BREANNA KIRKLAND - 14 yo - Salem OR

Missing Oregon teen may be in Eureka: mom: Daughter may be involved with local Occupy movement

Posted: 11/30/2011 02:00:02 AM PST


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A Salem, Ore., couple searching for their missing 14-year-old daughter
says the teenager might be with an Occupy group in Eureka or Arcata.
Breanna Kirkland didn't come home after she left South Salem High School on
Oct. 7, according to her mother Barb Kirkland. Breanna Kirkland hasn't
been seen by her friends or family since then, but her mother said the
teen has called a friend in Salem using two phone numbers with a 707 area code.
Barb Kirkland also said a law enforcement officer
in the Salem area called one of the 707 numbers and found out that
Breanna Kirkland may be involved with the Occupy Arcata group.
Don Thomson, public information officer for the Marion County Sheriff's
Office, said deputies are investigating a runaway juvenile case
connected with Breanna Kirkland and that there is a nationwide parole
violation warrant out for her arrest. Thomson said he couldn't confirm
whether Breanna Kirkland is involved with an Occupy group in Arcata or Eureka.
”We've been talking with the family and working with them, as has the juvenile probation department,” he said.
Breanna Kirkland may be with a man in his 20s named David and may be planning
to move to Kansas with him, Barb Kirkland said, but she doesn't know
David's last name or what he looks like. Breanna Kirkland last contacted her friend on Nov. 18.
”She had mentioned to her best friend that David is her boyfriend,” Barb Kirkland said, adding that the FBI and
National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children are also searching for Breanna Kirkland. “He has
family in Kansas, so they might be going to Kansas.” Eureka Police
Department Detective Ron Harpham said a private investigator informed
the department that Breanna Kirkland may be with Occupy Arcata or Occupy
Eureka. Harpham said he didn't remember seeing her among the
protesters, and officers never arrested her during the sweeps in front of the courthouse.
Barb Kirkland said her husband, Kenny Kirkland, will be visiting the Eureka-Arcata area to put up fliers. For
more information, visit the Help FIND Breanna Kirkland Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Help-FIND-Breanna-Kirkland/183503091739334?sk=info.
Anyone with any information on Breanna Kirkland can call the Marion County
Sheriff's Office at 503-588-5094. People can also call Barb Kirkland at 503-689-2890.

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