Tuscon, Arizona Isabel Mercedes Celis 6

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4/21/2012: *MISSING GIRL ALERT * TUSCON, ARIZONA*: Tuscon police are looking for Isabel Mercedes Celis (6) who family members believed was kidnapped from her bed in the early AM on April 21, 2012.

Authorities say the child went missing from a home on the 5700 block of East 12th Street, near Broadway Blvd. and Craycroft Road. Police say at this time 12th Street is closed. Family members describe the child as 44" tall, 44 pounds, 6 years old, light hazel eyes, light brown hair and missing two front teeth. Anyone with information on child's whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.

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Police Search for Missing 6-Year-Old Arizona Girl

The overnight disappearance of a 6-year-old Arizona girl triggered a massive search Saturday by scores of police, FBI agents and a large contingent of deputy U.S. Marshals as officials investigated the possibility that she was kidnapped or just wandered off.

First-grader Isabel Mercedes Celis's parents last saw her in bed at 11 p.m. Friday, and they discovered her missing at about 8 a.m. Saturday, Tucson police spokeswoman Sgt. Maria Hawke said.

Police continued to search an area of Tucson around East Broadway Boulevard and Craycroft Road into the evening using street patrols, canines, detectives and a helicopter.

Friends of the family, meanwhile, fanned out to distribute fliers with a photo of Isabel, KVOA-TV in Tucson reported.

"We're really surprised or shocked that anything like this could happen to our family," the girl's uncle, Justin Mastromarino, told the television station.

Hawke said investigators were looking into all potential scenarios, including the possibility that Isabel got up and wandered out of the home she shares with her parents and two brothers or that she was kidnapped.

Investigators also were examining every door and window of the house for signs of a break-in, Hawke said.

Both parents live in the home, so police had no indication a child custody dispute was involved but weren't completely ruling it out.

"Because of the possibility existing that this child could have been abducted, we're treating it as if it's that significant," Hawke said Saturday afternoon. "We don't want to be caught behind the ball by not exploring that possibility."

The working-class neighborhood of single-family homes is sandwiched between a large shopping mall to the east and businesses and a Catholic school to the west.

Hawke says at least 75 law enforcement officers were involved, possibly as many as 100, as more resources continue to arrive to help in the search and investigate the disappearance.

Isabel is described as just under 4-feet-tall and weighing 44 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

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Tucson police search for missing 6-year-old girl

Published April 21, 2012

TUCSON, ARIZ. – The overnight disappearance of a 6-year-old Arizona girl triggered a massive search Saturday by scores of police, FBI agents and a large contingent of deputy U.S. Marshals as officials investigated the possibility that she might have been kidnapped or just wandered off.

First-grader Isabel Mercedes Celis's parents last saw her in bed at 11 p.m. Friday, and they discovered her missing at about 8 a.m. Saturday, said Tucson police spokeswoman Sgt. Maria Hawke.

Police continued to search an area of Tucson around East Broadway Boulevard and Craycroft Road late into the afternoon using street patrols, canines, detectives and a helicopter.

Hawke said investigators were looking into all potential scenarios, including the possibility that Isabel got up and wandered out of the home she shares with her parents and two brothers or that she was kidnapped.

The working-class neighborhood of single-family homes is sandwiched between a large shopping mall to the east and business and a Catholic school to the west.

Both parents live in the home, so police did not think a child custody dispute was involved.

"Because of the possibly existing that this child could have been abducted we're treating it as if it's that significant," Hawke said Saturday afternoon. "We don't want to be caught behind the ball by not exploring that possibility. So because of that we literally, all hands on deck, every available resource has been called."

Hawke says at least 75 law enforcement officers were involved, possibly as many as 100, as more resources continue to arrive to help in the search and investigate the disappearance.

Isabel is described as just under 4-feet-tall and weighing 44 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/21/tucson-police-search-for-missing-6-year-old-girl/

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'Possible entry point' found in search for Isabel Mercedes Celis, 6, in Tucson

Investigators found "suspicious circumstances around a possible entry point" at the home of a 6-year-old Arizona girl whose disappearance has prompted a massive search, with more than 150 law enforcement officers trying to figure out whether she was abducted, a police spokeswoman said Sunday, according to the Associated Press.

Tucson police Sgt. Maria Hawke wouldn't comment Sunday on whether the entry point was a bedroom window or a door. But family friend Mary Littlehorn said she heard from others close to the family that a window screen in the girl's bedroom had been knocked down.

The parents of first-grader Isabel Mercedes Celis have said they last saw her in her bedroom at 11 p.m. Friday, according to Hawke. She was discovered missing at about 8 a.m. Saturday, and the parents phoned 911 minutes later.

Officers kept the whole neighborhood block where Isabel lives cordoned off for a second day and fanned out over a wide area looking for clues to the possible kidnapping. A fourth search of a three-mile radius around the home was completed Sunday afternoon in temperatures that reached the high-90s, police Lt. Fabian Pacheco said at a Sunday evening news conference.

Pacheco wouldn't comment on the suspicious "entry point," saying: "I don't want to compromise anything."

Earlier Sunday, Tucson police chief Roberto Villasenor said officers had served at least two search warrants. The girl's parents, identified by friends as Becky and Sergio Celis, were helpful as police worked to find their youngest child, he said. He said police were still classifying the case as a "suspicious disappearance/possible abduction."

"We're not ruling anything out of the investigation at this point because we really need to keep our mind open about all the information that's been brought to us," Villasenor said. "The family has been cooperating with us."

Littlehorn, who gathered Sunday with other family friends at a police command post, said authorities separated the two parents for hours Saturday as they questioned them. She said it was difficult for them knowing their little girl was out there somewhere.

"She hasn't been allowed to help look for her daughter," Littlehorn said of Becky Celis.

The massive search resumed Sunday morning.

Scores of police, FBI agents and deputy U.S. marshals combed the city’s east side for Isabel. Officials tried to determine if the girl was kidnapped or just wandered off.

Isabel’s parents last saw her in bed at 11 p.m. Friday, and they discovered her missing when they woke up around 8 a.m. Saturday, Tucson police spokeswoman Sgt. Maria Hawke said.

