Amber Alert issed for missing Pasadena baby

Kaitlyn Lavois is believed to have been taken from a day care in Pasadena Friday by her grandmother, who didn't have permission to get her.

  PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- Pasadena Police have issued an Amber Alert for a four-month-old who they say was taken from a day care by her grandmother without permission Friday.

The alert was issued for Kaitlyn Lavois, who is believed to have been taken by her grandmother, Robin Lavois, without the parents' approval or knowledge.

The two were last seen in Baytown at around 9:30pm.

Robin Lavois is believed to be driving a green, four-door 1996 Toyota Camry with license plate 783CGH.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect, vehicle or child is asked to immediately contact the Pasadena Police Department at 713-477-1221.
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HPD: Missing man has Alzheimer's, dementia

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police were searching for a missing 75-year-old man Saturday night.

Roy Flores is a Hispanic man with a medium complexion. He is 5 feet 8 inches, 160 pounds and has brown eyes and salt and pepper hair.

According to officials, Flores disappeared around 7am Saturday. He was last seen walking away from his home in the 4800 block of Lamonte Lane in northwest Houston.

Authorities said he was last seen wearing a black jacket, burnt orange shirt, blue jeans and beige shoes.

Flores has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, officials said.

No other details were released.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call HPD at 713-731-5223.

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Police search for clues in case of missing mom

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It's a heart-wrenching time for friends and family of a woman who hasn't been seen in nearly a week. Investigators are combing for clues and her loved ones are desperate for answers.

Police investigators spent part of the day on Thursday inside Michelle Warner's southwest Houston apartment, searching for clues into the disappearance of the 31-year-old mother of two.

As the minutes and hours tick by, Michelle's friends and family grow more anxious.

"We miss her," said Scott Russell. "I'm worried sick."

Russell is one of the last people to see Michelle alive. Friday night the two had dinner, then he returned her home, where he left her with her three-year-old son and the child's father.

"I stayed for about a half hour, then left," Russell said. "Everything was fine. She was her regular old normal self."

No one has heard from Michelle since Saturday. Her phone goes to voicemail. She didn't show up to her new paralegal job this week.

"I placed her at her current position two weeks ago and was notified Monday she had not shown up for work," said job recruiter Becky Barclay.

Michelle's relatives say she and her child's father got into a heated argument Saturday. He told the family that Michelle got her purse and phone and just walked away, leaving behind three-year-old Cayden. But her friends say that doesn't sound like her at all.

"If she had a way to be home, she would," said friend Stefanie Helton. "There's no way she'd leave her son."

The child's father, who also lives at the apartment, told police he's in Odessa with their son. Police say he is cooperating and has been questioned extensively.

In the meantime, Michelle's friends are distributing fliers, hoping anyone with info on her whereabouts comes forward.

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Police searching for missing 31-year-old mom

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are investigating the disappearance of a 31-year-old woman who was last seen in southwest Houston last week.

Michelle Warner was last seen around midnight at the Regency Square Apartment Complex in the 7200 block of Bellerive Drive in the Sharpstown area.

Relatives say they last heard from her this past weekend, and it's not like Warner, the mother of a three-year-old, to disappear like this.

They say Warner had a fight with the father of her son before she vanished.

Houston police have her family's missing person report and are investigating.

Warner is 5-foot-6, weighs around 125 pounds and has blue eyes and dark brown hair. She has a dolphin tattoo on the backside of her shoulder and small butterfly tattoo on one foot. She also has small stud nose ring on right side of nose.

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Body found during search for missing woman

CHANNELVIEW, TX (KTRK) -- A search effort in the Channelview area has ended after the body of a woman's was found right under the missing woman's trailer home. Rosemarie Hutcheson hasn't been seen since Friday night. Now authorities are working to confirm whether the body found Tuesday is in fact her.

Two volunteers with Texas Equuseach found the body of a woman underneath the trailer where Rosemarie lived with her husband and her daughter. The 52-year-old went missing around 6:30pm Friday. A family friend told Eyewitness News she had gone to a shed in the yard, and her husband had gone around to the other side of the house. By the time he reached the shed, Rosemarie was gone.

