Disappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez

Dulce Maria Alavez (born April 25, 2014 – disappeared September 16, 2019) is an American child who vanished near a playground in Bridgeton, New Jersey and is believed to have been abducted.[1] A reward has been offered for finding Alavez.[2][3]

Dulce Maria Alavez
Born(2014-04-25)April 25, 2014
Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S.
DisappearedSeptember 16, 2019 (aged 5)
Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S.
StatusMissing for 1 year, 4 months and 21 days
NationalityAmerican
Parent(s)Noema Alavez Perez

Disappearance

On September 16, 2019, 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez and her brother were playing on the swings, while Alavez's pregnant mother was in her car, 30 yards away, playing a scratch-off lottery ticket and helping her (Alavez's mother's) younger sister with her homework.[4] It was around 4 pm to 5 pm (ET) when Alavez suddenly vanished from the playground. Alavez's brother (by himself) returned to his mother's car, crying and unsure where his sister went.

Over 100 police officers were part of a search party that looked in the nearby woods, but found nothing. The suspect is described as a light-Hispanic male 5'6 to 5'8 and driving a red van.[5] Police have no strong suspects as of February 11, 2020.[6]

Dr. Phil and In Pursuit with John Walsh carried segments about the disappearance.[6]

In February 2020 following leads, a search for Alavez was conducted in Austintown, Ohio.[7][8][9][10]

As of December 2020, Alavez had not been found.[11]

References
  1. Goldbaum, Christina (October 1, 2019). "A 5-Year-Old Girl Went Missing From a Playground. What Happened?" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Community holds out hope for Dulce Maria Alavez who has been missing for months". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. "Reward for finding Dulce increases to $52,000, what you need to know about the case". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  4. Alexander, Dan (September 30, 2019). "Mom: I was scratching lottery tix when girl went missing; don't judge us". New Jersey 101.5. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. "Police Release Sketch of Possible Witness in Dulce Maria Alavez Disappearance". Time.
  6. NJ.com, Matt Gray | For (2020-02-05). "Case of missing 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez will be on another national TV show". nj. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  7. https://www.pix11.com/news/local-news/new-jersey/new-jersey-5-year-old-dulce-maria-alavez-has-been-missing-for-6-months
  8. https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2020/03/search-for-missing-5-year-old-dulce-maria-alavez-extends-to-ohio-police-say.html
  9. https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2020/03/ohio-ice-cream-shop-was-recipient-of-3rd-letter-about-missing-nj-5-year-old-dulce-alavez.html
  10. https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2020/03/another-cryptic-letter-about-missing-5-year-old-dulce-alavez-received-in-nj-by-family-spokeswoman.html
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