Police using dogs and a helicopter were still out late Saturday night, police communications operator Patrick Olea said.

Friends of the family distributed fliers with a photo of Isabel, NBC station KVOA in Tucson reported.

"We're really surprised or shocked that anything like this could happen to our family," the girl's uncle, Justin Mastromarino, told KVOA.

Hawke said investigators were looking into all potential scenarios, including the possibility that Isabel got up and wandered out of the home she shares with her parents and two brothers or that she was kidnapped.

Investigators also were examining every door and window of the house for signs of a break-in, Hawke said.

Both parents live in the home, so police had no indication a child custody dispute was involved but weren't completely ruling it out.

"We don't want to be caught behind the ball by not exploring that possibility," Hawke said Saturday afternoon.

The working-class neighborhood of single-family homes is sandwiched between a large shopping mall to the east and businesses and a Catholic school to the west.

Isabel is described as just under 4 feet tall and weighing 44 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is missing her two front teeth.

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4/23/2012: [Missing Isabelle Celis Case Update]: TUCSON, Arizona -- Tucson cops searched a landfill without success today after an FBI search dog came upon a "hit" in the home of missing 6-year-old girl Isabel Mercedes Celis. Having police turn to a landfill for evidence of the girl was a grim turn in the investigation. Searchers combed through garbage at the landfill and continued canvassing a 3-mile area around the girl's home to try and solve what they say has become a likely abduction case.

"We have information we obtained from the dogs that has necessitated more follow-up investigation," Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor said today.

Police have evacuated the Celis family from their home today following the dog search, which involved one cadaver dog and one scent-following dog, Villasenor said. They are treating the house as a crime scene.

Celis was reported missing by her father around 8 a.m. Saturday after Celis' mother had left for work and her father went to wake her up. The child was not in her room, and a bedroom window was opened with the screen removed, Villasenor said.

The little girl was last seen around 11 p.m. Friday, when she was put to bed, he said.

Police have also talked to more than 15 registered sex offenders who live within a three mile radius of the family's home, including at least one who lives in the immediate vicinity. Villasenor would not comment on leads or tips garnered during hte investigation.

Police have not ruled out the parents of the missing child as suspects.

"We are investigating all of the parties involved," he said today.

Celis' uncle, Justin Mastromarino, told ABC News that the girl's mother is devastated over the disappearance of her "sweet little girl."

"They're very upset right now, mother is beside herself. We're just trying to let police do their thing and get as much info as possible," said Mastromarino.

Mastromarino said her family is a loving one.

Ground and air searches for the girl will continue today. More than 250 people have helped search the area around the Celis' Tucson neighborhood this weekend, including canvassing neighbors to ask about any possible leads.

"We don't have an actual piece of evidence that points us in one direction or another, so, for example we don't have a piece of evidence that says she was definitively taken from the residence," police spokeswoman Sgt. Maria Hawke said. "We don't have any specific piece of evidence that tells us she left the residence on her own."

Celis' family told ABC News on Sunday that they have no doubt she was kidnapped by a stranger.

"You don't think anything like that would actually really happen to you. And all of sudden, you wake up one morning and you're in that scenario. Everything goes through your mind, you're angry, you're upset, you're frustrated, you're confused," Mastromarino said.

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Isabel Mercedes Celis case: Family asked to leave home after FBI dogs find clue

Missing 6-year-old's family asked to evacuate Tucson home

Police asked the family of missing 6-year-old Isabel Mercedes Celis to leave their Tucson home on Monday after search dogs found clues that could shed new light on the little girl's disappearance.

Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor didn't say what the FBI canine unit found during the overnight search, only that the evidence required "more followup," ABC News reported.

In the meantime, the first-grader's parents, Sergio and Becky Celis, and two brothers were asked to leave the home until further notice, and the house was being treated like a crime scene.

Villasenor also said that investigators were considering a broken window screen in Isabel's bedroom as a "possible entry point" for someone who may have abducted her.

“We have a window that was opened and a screen removed. We’re labeling it as suspicious circumstances and a possible abduction,” he told CNN on Monday morning.

Isabel was last seen by her parents at 11 p.m. on Friday.

She was reported missing at around 8 a.m. Saturday after her mother went to work and her father went to wake her up.

Police upgraded the case from a missing child to a possible abduction over the weekend, and search and rescue teams fanned out across the area on Sunday in a desperate hunt for the girl.

An entire block around the family home was cordoned off and more than 250 people, including friends, family, FBI agents, bloodhound teams and deputy U.S marshals, were canvassing the area, knocking on doors and posting flyers.

Investigators were also in the process of checking on the status of sex offenders in the area.

Police have no suspects, and Villansenor said the family was cooperating.

Celis' uncle Justin Mastromarino told ABC News that Isabel's parents were devastated by the disappearance of their "sweet little girl."

"They're very upset right now, mother is beside herself," he said. "We're just trying to let police do their thing and get as much info as possible."

www.nydailynews.com/news/national/isabel-mercedes-celis-case-family-asked-leave-home-fbi-dogs-find-clue-article-1.1066133

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Police keep missing girl’s family from Arizona home New information

» FBI dog search early Monday turned up data that required a follow-up, investigators said

Tucson, Ariz. » The family of a 6-year-old girl who disappeared from her bedroom was being kept away from their home in Tucson after an FBI dog search early Monday turned up information that required a follow-up, investigators said.

Police Chief Roberto Villasenor would not reveal what was found at the home of first-grader Isabel Mercedes Celis. Police says her family last saw her in her room at 11 p.m. Friday and she was discovered missing at 8 a.m. Saturday.

The dogs began searching at the home around midnight, said police Sgt. Marco Borboa. "We have deployed the dogs and they’re working at the residence," he said Monday.

Investigators found "suspicious circumstances around a possible entry point" at the home, Sgt. Maria Hawke said. She wouldn’t comment on whether the entry point was a bedroom window or a door.

Family friend Mary Littlehorn said she heard from others close to the family that a window screen in the girl’s bedroom had been knocked down.

