Posted May 31, 2012, 2:35 pm
The Tucson Police Department said Thursday that information circulating on social media sites about missing 6-year-old Isabel Celis being found in San Diego is false.
Tucson police urge people to use caution when posting such rumors.
Isabel was last seen when she went to bed April 20 at 11 p.m., at the family's home. Sergio Celis, Isabel's father, discovered his daughter missing from her bedroom the following morning.
Police, who said they consider her disappearance an abduction, have scaled back the investigation and have ended news briefings on the case, said Lt. Fabian Pacheco.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911, 88-CRIME or leave a tip through TPD's new tool that allows people to text anonymous tips or leave them online. Tips also can be made through the Center for Missing & Exploited Children's tip line at (800) THE-LOST, or online through its CyberTipline.
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I agree, the public has been left to conjure up it’s own story due to a severe lack of detail. Reliable detail. I feel this just goes to show how little TPD actually knows about the case. I could be wrong. But it seems as if we are all grasping at straws at this point. I hope this innocent child is still alive and well.
@Dylan Smith
Yeah, but far from detailed. Much redacted, and feet were dragged in releasing those reports, yes? Hell, it took Villasenor almost a month to actually publicly confirm this an abduction.
If TPD wants to leave us with more questions than answers about this high-profile case then they’re going to have to accept rumors as one of the consequences of that decision. I’m not defending the gossip-mongers, but TPD complaining about them is akin to someone building a house at the end of an airport runway and then complaining about the noise.
@Bret Linden
TPD has released more than 500 pages of investigative reports in the case, which we have posted in their entirety.