AMBER Alert JUAN MEJIA ACEVEDO: Missing from Virginia Beach, VA - 24 Jan 2025 - Age 12

https://www.wavy.com/news/amber-alert-issued-for-virginia-beach-boy-abducted-by-unknown-person/

Amber Alert issued for Virginia Beach boy abducted by unknown person​

Virginia State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a Virginia Beach boy they said was abducted Friday morning.

VBPD said 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was last seen on Mica Avenue off Baxter Road. Acevedo has not been seen since he was allegedly abducted out of the Kempsville area.

State Police said he was last seen wearing blue pants, a red hoodie and black shoes. Acevedo is a hispanic male who is about 5’8″ and 105 pounds.

In a press release, State Police said he was “believed to be abducted by an unknown person.”





MEDIA - JUAN MEJIA ACEVEDO: Missing from Virginia Beach, VA - 24 Jan 2025 - Age 12

 

[GrandmaBear]

Hmm. They are calling it an Amber Alert yet no vehicle or suspect description, etc.

Does stress they think he is in extreme danger.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Virginia Beach child believed to be in 'extreme danger,' AMBER Alert issued

Virginia State Police says the child was last seen Friday morning.

www.13newsnow.com

Virginia Beach child believed to be in 'extreme danger,' AMBER Alert issued​

An AMBER Alert was issued just before 6 a.m. Saturday for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, who police say was last seen in the 200 block of Mica Avenue. Police and a K-9 unit were still in the area Saturday morning collecting evidence and knocking on doors. One resident told 13News Now that police inquired about his doorbell camera footage.

Police say the child was last seen around 9 a.m. Friday. Acevedo is a Hispanic male, about 5'8", weighing around 105 pounds.


Acevedo is believed to have been taken by an unknown person.

"This caught me off guard, hearing stuff like this. It’s crazy hearing that," Shakim Murray told 13News Now Saturday. He lives in the neighborhood where police were investigating. "What if your kid went missing, that’s terrifying to hear. That’s not good to hear at all, for anybody."

In order for an AMBER Alert to be issued, police must have reason to believe a child has been abducted. Local agencies must then provide information to state police, including defining characteristics of the child and if they're believed to be on foot or in a car. No suspect or vehicle information has been provided in this case.

Responding to questions about the timing of the alert, Virginia Beach police said they were dispatched to Mica Avenue at 9 p.m. on Friday. Juan’s parents believed he was at a friend’s house after last seeing him at 9 a.m.

While searching for Juan, officers received additional information that led them to handle the case as an abduction, police said. Detectives started the process of submitting an AMBER Alert request to the Virginia State Police, and that request was sent shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Well they don't give the reason for the Amber Alert but allude to the fact there apparently is a reason to think he was abducted is about all we've got here...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Family of missing 12-year-old has received ransom requests, Virginia Beach police say

An AMBER Alert remains active for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo.

www.13newsnow.com

Family of missing 12-year-old has received ransom requests, Virginia Beach police say​

The Virginia Beach Police Department continues to investigate the disappearance of a 12-year-old as an abduction.

The family of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo has received ransom requests through social media, prompting police to treat the case as an abduction, according to new information from the Virginia Beach Police Department.

Juan was last seen by his parents in the 200 block of Mica Avenue on Saturday at about 9 a.m. His parents believed him to be at a friend’s house, and they contacted police at about 9 p.m. when he didn’t come home.

While officers were searching, the family took to Facebook Live to implore their friends and family to help find Juan. While on Facebook Live, they started receiving ransom requests through WhatsApp, which led police to treat the case as an abduction. An AMBER Alert was issued early Saturday.

“Yesterday, to assist our efforts, we brought in federal partners to supplement our resources, canvassed the neighborhood and surrounding areas, collected video footage, utilized drones, employed bloodhounds from the Hampton Police Department and Virginia State Police, and spoke multiple times to Juan’s friends and family,” Virginia Beach Police Department said in a Sunday statement.

Search efforts on Sunday will include drones and helicopters if conditions allow, as well as mounted patrol and additional uniformed officers to augment detectives canvassing in neighborhoods.

The local Hispanic Citizens Police Academy Alumni are also helping talk to neighbors and translate if necessary.

An anonymous digital evidence portal has been created for people to submit any photos or videos that may help in the search for Juan.

“While we do not believe this is a recovery mission, out of an abundance of caution, we have deployed our marine patrol unit to search nearby lakes and ponds, leaving no stone unturned,” the statement from police said.

“We are doing everything we can to locate Juan and return him safely to his family,” said VBPD Police Chief Paul Neudigate. “The community’s help is crucial, and we urge anyone who has seen or heard anything to contact us right away.”

 

[GrandmaBear]

Hmmm. Is his family monied I wonder...

 

[Guess Who]

Pretty sure they were getting fleeced, but if it was while she was inquiring to his friends on fb, who else would have known he was missing or not? How soon after they were inquiring to friends if they knew where he was did the ransom requests start coming?

Missing 12-year-old child’s mom reveals he never made it to friend’s house | WAVY.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

So the family are here illegally it would seem. I'm beginning to wonder if he manufactured his own disappearance. That would be a good thing as he'd be alive. I have no way to be certain of that but it is a vibe I am now sensing... Was this child overly sheltered and visiting a friend was a story to get out of the house? Seems they had recently moved and perhaps moved a lot the way it sounds.

The ransom thing is probably a hoax and unrelated OR it could be him and friends. They don't "think" it is a recovery effort so if truthful, they think him alive (LE).

Is he a runaway, that is another possibility...

If they were illegals, they may have kept him close and pretty sheltered, not wanting to be deported. If they had just moved, perhaps he missed friends in another area OR fell into the wrong crowd in the new area.

Just some thoughts. No idea. I'm not getting a sense he was abducted unless they have some proof of some interaction with someone on the internet we don't know of... He is 12 and while he COULD be snatched off the street, it would take some number of men or a man with a gun at minimum I'd say. It's not like picking up a two year old and running with the child.

Again just some thoughts. I hope he is found, and found alive.

What is VBCPS? One would think it would be Virginia Beach CPS but it seems to relate to the schools somehow. I wonder what it stands for.