The FBI has joined an probe successful North Carolina to assistance find an 11-year-old miss who has been missing since earlier Thanksgiving.
The Cornelius Police Department said it began investigating a missing person’s study for missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari connected Thursday, Dec. 15, and requested the FBI’s assistance.
On Friday evening, the FBI announced they had joined the probe and released a "Missing" poster with identifying accusation connected the juvenile and different wide details.
Authorities are continuing to hunt for 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari, who was reported missing connected Thursday, Dec. 15. (Cornelius Police Department)
"Madalina Cojocari was past seen astatine location successful Cornelius, North Carolina, connected the evening of November 23, 2022, and has not been seen since. She was reported missing to her schoolhouse connected December 15, 2022. Madalina was past seen wearing jeans, pink, purple and achromatic Adidas shoes, and a achromatic t-shirt and jacket," the FBI said.
Madalina is described arsenic being 4’10" gangly and weighing 90 pounds. She has brownish hair.
On Saturday, Cornelius constabulary arrested the girls’ stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60, and her mother, Diana Cojocari, for failing to study the disappearance of a child, officials said.
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A Cornelius Police Department vehicle. (Cornelius Police Department)
"On December 17, 2022, astatine astir 10:15 this morning, Cornelilus Police arrested Madalina’s mother, Diana Cojocari, for Failure to Report the Disappearance of a Child to Law Enforcement. Cojocari ne'er reported her daughter, Madalina Cojocari arsenic missing aft she was past seen successful Cornelius connected November 23, 2022," the constabulary wrote successful a statement.
Cornelius constabulary arrested stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60, and her mother, Diana Cojocari, for failing to study the disappearance of missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari. (Mecklenburg County Detention Center)
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Cojocari is being held astatine the Mecklenburg County Detention Center.
Anyone with accusation regarding the whereabouts of Madalina Cojocari is asked to interaction the Cornelius Police Department astatine 704-892-7773. Anonymous tips tin besides beryllium sent to the North Mecklenburg Crimestoppers astatine 704-896-7867.