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  • Stephanie and McKay Thomas and their daughter
  • The parents of two children taken by a carjacker in San Francisco talked to ABC7 News about their terrifying ordeal.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, san francisco news
  • Ohio lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would give Ariel Castro's kidnapping victims $25,000 for each year they were held captive.
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missing person, children, crime, murder, sex crimes, sex offender, national/world
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of 
a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, san francisco news
  • Kids taken in stolen car found safe
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, news
  • Fire crews are mopping up in Discovery Bay after a house fire Tuesday.
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discovery bay, fire, missing person, east bay news
  • Image released of suspect in McCann disappearance
  • Police have released images of a new suspect in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal six years ago.
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missing person, national/world
  • Undated e-fit image issued by Londons Metropolitan Police Monday Oct.14, 2013 as part of the investigations into the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann, then 3, in Portugal .
  • Police have released images of a new suspect in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal six years ago.
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missing person, national/world
  • Deputies are looking for a Cupertino man suffering from the early stages of dementia who was reported missing Sunday morning.
  • A 70-year-old Cupertino man who was reported missing Sunday morning has been located and is being evaluated at a hospital.
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missing person, cupertino, south bay news
  • San Francisco resident Gene Penaflor, 72, who was missing in the Mendocino National Forest for 18 days has been rescued. (Photos courtesy Jeremy Penaflor)
  • A 72-year-old man is back home in San Francisco, recovering from being lost 18 days in the Mendocino National Forest.
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mendocino county, missing person, seniors, san francisco news
  • San Francisco resident Gene Penaflor, 72, who was missing in the Mendocino National Forest for 18 days has been rescued. (Photos courtesy Jeremy Penaflor)
  • A 72-year-old man is back home in San Francisco, recovering from being lost 18 days in the Mendocino National Forest.
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mendocino county, missing person, seniors, news
  • Mayor Ed lee at SF General Hospital
  • San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is promising a thorough review after a woman's body was discovered in a hospital stairwell.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, ed lee, san francisco news, wayne freedman
  • Mayor Ed lee at SF General Hospital
  • San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is promising a thorough review after a woman's body was discovered in a hospital stairwell.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, ed lee, news
  • Daphne Viola Webb
  • Daphne Webb's family will hold a vigil to mark her second birthday as well as the three-month anniversary of her disappearance.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, crime, east bay news
  • Friend says missing womans family wants answers
  • A family friend of Lynn Spalding says the family wants answers to her mysterious death at SF General Hospital.
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missing person, san francisco general hospital, news
  • SF officials say they've concluded that a body found in a hospital stairwell is that of a patient who went missing over two weeks ago.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, san francisco news, wayne freedman
  • SF officials say they've concluded that a body found in a hospital stairwell is that of a patient who went missing over two weeks ago.
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missing person, san francisco general hospital, news
  • SF General Hospital news conference on body found in stairwell
  • SF officials say they've concluded that a body found in a hospital stairwell is that of a patient who went missing over two weeks ago.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, news
  • Lynne Spalding
  • A 57-year-old woman reported missing after she disappeared from her room at SF General was found dead at the hospital Tuesday.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, san francisco news, wayne freedman
  • SFPD investigate body found at SF General Hospital
  • San Francisco police are investigating a woman's body that was found in a stairwell at SF General Hospital.
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san francisco general hospital, SFPD, missing person, news
  • (Photo courtesy FIND LYNNE Facebook page)
  • A 57-year-old woman reported missing after she disappeared from her room at SF General was found dead at the hospital Tuesday.
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missing person, san francisco general hospital, news
  • Kidnap victim Polly Klaas
  • Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the kidnapping of 12-year-old Petaluma resident Polly Klaas.
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missing person, children, murder, child abduction, child death, crime, amber alert, north bay news
  • Missing 7-year-old Amber Swartz from 1988
  • Authorities in Pinole have decided to reopen the missing person case of 7-year-old Amber Swartz after 25 years.
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pinole, child abduction, missing person, cold case, news
  • Missing 7-year-old Amber Swartz from 1988
  • Authorities in Pinole have decided to reopen the missing person case of 7-year-old Amber Swartz after 25 years.
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pinole, cold case, missing person, child abduction, east bay news
  • (Photo courtesy FIND LYNNE Facebook page)
  • Family and friends are searching for a woman reported missing a week ago after she disappeared from her room at a hospital in SF.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, san francisco news
  • The abduction and killing of Polly Klaas ultimately led to major changes in California -- from the law, to police procedures.
  • The abduction and killing of Polly Klaas ultimately led to major changes in California -- from the law, to police procedures.
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missing person, children, murder, child abduction, child death, crime, amber alert, north bay news, wayne freedman
  • 20th anniversary of Klaas disappearance remembered
  • The abduction and killing of Polly Klaas ultimately led to major changes in California-- from the law, to police procedures.