Officers kept the block where Isabel lives cordoned off for a second day Sunday, after scores of police and officers from several agencies failed to locate the girl. More than 150 law enforcement officers were involved in the effort, which included a three-mile radius around the home in temperatures that reached the high-90s, police Lt. Fabian Pacheco said late Sunday.

Villasenor said officers had served at least two search warrants. The girl’s parents, identified by friends as Becky and Sergio Celis, were helpful in the search for their youngest child, he said.

Villasenor said police had classified the case as a "suspicious disappearance/possible abduction."

"We’re not ruling anything out of the investigation at this point because we really need to keep our mind open about all the information that’s been brought to us," Villasenor said. "The family has been cooperating with us."

Littlehorn, who joined other family friends at a police command post, said authorities separated the parents Saturday as they questioned them. She said it was difficult for them knowing their daughter was missing.

"She hasn’t been allowed to help look for her daughter," Littlehorn said of Becky Celis.

Littlehorn has worked with Becky Celis as a registered nurse in the pediatrics unit at Tucson Medical Center for five years. She said Isabel, whose nickname is Isa, loved to play baseball and dance; the girl was supposed to play in a baseball game Saturday.

"She’s just the sweetest, she is feisty, she’s full of life and spirit," Littlehorn said.

She said Sergio Celis is a dental hygienist, and that there was no way anyone in the family is involved in the disappearance.

"We all feel this is somebody who’s been watching ‘Isa’ for some amount of time to know where her bedroom is," Littlehorn said.

Investigators were looking into various scenarios, including the possibility that Isabel wandered out of the home she shares with her parents and two brothers. Hawke said Sunday that the wandering off theory was becoming less likely as time passed.

In addition to the highly trained dogs, authorities said they have started checking on the whereabouts of sex offenders in the area as part of standard procedure.

www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/53969919-68/family-isabel-police-littlehorn.html.csp

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Missing Tucson Girl's Family Allowed Back in Home

The family of a missing 6-year-old girl from Tucson, Isabel Mercedes Celis, will be allowed to reenter their home today after police finished searching for evidence and clues to the girl's Saturday disappearance.

Police wrapped up their search early this morning after serving their final search warrant on the home around 1:30 a.m., Sgt. Marco Borbio of the Tucson police department said today. Investigators had previously found the girl's bedroom window opened and the screen removed while searching the home this weekend, and FBI-trained dogs "hit upon" something during one of the searches.

Celis was reported missing by her father around 8 a.m. Saturday after Celis' mother left for work and her father went to wake her up. The little girl was last seen around 11 p.m. Friday, when she was put to bed, he said.

Police say they have received more than 200 leads on the case in the past two days, in addition to tips received on Saturday, immediately after the disappearance. Investigators are still combing through those leads, Borbio said today.

For the past three days, Tucson police have focused on a three mile radius of the girl's home, knocking on doors and speaking to neighbors, in addition to searching a nearby landfill. Garbage from the Celis family's neighborhood was collected on the Saturday morning of Isabel's disappearance and taken to the landfill, police said.

Police also searched the homes of a number of residences close to where Isabel disappeared, including one home on the same street as the girl's house.

Police would not say which residences were searched, but did acknowledge that more than 15 registered sex offenders live within a three mile radius of the family's home, including at least one who lives in the immediate vicinity.

Police have not ruled out the parents of the missing child as suspects.

"We are investigating all of the parties involved," he said today.

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Isabel Celis Missing: FBI Dogs Find Clue in Girl's Arizona Home

April 24, 2012 11:50 AM EDT

Police haven't revealed what it is, but a clue towards the whereabouts of a missing Arizona girl was found by FBI dogs on Monday, ABC News Reported.

Isabel Mercedes Celis, a 6-year-old girl from Tucson, was missing from her bedroom on Saturday morning, according to her parents who said they went in to wake her up and discovered she was gone.

The girl's bedroom window was open and the window cover was found broken, suggesting that it could have been the point of entry, or escape.

"We're labeling it as suspicious circumstances and a possible abduction," Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor told CNN.

Police and FBI agents have conducted a widespread search in the area, speaking to neighbors and searching houses.

The girl's parents, Sergio and Becky Celis, were asked to leave their own home with their two sons so the FBI could carry out an extensive search.

Investigators found a clue in the house, but have not yet revealed what it is. Police say it will a "hit" and will require a "follow up."

One observation made by a neighbor in the area was that the Celis's house had many dogs who would always bark at strangers as they approached the house. "You can never hear anything but barking," he said.

Girl's Family Cooperating

Isabel's family, who police say are cooperating with the search warrant, made their first public statement on Monday.

"We appreciate everyone's interest in finding our daughter, Isabel, and thank all the volunteers who have come out to search for her," the statement said." We love Isabel and will never give up finding her."The girl's parents claim to have last seen her at 11 p.m. when they put her to bed. Her mother, a nurse, was at work when her father realized she has gone missing, CBS News reported.

"We're not ruling anything out of the investigation at this point because we really need to keep our mind open about all the information that's been brought to us," Villasenor said.

Police were spotted searching a local landfill shortly after searching the girl's house, suggesting that a murder case has not been ruled out.

"We are making sure we are covering everything. It is standard procedure," Villasenor said in a news conference Monday afternoon.

Police are focused on searching a 2.5- to 3-mile radius from the Celis home, but have said they are not limited to this radius and are acting in accordance with the tips they have been receiving, the Tucson News Now reports.

www.ibtimes.com/articles/332590/20120424/isabel-mercedes-celis-arizona-missing-girl.htm

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Detectives Search Landfill for Missing 6-Year-Old Girl

Updated: Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 9:42 AM MST Published : Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 8:21 AM MST

TUCSON, Ariz. - The family of missing Isabel Mercedes Celis on Monday thanked the public for their support --as at least 60 officials continued to work through the night in their search for the 6-year-old girl.

"We appreciate everyone's interest in finding our daughter Isabel, and thank all the volunteers who have come out to search for her," the Celis family said in a statement issued through the Tucson Police Department.

"We are cooperating fully with the authorities and are focused only on her safe return. We appreciate all your energy and efforts and continue to need the community's help."

At a press conference at 8:00pm local time, a police spokesman clarified details about a second search warrant executed at the Celis home.

