It has actually mored than a month because a 13-year-old child left his mama at an Arizona cars and truck laundry as regional authorities proceed an impassioned look for the missing out on teenager that has little experience with the location.
Elijah Gumbus has actually been missing out on becauseAug 31 and monitoring video from the Weiss Guys Car Wash in Maricopa County, which United States TODAY acquired, reveals the minutes leading up to his loss. The child, that is using a red tee shirt in the video clip, is seen jumping out of his mom’s cars and truck and running west.
Elijah’s mom can be listened to in the video calling out his name several times prior to the video clip removes.
“There’s a lot of areas there that he could have either met with somebody or taken off or hid or something like that, but at the moment, that’s the only information that we had and the only surveillance that we had in the area that was able to pick him up in a direction of travel,” Tolleson police Lt. Lee Garrett told KPNX.
USA TODAY contacted Tolleson police on Wednesday but has not yet received a response.
‘We’re extremely concerned’
As the search continues for Elijah, Garrett said the department has a “detective that is 100% dedicated to just this case at this point,” KPNX reported.
“We’re extremely concerned,” the lieutenant said. “We’re very involved.”
At the time of Elijah’s disappearance, his mother was driving from California to Louisiana for her work, according to Garrett, per the Arizona-based TV station. The mother and son stopped at the car wash, and while she was cleaning the vehicle, Elijah jogged away, the lieutenant said.
Neither Elijah nor his mother have ties to Arizona, which makes this case even more problematic and worrisome, Garrett told KPNX. There have been custody issues between Elijah’s father and mother, but neither live in Arizona, and police have confirmed that the child is not with either of them, the TV station reported.
“What’s most concerning is his age and the fact that he doesn’t have ties to Arizona or any family here. We don’t know how he would have connected with somebody here, or if he just simply ran away,” according toGarrett “He’s not a very big kid, so he’s somebody that would stand out. He’s got a very young face. So we’re hoping that somebody will see this and realize that if he’s on the streets, or if he’s with somebody he shouldn’t then they will call 911 immediately.”
Anyone with details concerning Elijah’s location can speak to the National Center for Missing & & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST or Tolleson cops at 1-623-936-7186.
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