August 9, 2011

The 3-year-old Senath youth who disappeared along with her bicycle on Saturday afternoon is still missing, according to authorities.

Caruthersville Democrat Argus
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The 3-year-old Senath youth who disappeared along with her bicycle on Saturday afternoon is still missing, according to authorities.

According to Omar Karnes, Senath chief of police, his agency, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Task Force, Dunklin County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kennett Police Department, and the Bootheel Drug Task Force are investigating the disappearance of Breeann Rodriguez, a young Hispanic female approximately 34-inches tall and weighting about 30 pounds.

Rodriguez disappeared from her home on Ode Johnson Street in Senath at approximately noon Saturday.

She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, pink pants, and riding a pink bicycle with training wheels near the intersection of Ode Johnson and Caneer streets.

Anyone with information regarding the disappearance is asked to contact the Dunklin County Sheriff's Office at 573-888-2409 or 573-888-2424. Calls can also be made to the FBI's command post at 314-791-1205.

The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the successful recovery and prosecution of the individuals responsible for the disappearance. The Senath Marshal's Office is offering a $20,000 reward with the same criteria.

On Saturday evening, a "person of interest" was questioned by local authorities, but according to Karnes, no information was obtained during the interview.

"We've run down every lead that has come up," Karnes said. "We have officers from all over Pemiscot County, Dunklin County, Greene County out [searching]. We've been through all houses on street. She was there [then] she was gone. There is nothing. No trace. We don't have any trail."

Authorities are asking for information on a white van that was seen in the area a few days prior to the girl's disappearance. The van is a cargo-type van with no side windows and a ladder mounted on the rear.

Karnes said the street where the child disappeared from is a dead-end street and the people that live there know what vehicles belong on that street, but no one saw anything.

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