Friday, June 19, 2009

Sheriff's Office Assists Out-of-State Agencies

The Gila County Sheriff’s Office has recently been able to successfully assist two out-of-state law enforcement agencies by locating people believed to be in this area.

On Monday (June 15), the Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Department in Louisiana. They requested help locating two children who were with their non-custodial parent. The children were ages 11 and 14, one with a medical condition that needed attention. The children were listed on the National Crime Information Center and with the National Center for Missing Children. Their mother has been in hiding for the last two years and has changed her name several times in an effort to conceal her identity.

Barbara Collins and her children were located Tuesday at a residence in Star Valley. Collins was using the name Samantha Stewart. The chidlren were removed by deputies and returned to the father who has sole legal custody.

Last Friday the Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Klamoth County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon. They requested help locating four people who were believed to be in this area. There was a court order to remove two children from their mother. All four people and the two children were located Sunday (June 14) at a camp in Flowing Springs. They were all living in one tent. Drug paraphernalia was found inside the tent.

The children were placed with CPS foster care until their grandparents—who have full legal custody—came to pick them up.

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