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Lubbock, Texas Murder Suspect Arrested in Bend

One of the man's alleged victims is still missing.

(BEND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police and Bend Police Department assisted Lubbock, Texas police in the arrest Wednesday in Bend, Oregon of a murder suspect wanted in connection with the 2006 disappearance and murder of two women.

Lieutenant Gregg Hastings with OSP, says today at approximately 12:00 noon, detectives from the Oregon State Police and Bend Police Department arrested 59-year old Mickey Weldon Patterson outside of a Bend-area residence located at 31 SE Benaiah Circle.

Amber Alert Issued in Tennessee for Abducted 13-Year Old Girl

Anyone with information is asked to call the Macon County Sheriff's Office at 615-666-3325 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND or dial 911.

(MACON COUNTY, Tenn.) - The State of Tennessee issued an Amber Alert after 13-year old girl was reportedly abducted from her home in Macon County Monday morning, September 21st 2009.

Information developed by authorities indicates that the suspect and the victim may be in the Huntsville Alabama area. Judi Juarez a 13-year old Hispanic female, 4 feet 6 inches tall, 100 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Age Progression: an Aid in Locating Stolen American Babies

Experts believe that many infants abducted long ago can still be located.

(SALEM, Ore.) - You could call it "future forecasting". Photo progression technology has advanced the science of locating missing children in ways that investigators of yesterday only dreamed of.

A Salem-News.com contributor in Canada, Andrea Stroh, assembled a list of abducted babies from across America. The list is not complete, but it gives a reader an idea of the immensity of the problem. The list below is approximately 60 abducted infants aged birth to two years old, who have been missing over the last 50 years or so.

Experts believe it is possible that many of these infants may still be "recoverable", as statistically, children this age are usually abducted more often by people with psychological problems, who want to raise a child, as opposed to sexual predators who may harm them.

AMBER Alert Issued for 7-Year Old Idaho Boy

Officers believe Luca may be a passenger in a Chrysler Minivan, California license plate 6GQC981.

(BOISE, Idaho) - Boise Police were called to a report of a child missing from his apartment home Wednesday around 3:45 p.m. in the 400 blk of N. Avenue H, northeast of Reserve Street and Mountain Cover Road.

According to a witness, Luca's teenage sister, the male suspect knocked on the door and she answered. A man unknown to her asked for Luca by name.

Beaverton Police Seek Missing Person

It's unknown where Mrs. Moeller may have driven to; all the likely spots have been checked.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - On Monday, August 17th, at 9:00 am the Beaverton Police Department received a call of a missing woman. Mr. Steven Moeller reported that his wife, 50-year old Jill Arlene Moeller, had left for work at 7:30 am but never arrived. As of this morning at 8:45 a.m. she still has not been heard from.

Mrs. Moeller is on medication for depression and mild symptoms of dementia. She does not have access to her medication, except at home.

AMBER Alert Issued for 17-Year Old Colorado Girl

The suspect is 25-year old Daniel Baker, a Hispanic male, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 124 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

(BAYFIELD, Colo.) - The State of Colorado issued the Amber Alert Monday after a 17-year old girl was forcibly taken from her home in Bayfield, in La Plata County.

Police say the suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous. They are believed to be headed to Mexico.

Man Presumed Drowned After Falling From Sailboat

Two men entered the water, one was rescued.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Rescuers say two men jumped off a rented sailboat into the Columbia River to cool off around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, and only one was able to make it back to the sailboat. The other male is presumed drowned.

AMBER Alert Issued for 13-Year Old California Girl

The suspect vehicle is a black Chevrolet Silverado with a California license plate number 8N84118.

(WHITTIER, Calif.) - The State of California issued an Amber Alert today after a girl was abducted late Friday, July 31 2009, in Whittier. The suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous.

13-year old Cynthia Irene Hernandez is a Hispanic female who stands five feet 11 inches tall. She weighs 240 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Amber Alert Issued in Washington

The suspect vehicle is a 1994 Ford Explorer Washington license plate number 255UBD.

(KITTITAS, Wash.) - Police in Washington say two male juveniles, Parker Norris and Preston Norris, were taken by their mother, Nicole Butcher, this morning from their residence in Kittitas, Washington.

The first victim is Parker Norris is a White Male, 2 Years Old, 2 feet 10 inches tall, 35 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. The second victim, 3-year old Preston Norris, a white male, is three feet tall, weighs 35 pounds, with blonde hair and green eyes.

Two Children Reported Missing on Sauvie Island

"Details are sketchy at this time" - Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Columbia County Sheriff's Deputies--with the help of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office--are searching the area of Collins Beach on Sauvie Island for two missing six-year-old children.