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Teleka Patrick Video Footage Released From The Night Doctor Went Missing
The disappearance of Dr. Teleka Patrick has her family, friends, and community members stumped on what happened to the promising young doctor.
Authorities have released video footage of the night Dr. Teleka Patrick went missing.
The disappearance of Dr. Teleka Patrick has her family, friends, and community members stumped on what happened to the promising young doctor.
On the night she disappeared, Dr. Teleka Patrick spent nearly 20 minutes at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites trying to get a room, surveillance footage released Thursday by the hotel shows.
Just after 7:34 p.m. on Dec. 5, Patrick can be seen getting out of a sedan on West Michigan Avenue and then promptly walking through the main entrance of the downtown Kalamazoo hotel.
Once inside, Patrick approaches the front desk with what appears to be cash in her hand and proceeds to carry on a conversation with a concierge for 14 minutes.
At one point when the concierge leaves the desk for several minutes, Patrick stands by the desk appearing to be relaxed, at one point flipping through a pamphlet.
The surveillance video footage does not contain audio.
Patrick’s parents indicated their daughter wasn’t able to get a room because she didn’t have enough money.
Her purse and her cell phone were later found at Borgess Medical Center, where she worked. Patrick, 30, is a first-year medical resident in psychiatry in the Western Michigan University School of Medicine.
Around 7:35 p.m. ,after Patrick’s conversation with the concierge, she appears to wave goodbye to him. Shortly after 7:52 p.m. Patrick is seen on the hotel’s exterior camera boarding a hotel shuttle bus which Kalamazoo County sheriff’s investigators have said dropped her off at her car at about 8 p.m. in the parking lot of Borgess Medical Center.
A little more than two hours after she was dropped off at Borgess by the hotel shuttle, Patrick’s gold 1997 Lexus ES300 was found abandoned in a ditch on westbound I-94 near Portage, Ind.
Authorities found no keys in the car, and her purse and cell phone were found at the hospital were she worked before she was reported missing.
The report of Patrick being missing came after she failed to show up for work that morning at Borgess.
Patrick’s parents said their daughter completed a shift at Borgess on Dec. 5 and received a ride to the Radisson from a fellow medical resident. What remains a mystery, they said, is why she tried to get a room at the hotel when her apartment not far from Borgess.
Family members said Teleka received a suspicious phone call the day before her disappearance, one that appeared to upset her, but police have not released details of the call or who it may have come from.
Patrick came to Kalamazoo this past summer to begin her first of four years as a medical resident in psychiatry. She graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California this past spring after obtaining her medical degree and a P.h.D. in biochemistry, her parents said.
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Marine from Massachusetts goes missing off coast in Puerto Rico
A family is holding out hope after U.S. Marine Samuel Muturi Wanjiru went missing on March 27 off the coast in Puerto Rico.
A family is holding out hope after U.S. Marine Samuel Muturi Wanjiru went missing on March 27 off the coast in Puerto Rico.
Missing details for Marine Samuel Muturi Wanjiru
Corporal Samuel Wanjiru, 26, of Worcester, Mass., was swept away by ocean currents while being in the water at La Pared beach in Luquillo.
The Coast Guard launched helicopters and aircraft to look for Wanjiru, but those search efforts were unsuccessful. The active search was called off on April 1.
At the time of his disappearance, Wanjiru was vacationing with his partner of five years, Natasha Castillo-Vargas.
Castillo-Vargas, her father, and Wanjiru’s mother are still in Puerto Rico, returning to the beach daily where Wanjiru went missing, continuing to look for him.
GoFundMe
She has since started a GoFundMe campaign to help the family with expenses and search efforts while they remain in Puerto Rico.
“Samuel’s mother and I are trying to get as much resources and help as we can because we will not give up hope in finding our Samuel. Please, anything anyone can help with would be most appreciated.”
In addition to donations, the family asks the public for prayers and love during this “devastating and heart aching time.”
“We are firm believers in God as Samuel is too and we have faith that he will be found. Thank you for your support!”
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Baltimore police searching for kidnapped 4-year-old
4-year-old Kaimir Rodgers was reportedly kidnapped in front of his West Baltimore home.
Update: The search for 4-year-old Kaimir Rodgers has been called off. Baltimore police say he was found safe and unharmed at a family member’s home in Baltimore County.
Detectives are still investigating it as a kidnapping.
Authorities in Baltimore are seeking the public’s help in finding 4-year-old Kaimir Rodgers.
4-year-old Kaimir Rodgers is missing
According to police, Kaimir was taken from his family’s home in the 1900 block of Ruxton Avenue in West Baltimore on Tuesday. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt.
Police shared a video of the child being carried away by a person wearing light gray sweatpants, a dark gray hoodie and pink sneakers.
The person is seen accompanied by two other people, according to police. One is dressed in all black and the other is seen wearing a light gray sweatshirt, dark gray pants and a black ski mask.
Information on his disappearance
If you have any information on Kaimir’s whereabouts and the identities of those who took him, call 911 or Baltimore detectives at 410-396-2477.
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FBI offers $15K reward in search for missing 12-year-old girl
The FBI is seeking the public’s help in locating 12-year-old Lori Paige.
The FBI is seeking the public’s help in locating 12-year-old Lori Paige.
Missing details
Lori went missing from Tallahassee, Floria on June 3, 2023.
Authorities is offering $15k on any information on Lori’s disappearance.
“The FBI will stop at nothing to protect kids, and we are fully committed to helping our partners at Tallahassee Police Department exhaust every investigative resource in the search for Lori Paige,” FBI Jacksonville Acting Special Agent in Charge Mark Dargis told WTXL news station.
“We encourage everyone to keep an eye out for this young lady, and help us bring her home.”
According to the FBI, Lori has ties to or may visit Tallahassee, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Thomasville, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee.
Authorities are taking the missing case seriously, statimh in a media advisory on Feb. 1 that TPD’s Special Victims Unit is continuing to “tirelessly explore every lead and resource to locate [Lori Paige].”
“The length of time that has passed and her young age only heightens our concerns for her well-being,” the statement said.
“Despite our persistent efforts, Lori remains out of contact with her family and friends. However, we remain committed to bringing her home safely.
About Lori Paige
The 12-year-old was a student at Griffin Middle School.
She was last seen on June 3, 2023 in the 1200 block of Continental Ct in Tallahassee.
She is described as a dark-skinned Black female with shoulder length locs, black hair, brown eyes and weighs about 120 pounds.
Police said that it is unknown what she was wearing when she was last seen, but she may have had a multicolored backpack.
Police are asking anyone with information that could lead to Lori’s recovery to contact TPD at 850-891-4200.
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