LISA IRWIN - 10 months - Kansas City MO

Amber Alert Issued For 10-Month-Old

Police Say It Appears Someone Entered Baby's Room Through Window

POSTED: 7:12 am CDT October 4, 2011
UPDATED: 9:23 am CDT October 4, 2011




KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 10-month-old girl who disappeared from her home overnight.

Police said Lisa Irwin was last seen on Monday at 10:30 p.m. asleep in her crib. Officers were called to the house in the 3600 block of North Lister Avenue at 4 a.m. by the girl's parents.

Police could be seen dusting for fingerprints at the home. Initially, officers were closely examining a window.
"A window looked like it might be a point of entry, but we're trying to put all the pieces together," police Capt. Steve Young said.

Police said Lisa has blue eyes and blond hair. She is 30 inches tall and weighs 26 to 30 pounds. She has two bottom teeth, a small bug bite under her left ear, a beauty mark on her right outer thigh and currently has a cold with a cough.
The baby was last seen wearing purple shorts and a purple shirt with white kittens on it.
Call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 if you know her whereabouts.
Detectives were interviewing the girl's parents at the home.
"I realize that some of these Amber Alerts involve parents or parental abductions, but we have both the parents here. So that puts us on a little higher state of alert," police Sgt. Stacey Graves said.

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AMBER ALERT issued for missing 10-month-old girl in KCMO

Posted: 7:29 AM
Last Updated: 2 minutes ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police have issued an AMBER Alert for a missing 10-month-old girl they believe has been abducted from her home.
Officials are looking for Lisa Irwin who was last seen in her crib at approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday night at a residence in the 3600 block of North Lister in Kansas City, Missouri. Her parents notified police at 4 a.m. Tuesday that she was missing.
She is described as follows:
blonde hair
blue eyes
30-inches tall
weighs 26-30 lbs.
has two bottom teeth
a beauty mark on right outer thigh
currently has a cold with a cough and a small bug bite under her left ear.
last seen wearing purple shorts/pants with white kittens printed.

According to a news release, officers believe a suspect "entered/exited through a bedroom window." Police also say that evidence suggests the child has been abducted.

Kansas City spokeswoman Stacey Graves says while many AMBER Alerts are parental or custodial issues, both of the girl's parents were at home at the time she went missing.
"We have both the parents here," Kansas City spokeswoman Stacey Graves said in an interview with reporters on scene. "That puts us on a little higher state of alert."
Police on scene tell NBC Action News two other pre-teen children, both boys, live at the house and were home at the time of the abduction, but both were safe and accounted for. They were sleeping in a separate bedroom.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Lisa Irwin, you are urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.


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Search Continues For Missing Baby (video)

POSTED: 10:00 am CDT October 4, 2011
UPDATED: 10:01 am CDT October 4, 2011



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Police Use Variety Of Resources In Missing Baby Case

KC Police Say Lisa Irwin Last Seen In Crib Late Monday Night

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City police said they're using a variety of resources and following leads in the kidnapping of a 10-month-old girl from her home.
Police issued an Amber Alert for Lisa Irwin early Tuesday morning. The baby was last seen at 10:30 p.m. Monday asleep in her crib at her parents' home in the 3600 block of North Lister Avenue.

olice said Lisa's father called for help at 4 a.m. after discovering that she was gone.
KMBC's Peggy Breit reported that the girl's mother was taken in a unmarked police car to police headquarters for an interview. Breit reported that is routine in an investigation like this. Both parents had been interviewed at the home earlier in the morning, and police said they were both cooperative. Breit also reported that a couple of children who were in the home at the time of the abduction would be talked to by investigators, as well.
"I realize that some of these Amber Alerts involve parents or parental abductions, but we have both the parents here. So that puts us on a little higher state of alert," police Sgt. Stacey Graves said.

Throughout the morning, investigators could be seen dusting for fingerprints at the home. Initially, police officers were closely examining a window. But authorities stressed that they were looking at all possibilities.
"A window looked like it might be a point of entry, but we're trying to put all the pieces together," police Capt. Steve Young said.

Police said Lisa has blue eyes and blond hair. She is 30 inches tall and weighs 26 to 30 pounds. She has two bottom teeth, a small bug bite under her left ear, a beauty mark on her right outer thigh and currently has a cold with a cough.
The baby was last seen wearing purple shorts and a purple shirt with white kittens on it.
Anyone with information was urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
Breit reported that the FBI was also involved in the investigation. Agents were seen going inside the house and searching outside it.
KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported that authorities concentrated some of their search efforts in a wooded area to the west of home.
Mahoney also pointed out that the location of the home is not a place where you can get to by accident. The street is on a windy complex of roads, and he reported that you really have to know where you're going to get to the house.
Police said that they are searching a handful of areas, including near Chouteau Trafficway and Parvin Road.

