 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. If you see the stolen vehicle Hania was taken in, call 911. The Lumberton Police Department has set up a special tip line to call with information to find Hania. The tip line number is 910-272-5871.



Lumberton Police Department | 11/05/2018 6:09pm (EST)



Lumberton Police Department | 11/05/2018 8:48pm (EST)

We have an update on the vehicle we are searching for in connection with Hania's abduction. The FBI and NCMEC posters and Amber Alert are being updated with a new image that more closely resembles the stolen SUV which is attached. New posters will be issued as soon as they are completed. Also, the paint on the hood of the actual vehicle is peeling and there is a Clemson sticker on the rear window. Call 911 if you see the vehicle. The Lumberton Police Department has set up a special tip line to call if you have information to help investigators find Hania at 910-272-5871.

Investigators with the Lumberton Police Department, Robeson County Sheriff's Office, FBI Agents, and SBI agents are currently following nearly 50 leads. Additional resources from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and other agencies will be joining the investigation tomorrow. Thank you for your continued assistance to help investigators #FindHania. Vehicle looks similar to this.

Hania's Mother asks whoever took her daughter to please bring her back home.

 

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NOV 8, 2018 - Video of man walking, SUV recovery and press conference

Search for abducted teen continues after stolen SUV found in wooded area
The vehicle used in a 13-year-old's abduction at a North Carolina mobile home park was found Thursday morning, according to the FBI.

The stolen SUV was found just before 8 a.m. in a wooded area off of Quincey Drive in Lumberton.

Initial reports during the 911 described the abductor as a black male. During follow-up interviews, investigators determined the witness had not seen the race of the abductor because he was wearing all black, including long sleeves, and a yellow bandana over his face.

 

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NOV 5, 2018
VIDEO - Hania's younger sister explains what happened when Hania was abducted
FOX 46 Charlotte

 

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NOV 7, 2018
Amber Alert: FBI offering $15,000 reward for info on 13-year-old's disappearance
"I want for him to remember that he is a son, he has a mother, probably sisters," family member MB told ABC11 on Monday. "For him to have a heart. To put his hand on his heart and think about his family if someone would take his mother, sisters or a member of his own family. That's all."

"Our main concern right now is getting this young lady back to her family," Lumberton Police Department Chief Michael McNeill said during a news conference.

This makes me hold my gun a little bit tighter," said neighbor Keith Bellamy. "Due to the simple fact that I have my wife, my children, and family with me. And it makes me very uncomfortable. In the process of feeling uncomfortable, I have an extra security blanket around my wife around my house."

 

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November 6, 2018

Claudia Rupcich on Twitter | 5:58 AM (EST) - 6 Nov 2018 from Lumberton, NC

Lumberton police are still an entrance of mobile home park where 13-yo Hania Aguilar was last seen. Officers are questioning drivers, keeping track of who comes in and out. I'll have the latest on the search for the missing girl on @WRAL News at 6. #wral



Claudia Rupcich on Twitter | 8:40 AM (EST) - 6 Nov 2018 from Lumberton, NC

FBI agents --with the help of Highway Patrol--conducted a road block near the mobile home park where Hania Aguilar was last seen in Lumberton. Agents talked to all drivers to see if they had any information about her abduction. @WRAL #wral



FBI Charlotte on Twitter | 10:38 AM (EST) - 6 Nov 2018

Investigators conducted a road block canvas along Elizabethtown Rd in Lumberton.@NCSHP showed drivers Hania's missing poster to identify people who travel that route daily & may have seen something yesterday to help us #FindHania. Here's the tip line, 910-272-5871.



FBI Charlotte on Twitter | 10:45 AM (EST) - 6 Nov 2018

This missing poster for Hania Noelia Aguilar abducted in Lumberton is now available in Spanish. It has been added to the FBI's website and will be pushed out on social media including the Lumberton PD Facebook Page. Help us #FindHania.



Morgan Norwood on Twitter | 11:15 AM (EST) - 6 Nov 2018 from Lumberton, NC

HAPPENING NOW: The @FBI setting up a check point in the Rosewood Mobile Home Park where 13 year old Hania Aguilar was taken from. #ABC11



Nia Watson WMBF on Twitter | 1:45 PM (EST) - 6 Nov 2018

Police are still canvassing the area of the Rosewood Mobile Home Park where officials say 13 year old Hania Aguilar was kidnapped from her family’s front yard Monday morning. There will be a presser at 3:30 today for an update on the investigation. #FindHania

 

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Press Conference - November 6, 2018

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=753112801700132

 

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NOV 5, 2018
Lumberton mobile home residents concerned, scared after girl's kidnapping
The case is being investigated as a stranger abduction, Capt. Terry Parker said.

Aguilar’s mother is asking the person who took her daughter to bring the girl back home, the FBI release said.

The case is being investigated as a stranger abduction, Capt. Terry Parker said.

Aguilar’s mother is asking the person who took her daughter to bring the girl back home, the FBI release said.

 

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Press Conference - November 6, 2018

Some rough notes from presser, 3:30 EST 11/6/18

Lumberton Police Chief Michael MacNeill...

• Every travel related business, including truck stops, have received Hania’s poster and were asked to print it out and post it inside their businesses.
• They have received numerous requests to release the 911 call, and they are working on that request and hope to have it released soon.
• Initial reports described the abductor as a black male. After follow up interviews, the witness did not see the race because he was wearing all black including long sleeves, and a bandanna over his face. And it was still dark out.
• Call 911 if you see the stolen green 2002 Ford Expedition with SC license plate NWS-984

FBI Supervisor...

• The FBI’s CARD team arrived yesterday afternoon. The team has specialized training in investigating missing children cases.
• The most important part of the investigative team is the public.
• Sometimes people think they don’t have important information to share; please, let them decide. Call the tip line.
• Also announced a reward of up to $15,000 that leads investigators to the location of Hania. They will be adding that reward information to the English and Spanish missing posters.
• Hania’s family is working with them and fully cooperating with investigators to locate the teen.
• Hania’s mother asked to share a message to her daughter, which was shared in the presser (see video).

Some rough Q&A notes:

• They are following all logical leads to include any reported sightings at all. As soon as they have any information that is relevant, that they feel is important to share, they will get it out as soon as possible.
• Owner of vehicle is still cooperating. Due to privacy, they are not going to disclose that information.
• They are following all logical leads, they don’t have any information to indicate any gang activity involved in her disappearance.
• They don’t have any reason to indicate that she was targeted; they are exploring all options, not ruling anything out at this point.
• At this point in the investigation, they’re not at a point where they’ll able to rule anything out at this point. They are looking at all potential options.
• Please share the updated picture that was pushed out by the FBI last night. They had more detailed information to get a more exact photo. They worked with the family to get that photo specifically. The biggest clue they have right now is that vehicle, that she was pushed into.

Video: Live video of presser via WBTW News13 on Facebook