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Idaho State Police searching for missing, endangered 5-year-old boy | krem.com

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article253082783.html

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The child, Michael Joseph Vaughan, of Fruitland, is 43 inches tall, 50 pounds, has blue eyes and blonde hair and answers to the nickname “Monkey,” according to a news release from Fruitland Police Chief JD Huff early Monday morning.


Michael was last seen on foot at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday near his home on Southwest Ninth Street, and was said to be wearing a light blue Minecraft T-shirt with dark blue boxer briefs. Officers were dispatched at about 7:30 p.m. He is considered missing and endangered.
 
FRUITLAND — “Cornfields are being gone through row by row, inch by inch right now,” Fruitland Police Chief JD Huff said in an email update this morning about the search for a missing 5-year-old boy. While they haven’t searched the river yet, “due to a low probability,” they are actively searching ditches canals, he says.

Community members may have joined in the search after hearing about the missing child on the Code Red System, which the Payette County Sheriff’s Office used multiple times Tuesday night to alert residents. According to Payette County Sheriff Andy Creech in an email this morning, the first alert was sent at 8:20 p.m. to the neighborhood and the last alert was sent at 11:20 p.m.

“Our drone pilots responded to the area and helped search the area by air,” Creech said. “Our drone has a high-quality video camera and infrared camera.”



Search continues for missing 5-year-old boy
 
Local residents joined police, fire crews and paramedics to search for the boy, aided by helicopters and a trained search dog. Despite the large search, the boy had not yet been found by Wednesday afternoon.

Huff thanked the public for their help but asked them to stay out of the area while professionals continue to search. Police also asked people in the region to check their security cameras for any helpful footage.

Search continues for missing 5-year-old Fruitland boy
 
"In cooperation with the ground search efforts, the Army National Guard deployed a helicopter and conducted a search of the entire area. This afternoon water levels in the area canals were reduced and searched by law enforcement K-9 and fire personnel with no success. Confident that the immediate area was thoroughly searched, the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Team was released this afternoon and law enforcement will continue to coordinate search efforts."

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FRUITLAND — A 5-year-old boy from Fruitland remains missing and the Fruitland Police Department is coordinating citizen search efforts beginning this morning at 9 a.m. in the southern parking lot of the Fruitland High School. The efforts will stretch to 1 p.m. and police will pass out search assignments to those who join and are urging those who are willing to participate and organize with the agency.

"If you choose to conduct your own search effort, we are asking you to respect the property owners and contact them prior to searching," reads a news release sent at about 10 p.m. Wednesday.


Additionally the U.S. Army National Guard deployed a helicopter, searching the entire area in cooperation with those on the ground. Also, as part of the search, water levels in area canals were reduced and searched by law enforcement K-9 and fire personnel, according to the release.


"Confident that the immediate area was thoroughly searched, the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Team was released," it states.

Search continues this morning for missing boy
 
Neighbors say they learned about the 5-year-old's disappearance around 7:30 on Tuesday night.

They say Michael is a happy kid who lives in the neighborhood with his parents and grandfather.

Cynthia Walker lives in the neighborhood and was walking her dog as the search was happening.

"At 5 years old, I don't know that he would wander too far without one us seeing him by now,” she said. “There are volunteers, many, many volunteers out searching, scanning the fields and we just want to have Michael back, we just want him home safe."

Community to gather to search for Fruitland boy | ktvb.com
 
City of Fruitland Police

PRESS RELEASE UPDATE (7/29/21)

Today, the Fruitland Police Department, in conjunction with the Idaho State Police, multiple Treasure Valley
Law Enforcement Agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, continued the search for missing and endangered 5-year-old Michael Joseph Vaughan. Michael was last seen near his residence on SW 9th St. at approximately 6:30pm on July 27, 2021.

We are seeking the public’s assistance to identify individuals who were in the area of SW 8th St., SW 9th St. and Cornwall Way from 6:30 to 7:15 PM on July 27, 2021. If you were in the area, or know someone who was, please contact us at 208-642-6006 Ext 0. Even if you do not believe you have relevant information, please contact us so we can recreate a complete picture of the time and area Michael was last seen. Every minute counts when searching for a missing child and we appreciate the public’s continued support and cooperation as we search for Michael.

If you live in the immediate area, please thoroughly search your property, to include all outbuildings, vehicles and irrigation ditches. We also ask residents review any security camera footage for any sign of a small child in the area.

We are very grateful for the public’s assistance and are following up on each lead we receive. We are committed to finding Michael and will leave no stone unturned. Please understand the investigation of a missing child is very resource intensive. We ask that the community only report information from credible sources to law enforcement. Sharing speculation or rumors only makes the process more difficult for investigators.

We also want to emphasize Michael’s family continues to be fully cooperative with law enforcement. We ask the community to be respectful of their privacy during this difficult time.

Michael was last seen wearing a light blue Minecraft t-shirt, dark blue boxer briefs and child’s size 11, blue flip flops. He stands 43 inches tall, is 50 lbs., with blonde hair and blue eyes. He answers to the nickname “Monkey.” If you see Michael or have information, please call the Payette County Sheriff’s Office at 208-642-6006 Ext 0
 
In response to several inquiries from the public, we do not have any searches involving the community planned for today. We have aircraft, drones and canines working in the area. The grid search of the City of Fruitland on the morning of July 29th covered the city completely and some of surrounding areas. We are not telling the public they cannot continue their own personal searches, however as of right now we will not be organizing another search involving the public unless new facts or circumstances arise. Please remember that if you are searching today, to respect citizen's right to deny you entry to their property and please do not walk through cultivated fields without the property owner's permission. City of Fruitland Police | Facebook
 
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