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missing person, children, murder, child abduction, child death, crime, amber alert, news
  • Homes in residential neighborhood in Longmont, Colo., are submerged as flooding continues to devastate the Front Range and thousands are forced to evacuate with an unconfirmed number of structures destroyed, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
  • Another 20 Bay Area volunteers are traveling to Colorado to assist the thousands of residents there affected by recent floods.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, oil, silicon valley, accuweather
  • Colorado evacuees return to find more heartbreak
  • Rescue crews in Colorado say the number of emergency calls is dropping after they've rescued hundreds stranded by floodwaters.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • A military helicopter takes off from Boulder Municipal Airport in Boulder, Colo., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Crews are searching for pockets of individuals still stranded from flooding that began late last week
  • Helicopter searches have resumed in Colorado as the weather cleared and the sun shone over flood-damaged mountain towns.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • A military helicopter takes off from Boulder Municipal Airport in Boulder, Colo., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Crews are searching for pockets of individuals still stranded from flooding that began late last week
  • Helicopter searches have resumed in Colorado as the weather cleared and the sun shone over flood-damaged mountain towns.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Colorado flooded road
  • A few members of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Red Cross are already on the ground in Colorado.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Colorado flooded road
  • A few members of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Red Cross are already on the ground in Colorado.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Colorado flooding victim rescued by helicopter
  • Parts of Colorado were hit by more rain, hampering efforts to expand searches for people stranded by flooding.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Cameron Remmer missing person sign
  • The families of five men reported missing in San Francisco held a joint vigil in the hopes of focusing new attention on their cases.
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golden gate park, missing person, vigil, san francisco news
  • Cameron Remmer missing person sign
  • The families of five men reported missing in San Francisco held a joint vigil in the hopes of focusing new attention on their cases.
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golden gate park, missing person, vigil, news
  • Colorado floods
  • In Colorado the number of people unaccounted for has risen to more than 170.
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missing person, rescue, flooding, disaster, accuweather
  • Flyer for missing Oakland toddler Daphne Webb
  • Authorities went on a specialized search after they received new information about missing Oakland toddler Daphne Webb.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, crime, east bay news
  • Daphne Viola Webb
  • Authorities went on a specialized search after they received new information about missing Oakland toddler Daphne Webb.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, crime, east bay news, lilian kim
  • Daphne Viola Webb
  • The FBI and OPD have announced a new search for a missing Oakland toddler and have doubled the reward for information to $20,000.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, crime, news
  • Daphne Viola Webb
  • The FBI and OPD have announced a new search for a missing Oakland toddler and have doubled the reward for information.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, crime, east bay news
  • Hannah Anderson said she exchanged texts with James Lee DiMaggio before he kidnapped her.
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amber alert, children, southern california, missing person, crime, news
  • Oakland Coliseum joins effort to find missing toddler
  • The Oakland Coliseum is joining the effort to help find a missing toddler who disappeared without a trace six weeks ago.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, east bay news
  • Missing Oakland woman Sandra Coke. Police say Randy Alana is a suspect in her disappearance
  • A person of interest in the disappearance and death of an Oakland woman claims they'd recently talked about getting married.
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missing person, oakland, OPD, solano county, vallejo, vacaville, cellphone, internet, murder, news
  • Missing Oakland woman Sandra Coke. Police say Randy Alana is a suspect in her disappearance
  • A person of interest in the disappearance and death of an Oakland woman claims they'd recently talked about getting married.
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missing person, oakland, OPD, solano county, vallejo, vacaville, cellphone, internet, murder, dublin, east bay news
  • Missing Oakland woman Sandra Coke. Police say Randy Alana is a suspect in her disappearance
  • The sex offender who's a person of interest in the disappearance and death of an Oakland woman made a brief court appearance.
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missing person, oakland, OPD, solano county, vallejo, vacaville, cellphone, internet, murder, news
  • Missing Oakland woman Sandra Coke. Police say Randy Alana is a suspect in her disappearance
  • The sex offender who's a person of interest in the disappearance and death of an Oakland woman made a brief court appearance.
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missing person, oakland, OPD, solano county, vallejo, vacaville, cellphone, internet, murder, east bay news, amy hollyfield
  • Pictured from left to right: Lillianna Ramirez, Amber Schenck, Martin Angel Rosales II, Martin Cisneras Rosales
  • An AMBER Alert has been issued for 9-year-old Lillianna Ramirez and 3-year-old Martin Angel Rosales II.
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amber alert, missing person, children, parenting, crime, national/world
  • Hannah Anderson
  • California teen Hannah Anderson posted on a social media site to describe how she was kidnapped and how she survived captivity.
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amber alert, children, southern california, missing person, crime, news
  • Hannah Anderson.
  • The United States Marshal who searched for Hannah Anderson spoke about the case on Tuesday.
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amber alert, children, southern california, missing person, crime, california news, katie marzullo
  • Flyer for missing Oakland toddler Daphne Webb
  • Family members of missing toddler Daphne Webb are set to gather in Oakland for a "Love Walk" in her honor Wednesday afternoon.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, east bay news