ASHLEE SANAGAIO - 8 yo - Sullivan(South of Terre Haute) IN

A young girl has been reported missing in Sullivan and the Sullivan
Police Department has asked for help from the public in finding her.
Ashley Sanagaio is eight years old.
News stations in Terre Haute are reporting that she was having dinner
with her father on Sunday, at home in the 300 block of Beech Street in
Sullivan. He left the room and when he returned around 6:50 p.m., she
was gone.


Sullivan police officers, Sullivan County deputies, Indiana conservation
officers and firefighters were reported to be searching everywhere for
this girl.
She is eight years old, is approximately 40 inches tall and weighs 60
pounds. She has brown eyes and brown shoulder-length hair. She was last
seen wearing purple pants with a tie-dye t-shirt and black shoes with
the letter "E" on the side.
As of late Sunday night, an Amber Alert had not been issued -- police
said they were told this situation does not meet the criteria to qualify
for an Amber Alert.
If anyone has any information, call the Sullivan Police Department,
812-268-4356, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department, or your local
law enforcement agency.
http://gcdailyworld.com/story/1712088.html

Missing 8 Year Old Girl in Sullivan, IN
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Sunday, March 20 2011



The Sullivan City Police Department (IN) needs your help finding a missing 8 year old girl.


Ashlee Samagaio turned up missing about 6:50 SUNDAY evening from her home on the 300 block of Beech Street.
Her father says she was in a different room of the home.
And when he went to check on her, Ashlee was gone and has not been heard from since.
Now, Sullivan City and County police, as well as conservation officers and firefighters are searching everywhere for this girl.
Again, Ashlee is 8 years old, 40 inches tall, weighing 60 pounds.. with brown eyes and brown shoulder-length hair.
She was last seen wearing purple pants with a tie-dye t-shirt, and black shoes with the letter "E" on the side.

If you have any information on Ashlee Samagaio's whereabouts, call Sullivan Police.

Sullivan Police tell us they asked for an Amber Alert, but were told the situation does not meet the criteria.

So they are turning to the local media and the public to help find this missing girl.

Poster's note: Another spelling issue - Ashley or Ashlee????? Never mind, at least we have a photo of her now.

Poster's note: Another spelling issue - Ashley or Ashlee?????

--Two different spellings on her last name too

SULLIVAN —
Police have located an 8-year-old Sullivan County girl who had been reported missing Sunday evening from her home.

Ashlee Samagaio was found about 10 a.m. today hiding under a bed in her
stepgrandparents’ home, Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts said.

“She apparently did not want to do home chores, so she ran down there and hid,” he said.

The stepgrandparents’ house had been searched by police officers and by
family, and the child had not been found. Police had contacted the FBI
and a missing children specialist was also called in, Watts said. “She
was found underneath a bed by a relative after another home search,”
Watts said.

The child’s stepgrandparents’ house is about “a one mile walk” from her home, Watts said.
http://tribstar.com/breakingnews/x977556780/UPDATE-Missing-Sullivan-girl-found-safe-in-relatives-home

8-year-old apologizes for search

SULLIVAN, Ind. (WTHI) - An 8-year-old girl back at home after missing for nearly 14 hours. When
her father noticed that Ashlee Samagaio of Sullivan was missing Sunday
night, it alarmed both her family and the community.

She had seemingly disappeared without a trace. A smiling little girl, her photo plastered on the internet the moment Ashlee Samagaio was reported missing.

Flyers were printed within the hour, as a community and police desperately searched to find the 8-year-old.

Monday morning Ashlee was found at her grandmother's hiding behind a bed. "I
checked everywhere I thought she could fit and was unable to locate
her," Sullivan Assistant Police Chief Micheal Garrett said. "I'm sure if
she thought she was in trouble she was hiding from me as well."

Police said she walked to her grandmother's, upset over some household chores.

For 14 hours her family had no idea what happened to Ashlee, imagining the worst.

Now, Ashlee's home, putting an end to the nightmare for her family. "Tears of joy, the unknown was the worst part, just having her back in my arms," Eric Samagaio, her father said. Ashlee had a message for those who searched. "I'm sorry for what I did and I should apologize to everybody," Ashlee Samagaio said.

Her family is thankful to all of those who helped search for their little girl. "Hundreds
of people came out and pulled together, every law enforcement agency I
appreciate everything they did, it was hard," Eric said.

A long night of worry and lots of manpower but a happy ending for the Samagaio family. Samagaio
family is hosting a cook-out Monday night at their Sullivan home to
thank all of the law enforcement, volunteers and community who helped
search for Ashlee.

Police said this situation is an important reminder of keeping up-to-date information on your child's appearance and photos.http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/8-year-old-apologizes-for-search