Texas Equusearch has been looking for her for the past two days, mainly in the densely wooded area behind the trailer park. On Tuesday afternoon they began retracing their steps, focusing on the back side of the trailer.

"One of the things that we noticed is that if you look at the skirting on the trailer, how straight it is and everything," said Tim Miller with Equusearch. "That one corner, you could tell the skirting wasn't like the rest of the skirting. That was another indication that for one reason or another, the skirting didn't look the same."

The searchers who found the body said it appeared it had been there for a few days. Investigators did not find any signs of foul play and suspect it might be a case of suicide.

Earlier, the Harris County Sheriff's Office told us Rosemarie had been suffering from depression.

Authorities have taken a DNA swab from Rosemarie's husband.

The identity of the body has not yet been confirmed.

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Police need your help to find missing 12-year-old boy

Jaqualyn Hunt is a black male with short hair. He was last seen Friday around 5pm wearing a grey sweater khaki pants and white shoes.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police hope you can help them find a missing 12-year-old boy.

Jaqualyn Hunt was last seen Friday at around 5pm at the CEP school near Beechnut and Fondren.

According to investigators, Jaqualyn was late to school Friday and school personnel told his mother he would be staying after school for detention. He never made it home.

Police say he normally takes METRO bus No. 163 home after school.

Jaqualyn is a black male with short hair. He is 4-foot-8 inches tall and weighs around 95 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey sweater khaki pants and white shoes.

Anyone with any information on where he might be is asked to call the Houston Police Department at 281-405-5300.

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Missing 21-year-old Houston woman found safe

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police said a missing woman was found safe Sunday after disappearing in the Galleria area for a few hours.

The woman had last been seen at Club Roxy in the 5300 block of West Alabama early Sunday.

Police launched a search for her and she was found safe around 9:40am, officials said.

No other details were immediately released.

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HPD searching for missing man, 85

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are searching for a missing elderly man who disappeared Saturday in southeast Houston.

Hulon Reed was last seen around 8am Saturday in the 7500 block of Kingsley in Houston. Officials said he left an assisted living facility on foot and never returned.

Reed is a black man with a light brown complexion. He 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 147 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray hair.

Officials say he was wearing a red zip-up jacket, tan pants and a blue baseball cap with white letters.

If anyone has information on Reed's whereabouts, contact HPD at 713-731-5223.

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Autopsy: Body found in NE Houston is missing woman

  HOUSTON -- Houston police have detained a man for questioning in the death of a woman whose body was found in an overgrown vacant lot.

Medical examiners on Tuesday identified the victim as 48-year-old Norma Jean Scott. Her nude body was discovered Monday night by volunteers with Texas EquuSearch. Further details on the cause of death were not immediately released.

The woman was reported missing after relatives raised concerns that a man last Thursday allegedly forced Scott from her home.

Police spokesman John Cannon says a man described as a person of interest in the case was being held on unrelated charges. His name and further details were not immediately available.

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Body found in northeast Houston believed to be that of missing woman

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The search for a missing woman ends tragically in northeast Houston.

Texas EquuSearch volunteers found a body believed to be 48-year-old Norma Jean Scott. The mother and grandmother was last seen Thursday.

The body was discovered around 6pm near Scott's home. It has not yet been identified but we do know it is that of a naked African American female.

Ruby Lee is the kind of woman who helps her neighbors when she can, and as a mother of six, Scott was often a recipient. So when the longtime Fifth Ward resident heard about the 48-year-old's disappearance, she headed to Scott's house only to find worse news: A body had just been found in an overgrown alley just a block from Scott's house.

"Sad, I just couldn't believe it," Lee said.

All day long Scott's children showed her picture to passing motorists and made pleas for help.

"I just miss my momma. She would always console us, and we don't have her to console us right now. We just need her," Soctt's daughter, Katherine Oparah said.

They hadn't seen or heard from her since last Thursday when a neighbor saw a man forcibly take her from her home. They recognized him as a boyfriend.