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http://www.kmbc.com/r/29381804/detail.html

100 Officers Investigate 10-Month-Old's Abduction
KC Police Say Lisa Irwin Last Seen In Crib Late Monday Night

POSTED: 7:12 am CDT October 4, 2011
UPDATED: 5:23 pm CDT October 4, 2011
"We're working some angles, but there are no hard leads," Police Capt. Steve Young said during an afternoon news briefing.

About 100 officers and mounted patrol units were actively investigating the case and searching a handful of areas, including near Chouteau Trafficway and Parvin Road. KMBC's Cliff Judy reported that Kansas City Fire search and rescue crews rappelled down the side of a steep drop off at 34th Terrace and North Myrtle, looking for Irwin.
Crews used chainsaws and other heavy equipment to clear debris. They called off the search along the hillside just before 5 p.m., having found nothing.

(This is a partial statement from the story, go to link for rest of story. I just thought this one was interesting.)
http://www.kmbc.com/r/29381804/detail.html

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_missouri/northland/key-locations-in-the-search-for-lisa-irwin

Posted: 10/04/2011
Last Updated: 1 hour and 42 minutes ago

Here is a map of key locations in the search
for missing 10-month-old Lisa Irwin who was last seen in her crib at
approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday night at a residence in the 3600 block
of North Lister in Kansas City, Missouri.

Read more: http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_missouri/northland/key-locations-in-the-search-for-lisa-irwin#ixzz1ZrTb36rM

So, did one parent do it or both?

From KCMO Police: "The AMBER Alert system is
designed to raise awareness early in an investigation to alert the
public in an attempt to recover a juvenile in danger. Although the
investigation and search for Lisa Irwin continues, an active AMBER
Alert is no longer necessary in this case. Lisa Irwin is still
considered a Missing/Endangered Juvenile.

Officers and
detectives will continue to work throughout the night in an attempt to
find Lisa Irwin. This is an on-going investigation and will continue to
be actively investigated until Lisa Irwin is found.

We urge anyone with information to call 911 or contact the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477."
by Brian Foster - KMBC.com... 10/5/2011 12:07:47 AM document.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "10/5/2011 12:07:47 AM" ) )8:07 PM

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RT @kcpolice: AMBER Alert for Lisa Irwin
cancelled. Lisa Irwin considered a MISSING/ENDANGERED JUVENILE. Search
and investigation stil ...
by cliffjudy via twitter 10/5/2011 12:08:47 AM document.write( LiveBlog.ConvertServerTimeToLocalTimeFriendlyString( "10/5/2011 12:08:47 AM" ) )8:08 PM

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http://www.kmbc.com/news/29381804/detail.html#ixzz1ZqWKURWFAmber Alert Canceled; Search For Baby Continues

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KC Police Say Lisa Irwin Last Seen In Crib Late Monday Night


POSTED: 7:12 am CDT October 4, 2011
UPDATED: 7:21 pm CDT October 4, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas
City police canceled an Amber Alert Tuesday evening for a missing
10-month-old girl, although the investigation and search for her
continues.Police issued the alert for Lisa Irwin early Tuesday
morning. The baby was last seen at 10:30 p.m. Monday asleep in her crib
at her parents' home in the 3600 block of North Lister Avenue.

At 7 p.m., as expected, police pulled the Amber Alert, saying the
system was designed to raise awareness early in an investigation to
alert the public."Although the investigation and search for Lisa
Irwin continues, an active Amber Alert is no longer necessary in this
case. Lisa Irwin is still considered a missing/endangered juvenile,"
police Sgt. Stacey Graves said in a news release.

Parents Plea For Missing Baby's Safe Return

10-Month-Old Disappeared From Her Parents' Home

POSTED: 6:58 am CDT October 5, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In a brief, but emotional statement, the parents of 10-month-old Lisa Irwin pleaded for her safe return on Wednesday.
Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley read from a prepared statement and took no questions from the media.
"On Monday night or Tuesday morning, our daughter, Lisa, was taken from our home. We urge anyone with information as to where she is or who's she's with or anything to please call the TIPS Hotline or police," Irwin said. "Anything, even the smallest bit of information could help lead to her return. Anybody who might have her, they can drop her off at any place safe -- a fire station or hospital or church. No questions asked. We just want to have her back."
"We just want our baby back. Please, bring her home," said a tearful Deborah Bradley. "Our two other boys are waiting for her, please. Just drop her off anywhere. We don't care, just somewhere safe, where she can come home, please."

