Photo: Kotzebue Police Department
Alaska State Troopers said in a statement that Ashley Johnson-Barr, 10, was last seen at about 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 at Rainbow Park playground in Kotzebue in northwest Alaska.
Her family reported her missing when she failed to return home, the post says. She was last seen wearing a pink sweater and jeans.
Ashley’s cell phone was found in the streetabout a half-mile from the parkbut in the opposite direction from her home, according to a statement from Kotzebue Police Chief Thomas Milliette, theAnchorage Daily Newsreports.
According to the outlet, Troopers’ Lt. Dave Hanson issued a statement Thursday saying, “Given the length of time that Ashley has been missing and the exhaustive efforts that have yet to result in her being found and reunited with family, as of this morning, we are shifting our focus towards the ongoing law enforcement investigation, including whether criminal activity may have been involved in her disappearance.”
Kotzebue Police Department
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Ashley is close to her family, responsible and not someone who would run away or hide, her father, Walter “Scotty” Barr, told local station KTUU.
With her 8:30 p.m. curfew, Barr said he grew worried when she failed to come home before nightfall, KTUU reports.
He said he called her cell phone about “20 times” before someone answered saying it had been found near the NANA Regional Corp. building, in the opposite direction from the park to their home.
Anyone with details or knowledge of Ashley’s disappearance or whereabouts should call a local call and text tip line at 907-995-3890 or the Alaska State Troopers at 907-451-5100.
source: people.com