"The second search that occurred at the property today [Monday] was prompted by an alert by one of the FBI canine teams. There were two canine teams that were brought in that conducted [an] additional search at the property. One of those dogs gave some sort of alert to the handler," the spokesman said, without elaborating on what the dog may have found.

"I don't know if the parents were given polygraph test," he said, in response to a reporter's query.

"They have been very cooperative with us, they have provided information, they have been working with our detectives, they have been interviewed extensively," he added.

Detectives searching the Los Reales landfill in Tucson wrapped up for the day at about 4:30pm, and will resume at 6:00am Tuesday, KVOA-TV reported.

Police were expected to announce Tuesday afternoon if they had turned up anything of significance.

Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor earlier said the investigation was still being treated as an active search-and-rescue operation.

No suspects or persons of interest have been identified.

Villasenor said search warrants had been served at a few residences near Isabel's home, but could not say exactly how many. One was on the same street as the Celis home, but he did not believe it belonged to a family member.

He said that no one had been ruled out as a person of interest, including the girl's family who were at an undisclosed location after their home was declared a crime scene.

The FBI and the US Border Patrol joined the effort as investigators worked through more than 100 leads.

Authorities were primarily investigating a three-mile (4.8km) radius, but were also looking into any credible leads.

Isabel's parents put her to bed at 11:00pm Friday and realized she was missing at around 8:00am Saturday when her father went to wake her.

www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/tucson/tucson-missing-girl-celis-04242012

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May 25, 2012

Missing Arizona Girl Isabel Celis' Bedroom Had Possible Blood Stains

New documents released in the case of missing 6-year-old Isabel Celis reveal that Arizona police found reddish-brown stains in the girl's bedroom and on household items during the investigation into her disappearance.

More than 550 pages of police documents were released in the case, which began when Celis' father called 911 on the morning of April 21, 2012, and reported her missing. He said he believed the girl had been abducted during the night, and when he went to check on her in the morning, she was gone.

The police reports released Thursday do not name a specific suspect or show any possible theories about what happened to the girl, but detail evidence found around the crime scene. One report shows that detectives saw "apparent blood on the floor" of Celis' bedroom, and took into custody a white hat and vinyl shower curtain that had "dark red-brown or brown stains" and were found in a car located outside the family's home.

In another report, detectives noted that one person interviewed during the investigation "said that a guy who was staying with the family owed someone a lot of money and that's why she was taken."

Another witness interview points the finger at Sergio Celis, the girl's father.

"(The man) went on to say that something didn't seem right about what was going on and alluded that he believed that the father was involved in some way," the police report said.

Sergio Celis, who reported Isabel missing, told police that he had fallen asleep on the couch on the night Isabel was taken, and that he had woken up and moved back to his bed around 5 a.m., just two hours before his wife awoke and left for work. She did not check on the little girl before she left for work, according to police.

The girl's father has come under scrutiny before, as child protective services in Tucson barred Sergio from having contact with his two sons, Isabel's brothers, during the investigation.

"A voluntary agreement was reached between Child Protective Services and the parents to restrict access or, voluntarily, for Sergio to give some space and distance away from the two older children," Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor said.

Arizona's CPS also revealed that they had visited the family's home in December, though they would not disclose details of the visit.

"It's tough because we're already under a lot of stress because we don't have Isabel here, so to have more thrown on us, but we're strong and we'll be okay, we'll survive it. We just want her back," Becky Celis, the girl's mother, said.

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Tucson PD releases new details on search for Isabel

Posted by Steve Stout May 25, 2012 6:21 a.m.

TUCSON, AZ (CBS5) - Tucson Police have released more than 500 pages of new details in the investigation of missing 6-year-old Isabel Celis.

The documents include write-ups from detectives as they responded to more than 1,000 tips, and descriptions of evidence collected and locations searched throughout the investigation.

Some of the details include:

Detectives photographed footprints left in an alley near the Celis home and on an electrical box behind the house.

A man who coached baseball with Isabel's father, Sergio, told police he felt something wasn't right and believed Sergio Celis was involved in the disappearance.

A forensics team searching for traces of blood, had a positive hit on the driver's seat of a Toyota Corolla parked in the driveway of the Celis home.

CBS 5 News continues to go through those documents.

Stay with CBS 5 News and cbs5az.com for more information in this developing story.

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Police say blood-like stains found in missing Arizona girl's room

Published May 29, 2012 Associated Press

Police said they found what appeared to be blood on the bedroom floor of a missing 6-year-old Tucson girl and dark stains on other items during a search at her home.

Hundreds of pages of reports released Thursday by Tucson police detail the search for Isabel Mercedes Celis, who was reported missing on April 21.

The reports show officers saw "apparent blood" on the floor of Isabel's room, the place her parents say she was last seen.

ABC News reports that during one search, police collected a hat and vinyl shower curtain found in a car outside the Celis home. Both items had "dark red-brown or brown stains."

On the morning Isabel was reported missing, police took all the bedding from the home and gathered DNA and blood samples from Isabel's parents, the Arizona Daily Star reports.

Police also interviewed employees at the office where Isabel's father works.

Sergio and Becky Celis said they last saw their first-grader in her room the night of April 20 and discovered her missing the next morning.

Police said they believe Isabel was abducted but have not named any suspects.

The more than 500 pages of police reports released Thursday show officers interviewed the girl's parents separately soon after she disappeared. Officers reported Becky Celis was crying and upset during an interview, and Sergio Celis told police he knows many of his neighbors and didn't suspect they took Isabel.

Investigators subpoenaed Sergio Celis' employment records from the dental-surgery office where he works as a surgical assistant. Reports show doctors who own the office described Celis as a "model employee."

Authorities have barred Celis from having any contact with his 10- and 14-year-old sons, but police said that doesn't mean he's a suspect in his daughter's disappearance.

The police reports show officers spent days questioning people passing by the girl's home and checking areas all over the city, including empty buildings, backyard pools and even a bomb shelter.

The reports also detail tips that police investigated.

Records show a neighbor reported hearing a "dog going crazy barking" around 2 a.m. the morning Isabel was reported missing, and around 8 a.m. saw one of Isabel's brothers walking down the street. The boy was crying and said he was looking for his sister.