"She wouldn't up and leave like that," Soctt's daughter, Bridgette Scott, said.

While we were talking to Scott's family, Texas EquuSearch volunteers were aboard ATVs riding the neighborhood.

Just a few hours after they had been called to help, the searchers made a discovery. The body, they tell us, that matches Scott's description.

Her children distraught by the news could only watch as crime scene investigators worked past dusk, not far from where Scott was last seen.

"I'm going to be suspending the search until we know different," EquuSearch's Frank Wilson said. "I think the medical examiner's office will know fairly quick."

An ID likely will come Tuesday from the medical examiner's office.

We do know Scott's boyfriend voluntarily went to a police substation, where he is being questioned.

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Missing woman, 74, found alive in Galveston ditch

  GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- A Silver Alert was canceled Sunday after a missing 74-year-old Houston woman was found alive in a ditch on Galveston's west end.

Galveston police spent Saturday searching for Barabara Griffitts, who disappeared around 2am from the Delanera RV Park on F.M. 3005.

Police said the woman was found at 1:30pm Sunday on the west end of Galveston in a ditch. Investigators do not believe foul play was involved.

She was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch. Her condition was not released.

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Coast Guard recovers body of missing fisherman

  TEXAS CITY, TX (KTRK) -- Authorities found the body of a 41-year-old man who disappeared Saturday night while wade fishing off the Texas City Dike.

Michael Christianson was wade fishing with a friend when they became separated. His friend tried to find him and went for help.

Witnesses said they could hear the man screaming.

The U.S. Coast Guard was notified just after 9pm. They deployed a helicopter to assist Texas City Police Department and Texas City Fire Department in the search.

The helicopter spotted the body just after 10:30pm.

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Body of missing boater recovered in Lake Conroe

  CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- Rescue crews in Montgomery County recovered the body of a 25-year-old drowning victim Saturday.

Precinct 1 Lake Patrol and with several other agencies were on Lake Conroe near Atkins Creek on Saturday night looking for the missing 25-year-old boater.

Officials say he was in a pontoon boat with a group of people when he saw what he believed were two women in the water in distress.

They say the man jumped into the water and never resurfaced.

His body was found in about 25 feet of water, officials said.

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Authorities searching for missing 88-year-old man

Alberto Martinez has been missing since 9am Wednesday. He was last seen at his home in the 7800 block of Battleoak Drive.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities are searching for a missing 88-year-old man who has not been seen since 9am Wednesday.

Alberto Martinez was last seen at his home in the 7800 block of Battleoak Drive, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap with gold-colored embroidery reading "World War II Veteran," a beige polo shirt, white T-shirt, blue jeans and brown "Bass" loafers.

Martinez wears glasses and has scars on his face and bruises on his arms.

He could be driving a white 2000 Chevy Silverado pickup truck with a Texas license plate number 29MXP5.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office Missing Persons Unit at 713-755-7427.

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Missing Liberty County teen found safe in San Jacinto County

  LIBERTY COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- A teenager who disappeared Wednesday night in Liberty County has been found safe.

According to authorities, Amber Georgous, 19, disappeared after a party along the Trinity River off SH 105. Her vehicle was later found near Highway 105. The car was apparently wrecked and had a broken window.

A K-9 unit from Montgomery County Precinct 2 was brought in early this morning to help in the search. According to authorities, a DPS helicopter from Austin has also been dispatched.

Investigators say they believed foul play may have been involved, but shortly after 9:30am Georgous was found safe in San Jacinto County. No further details were immediately available.

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Missing Alzheimer's patient found safe

Candida Ramirez Melendez was last seen wearing a tan dress with floral print and black shoes.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police say a missing elderly woman has been found safe and sound.

Candida Ramirez Melendez, 73, was last seen leaving the Mambos Seafood Restaurant location off Hillcroft and Bellaire around noon yesterday. Police say she has Alzheimer's, dementia, is diabetic and isn't carrying any identification.

Houston police confirmed at noon today that Melendez has been found safe and sound.