Kansas City police and FBI agents continued their investigation and search for the baby. K-9 units again searched a wooded area near the Irwin home late Wednesday morning. Crews searched that same area the day before. Young said there was no particular lead that pointed them to that area, investigators simply wanted to search it one more time.
FBI agents in protective suits went over the outside and inside of the Irwin home. Investigators seemed to focus on a window the parents said could have been left open. One investigator vacuumed the window in an effort to collect trace evidence.
But police Capt. Steve Young said there have been no major leads in the case.
"The only thing we know absolutely is that there should have been a 10-month-old in that house and there isn't, and we're doing everything we can to find that child," Young said.

Lisa disappeared from her parents' home in the 3600 block of North Lister Avenue. She was last seen sleeping in her crib at 10:30 p.m. on Monday. Police said her father called for help at 4 a.m. after discovering that she was missing when he returned from an overnight job.
An Amber Alert was issued a short time later, but by evening, police had canceled it, saying the alert was designed to raise awareness with the public early in the investigation. But police stressed that the search for the baby would continue.

Police spent most of Tuesday talking with the baby's parents. Investigators said the couple has been cooperative in the investigation. They were released late Tuesday night, and detectives said no new leads were developed.
"Nobody knows more about what's going on in that house than the parents do. They were cooperative with us all day yesterday and into yesterday evening, as well," Young said.

Young said the search for Lisa would continue, although it would be scaled back somewhat. Young said 30 to 40 investigators remained at the command post and another 50 investigators were available to help follow up leads.
"I know our detectives are probably frustrated. Time is critical. But as long as we're getting leads, we're going to follow up on them," Young said.
Two members from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were expected to arrive in Kansas City Wednesday.

Police said Lisa has blue eyes and blond hair. She is 30 inches tall and weighs 26 to 30 pounds. She has two bottom teeth, a small bug bite under her left ear, a beauty mark on her right outer thigh and currently has a cold with a cough.
The baby was last seen wearing purple shorts and a purple shirt with white kittens on it.
Anyone with information was urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/29392699/detail.html#ixzz1ZwAgKonU

The parents of a missing 10-month-old Missouri girl issued an
impassioned plea for her return Wednesday, as police said they have
found little to go on in investigating her disappearance.
"We just want our baby back," Deborah Irwin, clutching a teddy bear
and crying, said of her daughter Lisa. "Please bring her home. Our two
other boys are waiting for her. Please, just drop her off anywhere, we
don't care. Just somewhere safe where she can come home, please."

Her husband, Jeremy, urged anyone with information to call police.
"Anything, even the smallest information, could help lead to her
return," he said.

Lisa Irwin was last seen at about 10:30 p.m. Monday, asleep in her
crib, Kansas City, Missouri, police said. Police were called to the home
at about 4 a.m. Tuesday.

"It appears the suspect entered/exited through a bedroom window,"
authorities said in a statement. "Evidence at the scene leads police to
believe the child has been abducted."

Jeremy Irwin discovered the child missing when he arrived home from work, CNN affiliate KSHB reported.

Police have said the Irwins are not considered suspects in Lisa's
disappearance. Police Capt. Steve Young on Wednesday told reporters the
family has been cooperative from the beginning of the investigation, but
"everything is still on the table. We haven't ruled anything out."

He said investigators "really haven't developed any good, hard
information that we can go forward with." Nearly 50 tips have been
received through a tip hotline, he said, but not all of them have been
pursued, as some of them have been vague -- a person calling to report a
child seat seen in a car, for instance.

"I know everybody's hearts are in the right place, but that's not anything we can do anything with," Young said.

Police have conducted more than 300 "knock-and-talks" and searches of
residences in the area, and more than 300 officers were searching for
Lisa. There have been three searches of a wooded area near the family's
home, he said.

"I promise you, if there's anything we think we can be doing, we've probably done it two or three times already," Young said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/05/justice/missouri-missing-girl/

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44784274/ns/today-today_news/t/mom-missing-mo-girl-we-just-want-our-baby-back/

the parents were on the today show this morning -