Another man told police he saw a little girl running down the street late at night, but police didn't find anyone in the area.

Police spokeswoman Sgt. Maria Hawke said Friday she was not able to comment on details in the records because she has not yet read the hundreds of pages of reports.

Police said the investigation has involved several hundred officers and cost more than $1 million. Authorities have previously said they interviewed hundreds of sex offenders and evaluated more than a thousand tips in the case.

www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/29/police-say-blood-like-stains-found-in-missing-arizona-girl-room/#ixzz1wIKHaK2S

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Tucson PD: False report of Isabel found By Breann Bierman May 31, 2012 6:40 p.m.

TUCSON, AZ (CBS5) - Police in Tucson said a report that Isabel Celis was found in San Diego, CA, is false.

Police Sgt. Maria Hawke said Thursday that at this time information indicating that the 6-year-old has been located in San Diego is not accurate.

Hawke did not indicate the original source of the report.

Isabel disappeared on April 20, 2012, from her Tucson home.

If you have information on her whereabouts, you're asked to call 911.

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TUCSON - The reward for information on the disappearance Isabel Celis case has gone up to over $60,000.

With roughly $10,000 of donations in recent days, the reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the 6-year-old's disappearance is now $60,500.

The informational flier on 88-crime.org reflects this: $59,500 towards the reward has come from private donations, added to the original $1,000 reward offered from 88-CRIME.

It has been 41 days since Isabel Celis went missing from her east side home, and no new information has been released by Tucson Police since last week. Last Thursday, TPD released over 500 pages of police reports in the case.

You can view and download the 88-CRIME flier for Isabel Celis here: 88crime.org/custom.aspx?p=7

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Police On Isabel: There Are Suspects

Story By Fernanda Echavarri

June 4, 2012

Six weeks have passed since 6-year-old Isabel Celis was reported missing from her Tucson home and police have released few details on the case lately. Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor says despite the lack of information to the public, officers and investigators continue working on the case.

“Right now we’re at a point where we are following investigative paths that keep us quite busy,” Villaseñor says. “We think that this was an abduction of some kind, so obviously that infers that there are suspects that we are looking at, or people of interest that we're looking at.”

Villaseñor did not reveal who those suspects are. Rebecca and Sergio Celis, the missing girl’s parents, have not been ruled out as suspects in her disappearance.

Isabel Celis was reported missing the morning of April 21, when police say her father woke up to find her bedroom empty. Investigators collected samples of what appeared to be blood on the missing girl’s bedroom floor and on other items, and Villaseñor says TPD is doing forensic tests on those items.

Last month, Child Protective Services asked the missing girl’s father, Sergio, to stay away from his two other children, Isabel’s older brothers. Details of why he has been separated from his sons are unknown, but Villasenor says those restrictions remain the same.

Since the investigation began, Villaseñor says he has looked across the country at different missing children cases and looked into how some of the more well-known cases were handled.

“I’m very proud that so many considerations were taken into play right from the beginning with shutting down landfill routes, getting the FBI involved, bringing in the dogs," he said. "All the things that you would want from a thorough investigation were conducted by the Tucson Police Department in partnership with other agencies.”

Villaseñor says he wants Isabel Celis’ face to remain out there as detectives continue working the case.

“It’s not a successful investigation until we find her or we find out what happened to her, but I would consider this a well-run investigation so far,” he said.

In the first few weeks, TPD received hundreds of tips on the case. But as time has passed, those tips have diminished, Villaseñor says.

There is now a $60,500 reward on this case through 88-CRIME, $59,500 of which come from private donations.

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Car Wash for Isa – June 9th

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New leads falling off 2 months after Isabel's abduction

Two months have passed since Isabel Celis was abducted from her midtown home and police have still not named any suspects or shared any information about what might have happened to the 6-year-old.

Local and federal authorities continue to follow up new leads and tips that still trickle in, Sgt. Maria Hawke, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman, said Wednesday.

"We get some occasionally, but they're clearly not going to be at the level they were in the initial days," Hawke said.

TPD has dedicated 15 staff members to work on Isabel's case full time, Hawke said.

At the search's peak, about 250 law enforcement officers worked on finding the first-grader.

Isabel's father, Sergio Celis, reported Isabel missing about 8 a.m. April 21 from their home in the 5600 block of East 12th Street. He told police Isabel wasn't in her bedroom when he went in to wake her. The screen to Isabel's bedroom had been removed; she was not in the home.

Authorities spent weeks searching Isabel's neighborhood, parks and a landfill, and questioning residents for evidence related to Isabel's case.

Police have not revealed any major developments in the case and have not ruled out or identified any suspects.

In mid-May, Sergio Celis entered into a voluntary agreement with state Child Protective Services to have no contact with his two sons, Isabel's older brothers, after detectives learned of information pertaining to the boys' welfare.

CPS and TPD would not comment on whether that agreement is still in effect.

TPD's efforts are still focused on finding Isabel and returning her to her family.

"The department remains hopeful that we will be able to locate her and return her safely," Hawke said. "The chief has said that we will always continue investigating (the case) up until the point where we have determined where she is or located her or determined what happened."

A $60,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in Isabel's case is being offered by 88-CRIME.

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More leads yet no sign of Isabel Celis two months later

Wednesday marks two months since 6-year-old Isabel Celis was last seen. Police believe she was snatched from her home after she was put to bed the night of April 20th. Tucson Police have received more than 1800 leads, though tips are coming in at a slower pace.

"I thought she'd be home by now. I really did," says long-time neighbor Linda Pike.

She can't believe how much time has passed.

"They always seemed happy and a really close family so it's hard to see it that way."

The family has had other struggles. On Wednesday the Department of Economic Security would not say whether the father, Sergio Celis, has been reunited with his sons following a no contact order.

The mother, Rebecca Celis, has been active on Facebook posting new photos of little Isabel.

"We bought ribbons and buttons and put the stickers on the cars," says volunteer Dan Smidt. He and others continue their efforts to keep Isabel in the spotlight, even as the number of volunteers has dropped.