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Coast Guard suspends search for 6 people believed missing in the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston

  GALVESTON, TX -- Six people are missing in the Gulf of Mexico after they abandoned their sinking fishing boat in the waters off Galveston, Texas, the Coast Guard said Monday.

The Coast Guard had been searching for them ever since the boat's captain sent a mayday call Sunday afternoon, saying the vessel was sinking and that the six people onboard were planning to escape in an orange life raft, said Coast Guard command center controller Elvie Damaso. However, around 6pm Monday, the Coast Guard suspended its search for the day. It says it will and said it will continue sending out the radio broadcast for ships in the area to be on the lookout for them and then decide whether to resume actively searching for them on Tuesday.

Eyewitness News received a copy of the distress call:

"We have an onboard emergency. We are taking on water sir," the unidentified boat captain told the Coast Guard.

Damaso says authorities are not sure if the boat is called Scallywag or Skylark because the quality of the line was poor.

Coast Guard officials need the public's help in trying to work out who was on the boat and where it came from, Petty officer Richard Brahm said.

"We weren't able to get it from the captain before the boat went down," Brahm said.

Damaso said at least three boats, a helicopter, a plane and two cutters are involved in the search for the missing fishermen in a stretch of water roughly the size of Delaware. The boat went down somewhere off the coast of Galveston, about 50 miles southeast of Houston.

"All my electronics are down and I couldn't give you an exact location," the boat's captain said in the distress call. Brahm said authorities couldn't be more specific about where to search for the boat because the distress call was received by several communication towers.

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Search to resume for 6 reported missing in Gulf of Mexico off Galveston

  GALVESTON, TX -- The Coast Guard planned to resume its search for six people reported missing in the Gulf of Mexico after a mayday radio call said they were abandoning their sinking fishing boat in the waters off Galveston, Texas.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm said plans were to resume the search Tuesday morning. That's after.an extensive daylong Coast Guard search Monday turned up no sign of the six.

The boat's captain sent a mayday call Sunday afternoon saying the vessel was sinking and that the six people onboard were planning to escape in an orange life raft.

Brahm said no reports were received by telephone or other sources to confirm a vessel was overdue or that any of six people were missing.

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Missing Texas City children found safe

The family provided these photos of 5-year-old Kerry Anglin (left) and his 8-year-old sister Karly Mooris

  TEXAS CITY, TX (KTRK) -- Authorities in Texas City called off their search for two missing children Saturday night when the kids showed up at home, authorities said.

Five-year-old Kerry Anglin and his eight-year-old sister, Karly Mooris, went missing just before 7pm in the 2500 block of 37th Avenue North, police said.

The children were dropped off at their home around 10pm, police said. According to officials, they had been with their grandmother at a chuch revival.

A phone alert to Texas City residents was issued around 8:40pm.

Police set up a command post where the children were last seen and conducted a search of the area.

Officials said their great-aunt reported them missing. She is their guardian.

A family member tells us the grandmother told a relative she was taking the kids with her, but that person did not hear her.

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HPD: Missing boy found safe; suspect in custody

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A scare is over and Amber Alert canceled after a missing 4-year-old was found safe, but several questions remain about his disappearance.

Police issued the Amber Alert for 4-year-old Michael Rangel just after 3am. They say he was taken from his mother's home on Robmore Street in north Houston Tuesday afternoon, allegedly by the mother's boyfriend, 39-year-old Jorge Gomez.

According to Houston police, Gomez took the boy because he was angry with the child's mother. He was reportedly in contact wth her, telling her that he would not return the child.

Michael was found a couple hours later along Avenue C at 65th Street on Houston's East End, which is about 15 to 20 miles away from where he was reported missing. The boy, along with Gomez, was found sitting on a couch in the middle of the street. It was a couch that was being thrown out by resident Mayra Gomez.

"I feel so bad for the little boy. I have kids, too, you know, and I feel bad," said Mayra. "Strange that they were on our couch outside."

Residents in the area where Michael and Gomez were found say they don't know the little boy or the man accused of taking him.

Gomez was taken into custody without incident and is now charged with kidnapping.

We'll continue to update you on Eyewitness News and abc13.com as additional details become available.

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