Right now volunteers are planning another prayer vigil for the safe return of Isabel Celis. Anyone who wants to join the effort are encouraged to get in touch with volunteers through their website www.bringisahome.com.

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Missing: Isabel Celis Rebecca Celis: "Do not forget"

Two months after Isabel's disappearance, volunteers work to keep hope alive

CREATED JUN. 21, 2012

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - With the number of volunteers dwindling and the leads barely trickling in, attention to the Isabel Celis case is dying down. Thursday night, Rebecca Celis, her two sons and a group of volunteers pushed to keep Isabel's name in the headlines with a fundraiser at Kino Stadium.

It's been two months since anyone has seen Isabel. Although the weeks continue to go by, Rebecca continues to work to bring her daughter home.

"It gets harder and harder," Rebecca said. "But we still have hope."

All Rebecca and the volunteers can really do is hope. Tucson Police tell 9OYS the leads are not coming in as frequently. The count now stands at about 1,800. Meanwhile, public interest is waning.

9OYS reporter Marcelino Benito asked Rebecca if she thinks people have forgotten her daughter is missing. "Probably a little bit," she replied. "We continue to post flyers, everyone at the command center, our families, we've been trying as hard as we can. That's what's going to bring her home."

Rebecca and the volunteers helped distribute Isa's photo at the ballpark. Her name was everywhere, on candles, t-shirts, stickers and water bottles. People stopped by during the game to do their part with a donation. It's these things that Rebecca believes will ultimately bring her daughter home.

"I feel in my heart that she's out there," she said. "We just have to make sure the right person sees her to bring her home."

Tucson Police continues to investigate, but the number of personnel working the case has drastically dropped off. Just under 20 people continue to work the case full-time. There are still no suspects.

"I want people to not forget," Rebecca said. "She's still out there. Keep posting flyers. Keep your eyes open. Keep praying."

If you have any information that can help police crack this case, call 911 or 88-crime. The reward for information leading to Isabel now stands at $60,500.

www.kgun9.com/news/local/159977075.html

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Celis case detectives keep search warrant sealed

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - It will be at least another month-and-a half before we know what Tucson Police found in Isabel Celis's home. Investigators extended a request to keep those papers secret.

34 days after Isabel Celis disappeared, police shared a large stack of reports. But now, on day 70 there is one set of documents still locked away: the search warrants.

Police may not know for sure what happened in the Celis house the day the six year old girl disappeared but search warrants may offer their theories.

A search warrant release often includes transcripts of detectives convincing the judge to issue the warrant. They tell the judge what they think they may find. After the search, detectives report what they did find.

In early May, the parents told us, police used special compounds to find evidence.

Becky Celis said, "They used a lot of chemicals especially the kids rooms, the boys and Isa's room for evidence collection and so. We couldn't take the kids in there without having it professionally removed."

But detectives have asked over and over to keep the warrants sealed. They requested 30 days under seal at first; then another 45, then yet another 45 days.

That means the warrants will probably be locked up until late August---about four months after Isabel's disappearance.

Even without the warrants, we know some of what police found from reports they did release; including apparent blood on the floor of Isabel's bedroom.

In a car, they found a vinyl shower curtain with dark red or brown stains.

Soon after those reports came out in late May, Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor said some of the smallest clues can break a case.

"We never discount anything been doing for almost 32 years and you continue to get surprised."

Police will often avoid releasing certain information because it may be something only the criminal would know. But we've heard no elaboration on why they've kept the warrant information in this case sealed for so long.

Usually warrants are available within a few days of a crime but those are usually crimes where someone is under arrest and an arrest is still something we're waiting for in the Celis case.

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Becky Celis confident Isabel will come home

The mother of a missing Tucson girl remains confident that her daughter will return home.

Isabel Celis, 6, was reported missing on April 21.

The volunteers helping in her search moved to a new location this morning and Isabel's mother, Becky Celis, was there to make a brief statement and answer questions from the media.

In addition to saying she continued to believe Isabel will return home, Becky Celis thanked the volunteers for their help and thanked everyone in and around Tucson for all they have done to help find her daughter.

She also asked people to keep praying for Isabel's safe return and to continue to put her face out there in public view.

The new volunteer command center is located at the Christian Faith Fellowship Church at Broadway Boulevard and Craycroft Road, on Tucson's east side.

This is the third location for the volunteer command center that has been setup to help find Isabel. The previous location was at the Abbie Tuller School behind Park Place Mall.

Isabel was last seen by her family on April 20 in her home. Police believe she was abducted.

No suspects have been named in the case.

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Tucson police release 911 tape in prank Isabel Celis call

Nearly $4,700 in resources was spent investigating a prank call made by a pair of sisters who called 911 Sunday and claimed to be missing Tucson 6-year-old Isabel Celis, the Tucson Police Department estimates.

The girls called 911 three times saying that a man was coming for them, giving the name “Isabel” and saying they were kidnapped, according to 911 tapes released Monday afternoon.

In the first call one girl repeats “he’s coming” when asked what she was calling to report, before hanging up the phone.

In the second call, a girl says “Isabel” when she’s asked what she’s reporting, when asked again why she was calling she replied “I’m kidnapped” and gave the address of “East Old Spanish Trail” when a dispatcher asked where she was calling from.

In the third call one of the girls again says “he’s coming.” When the dispatcher asked who’s coming she replies “The guy he’s coming for us, help me.”

Prosecutors are expected to decide this week whether charges will be filed against the two sisters who admitted to making the prank call.

The girls, ages 9 and 11, were arrested Sunday after one of the girls called from a cellphone, claimed to be Isabel and said she had been kidnapped. She then hung up, said Sgt. Chris Widmer, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.

Isabel is the Little League player who was reported missing by her father, Sergio Celis, from their midtown home April 21. Her abduction led to a massive law enforcement search and national media coverage that lasted for weeks.

Isabel has not been found.

Sunday's prank call was made shortly after 9 a.m. and traced to the 7200 block of East Pierce Place, near East 22nd Street and South Kolb Road.

Police immediately began canvassing the neighborhood in search of the caller, Widmer said.

More than 25 officers, including detectives from the Sex Offenders Registration and Tracking Unit, went to the neighborhood.

Their investigation led to an apartment complex at 1345 S. Kolb Road, Mirabella Apartment Homes. Police contacted the two sisters, who admitted to making the 911 phone call as a prank, Widmer said. The girls' mother was at the apartment but was unaware that her daughters had made the telephone call, said Widmer.

Police arrested the sisters each on suspicion of one count of false reporting to a law enforcement agency, and took them to Pima County Juvenile Detention Center.

The juvenile court did not detain the sisters because they did not meet the court's criteria for detention, said Stephen Rubin, the juvenile court's administrator.

He said the girls did not have any court record and were arrested on a misdemeanor offense. Whether they face charges is up to the Pima County Attorney's Office, Rubin said.

He refused to release their names.

Meanwhile, Isabel's mysterious disappearance continues to tug at the hearts of Tucsonans as volunteers have worked to keep the child's case in the public eye.

The child's father reported Isabel missing, telling police he went to wake her up about 8 a.m. April 21 because she had a 9 a.m. ballgame, but Isabel was not in her bedroom. The window screen to Isabel's bedroom had been removed, and the child was not in the house.

Billboards have sprung up in Phoenix and Tucson, and fliers with the child's face and physical description have been posted across the country, in northern Mexico and through social media.

Becky Celis, Isabel's mother, spoke nearly two weeks ago to let the community know that the Isabel Celis Faith and Hope Center is operating out of Christian Faith Fellowship, 5601 E. Broadway, near Craycroft Road.

The volunteers had been meeting at Abbie Loveland Tuller School on East 14th Street, just south of Park Place Mall.

Before then, they were operating from under a ramada at a shopping center at South Craycroft Road and East Broadway, not far from the child's home in the 5600 block of East 12th Street.

The Tucson Police Department continues the investigation but has not named any suspects nor shared what might have happened to the child.

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Sick, Prank Calls from two sisters ages 9 and 11.

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Nearly $4,700 in resources was spent investigating a prank call made by a pair of sisters who called 911 Sunday and claimed to be missing Tucson 6-year-old Isabel Celis, the Tucson Police Department estimates.

The girls called 911 three times saying that a man was coming for them, giving the name “Isabel” and saying they were kidnapped, according to 911 tapes released Monday afternoon.

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National Media Has a Lot More Theories About Isabel Celis

Aug. 18, 2012

Isabel Celis, age 6, has been “gone” over 100 days now. Precious little is heard about her in the local media the last couple of weeks. Why? Shouldn’t we keep her face front and center to remind everyone this little girl is still missing?

According to a 7/27/2012 newscast by KVOA TV-Com (Tucson local channel 4), the Celis family was together on 7/27/2012 at a prayer vigil, despite a previous voluntary agreement with Child Protective Services in Arizona that Sergio could not be around his family and sons.

KVOA reporters asked the Celis family about this and they refused to comment. The news station attempted contact with CPS but were not given a response. That seems to be the extent of the local updates.

However, national media outfits are saying or “hypothesizing” more about the hoax call on July 22 made by two local girls. According to Jane Velez-Mitchell, who has a talk show airing weekdays on HLN, (locally this is channel 23 on Comcast) Sergio Celis has been allowed to move back into the Celis home and to have contact with his sons.

The children, aged 9 and 11, called law enforcement pretending to be Isabel. This was reported locally. According to TPD (Tucson Police Department), the investigation cost them $5000 in police manpower and overtime. It always seems to boil down to money and we are generally informed of costs incurred.

The result of this big money inquiry? The siblings, who were at home with their mom, used their cell phones to call police. Why? Who knows? Nothing much more was said about it on the local news and the Police released no new information. The girls were taken to Juvenile Detention and released pending a hearing.

Now, national media (particularly Jane Velez Mitchell on HLN) is questioning whether these girls have a link to Isabel, knew her, overheard something or knew something. It doesn’t seem this is being looked at here…or at least it isn’t publicized by law enforcement. Big news theory is that these girls are acting out something they knew about or were afraid of.

However, even Ms. Velez-Mitchell acknowledges that as a girl she made prank calls. So have many others. Most of us made a prank call as a child, but tell me, have you ever pretended to be a missing child? Would you have done that as a youngster? I think not.

Everything in Arizona seems to come down to money, transparency in government operations and distaste for including the public and/or employees in on things that maybe — just maybe — they could be helpful with.

In Arizona, there seems to never be enough money for education, for strategic planning, for funding child protective services — not enough for health care for poor people and the working poor and their children; not enough for police services, support/training and hiring new officers…not enough money for needed community services.

We have money for prisons. They have a powerful lobby. People are afraid of dangerous prisoners escaping; so we pay up. Maybe if we put more money in the front end we wouldn’t need to spend so much to incarcerate people and to build and maintain the infrastructure that a commitment to punishment demands.

Don’t get me wrong…criminals should be held accountable and I don’t care what happened to them when they were young –many of us have had rotten childhoods but we don’t go around hurting people and taking whatever we want…without paying.

But, if we put more of our tax dollars into early childhood education, civic responsibility programs, daycare, mental health care, child protective services, basic health services for poor working people… maybe…almost certainly we have to have a different result and maybe…just maybe…less prisoners…less people resorting to crime.

If you live here you know what I am talking about. Haven’t you wondered why and aren’t you tired of hearing that we are at the bottom of the list of states for spending on education and other important human social service issues?

Don’t most of you want more money put into those areas? We often blame our legislators and maybe we should…certainly we should. However, it seems a lot of people here just vote no – even if a legislator comes up with a new plan – if it means any more tax money out of their pockets.

Guess what, we only pay our state legislators about $24,000 a year to represent us and create laws. Of course, most have other jobs because they can’t survive on this. Who could? Don’t you wonder if part time law makers are really able to do the job needed? Do you wonder about what kind of people, with what kinds of skills and abilities, with what kind of agendas are attracted to this meager paying position?

So many have come out to comment on the two little girls who made the call, ranging from those who say they did prank calls as a child; these are just children, and those who say the 11 year old at least, had the ability to tell truth from fiction and both girls should be prosecuted for their action.

Nationally, psychologists, reporters and others are saying this should be investigated to the fullest as maybe the girls know or are connected somehow to Isabel and know what may have happened to her and are acting out about it because they’ve been told to be quiet.

Who knows? But don’t you think those of us who live here in this community should know all the latest information about this case? Is Sergio really back home now with his family and what changed things?

Where is Isabel? How come we don’t see anything about her in the news lately? What is up here? We don’t have volunteers combing the bushes for her because it might muck up things. Let’s have another news conference and ask law enforcement to update the community. Tell us what we can do aside from raising money for the family’s Isabel Celis fund (see Facebook) and having volunteers sell things to raise money and putting up pictures on our streets, storefronts, and every available crack and crevice in Tucson.

You would think news about a missing baby girl, in our midst, in our hometown of Tucson, would be up, front and center beyond a month. Hmmm…part of our Tucson culture or what?

Tucson is suffering and wants to know what is going on. Let’s put our money where our mouths are, too. Don’t keep voting down tax increases for necessary services…if you do, don’t complain about the quality of life here, the dangers, whatever. You get what you pay — or don’t pay for.

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Isab e l Cel is mi s sing 30 0 da ys ,

TUCSON - It has been 300 days since Isabel Celis went missing.

Isa's parents, Becky and Sergio Celis, have returned to work and are still raising their 2 sons.

"It's been as long as it has been and not to have her back," Becky Celis said, "that's harder for me."

They say they do not have any problems with people like coworkers asking about the case.

"They're just extremely supportive," Sergio Celis said, "and they leave it up to me if I want to mention anything or say anything."

Sometimes strangers will recognize them and say they are praying for the family.

"I love to hear that," Becky Celis said, "because it just makes me feel good for that little minute."

They avoided media attention at first, but they say they realize they have to keep the case in the news.

"If it means doing interviews or doing a show here and there," Sergio Celis said, "whatever we need to do, I just need her home."

They have hired private investigators and try to talk to Tucson Police every few weeks.

The parents have no feelings or guesses about where Isa might be.

There are no major updates in the case, but police still have staff working full-time on the investigation, according to Tucson Police.

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Isab e l Cel is mi s sing on e ye ar

TUCSON - The family of a Tucson girl who went missing one year ago today is coping with the milestone by embracing the community.

It's been 365 days since the Celis family saw their daughter Isabel who went missing and the family is looking forward to little glimpses of hope that their daughter will return.

The family gathered with the community in a special mass dedicated to Isabel on Sunday morning, a display of a community bound together by a family ripped apart.

"Our family is truly blessed that we have Tucson, the whole community behind us... still praying and still remembering our daughter," said Isabel's mother Becky Celis.

Her parents, Sergio and Becky, say it's their faith that keeps them going.

"We pray every day and that's what gets us through.... the praying and having that hope," Becky said.

Sergio and Becky insist that they still have hope that their daughter is still alive and will return one day. "We can't be broken when she comes home. We need to be strong for her and that's what we try to do every day is keep ourselves strong," Becky said.

The family continued their day of hope at a Peter Piper Pizza to provide a safe place for kids and spread awareness about Isabel. They even offered up fingerprinting for the kids to keep them safe.

"You never know. One day your child can go outside and they could be gone and it's just a way to keep kids safe, the community safe," said Loreena Corral, a volunteer.

A final gesture was made in the afternoon. One purple balloon for every single day Isabel has been missing released as a symbol to move forward from the past.

"Those are the days that are gone and now it's Isa's time to come home and those [days] are in the past," Becky said.

www.kvoa.com/mobile/news/isabel-celis-missing-one-year-later-family-reflects-moves-forward/

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Investigator working Celis case has 'promising lead'

The search goes on for a missing Tucson girl. Isabel Celis' family and friends are holding on to hope, one year after she disappeared.

They released 365 balloons on the one year mark Isabel Celis was discovered missing.

"It sucked," said Rebecca Celis. "There's no other word. I don't know what else."

Isabel's parents - Becky and Sergio -say it was difficult getting ready today as they reminisced on the heartbreaking memories from a year ago.

"I woke up to thinking of what I thought last year waking up almost in a hurry," said Sergio. "I thought we were going to be late to Isabel's game and rushing to her room and not seeing her there."

A special church service was held for Isabel. Isabel's parents read portions of the gospel and at times appeared deep in prayer.

The festivities continued just down the street at Peter Piper's Pizza. Isabel's older brother, Sergio Jr. handed out missing person flyers at the door.

Inside, they had arts and crafts and free fingerprinting. The same fingerprinting service that took Isabel's prints two years ago.

As much as Sunday was about keeping Isabel's faith alive. It's also a sad reminder it's already been one year and fewer tips are coming in.

"We still have to have hope they're doing the best they can," said Rebecca Celis.

Two private investigators are taking on the case. One from LA who Sergio's sister hired. Another from Phoenix.

Retired federal agent, Kelly Snyder has gone through around 30 leads but is working one right now that sounds promising.

"I want to find her extremely badly. But, you know, dealing with the family as much as we have in the last year, every time I'm with them I feel I need to go further and farther," said Kelly Snyder.

As the days go on, the Celis family holds on to hope and prayers that one day their little girl will be home safe and sound.

"It being a year or not being a year. We're still going to make sure we keep her face out there," said Rebecca.

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Father: Family member knows something about missing Isabel Celis

"It's frustrating to run against a wall," Sergio Celis said. "This person has an attorney and they're not going to let them speak a word, protecting somebody that we feel has a lot of information to give. And if it has to be anonymous, so be it. We just want her home. We want our baby home. We want this nightmare over."

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Tucson Police in neighborhood of Isabel Celis

TUCSON - Tucson Police Department personnel are in the neighborhood of the Celis family, whose daughter, Isabel, was last seen April 20, 2012 a Tucson Police Department spokesman said.

KVOA News 4 Tucson received a tip that "several police cars" were in the neighborhood of the 8-year-old's family home Wednesday afternoon.

According to Sgt. Peter Dugan, TPD officers are canvassing the neighborhood in order to follow up on leads and evidence received at the beginning of the investigation.

No new evidence has prompted the "planned canvass," Dugan said.

Dugan said that he did not believe officers were going to be searching the Celis home.


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