12-04-2011, 01:00 AM
now the father is "visiting" from Miami, not P.R. and the mother was sleeping, not out of town. and the other kids have been removed from home. that is NOT routine as stated in public.
CBS Atlanta
Canton Police Public Information Officer Candy Worthy said Jorely's mother was sleeping at the time. Police are interviewing her mother, which Worthy said is normal. "She is distraught and cooperating," Worthy said.
. She also confirmed that the Department of Family and Child Services has removed two siblings of the missing child (ages 1 1⁄2 and 4) from the home. She added the children were removed due to "the obvious neglect issues by the child's mother.
Jorely's parents hugged and said they would pray for good news soon.
Earlier Saturday, concerned neighbors and police spent hours searching for the missing girl.
"I was out there until 3 a.m. We searched the dumpster, we actually crawled into the dumpster," neighbor Amanda Nixon said.
"I spent all night in the woods, flip-flops walking around trying to find this kid," Sandy Lindsey said.
Police believe Jorely was abducted from the playground after her teenage babysitter left her there alone.
Lindsey said it wasn't the first time the children were left unsupervised.
"They don't pay attention to their kids very well. This little girl runs around all over the place so anyone could have made friends with her," Lindsey said.
Police said Rivera's two other young children have been taken into DFACS custody because they weren't being watched properly.
CBS Atlanta
Canton Police Public Information Officer Candy Worthy said Jorely's mother was sleeping at the time. Police are interviewing her mother, which Worthy said is normal. "She is distraught and cooperating," Worthy said.
. She also confirmed that the Department of Family and Child Services has removed two siblings of the missing child (ages 1 1⁄2 and 4) from the home. She added the children were removed due to "the obvious neglect issues by the child's mother.
Jorely's parents hugged and said they would pray for good news soon.
Earlier Saturday, concerned neighbors and police spent hours searching for the missing girl.
"I was out there until 3 a.m. We searched the dumpster, we actually crawled into the dumpster," neighbor Amanda Nixon said.
"I spent all night in the woods, flip-flops walking around trying to find this kid," Sandy Lindsey said.
Police believe Jorely was abducted from the playground after her teenage babysitter left her there alone.
Lindsey said it wasn't the first time the children were left unsupervised.
"They don't pay attention to their kids very well. This little girl runs around all over the place so anyone could have made friends with her," Lindsey said.
Police said Rivera's two other young children have been taken into DFACS custody because they weren't being watched properly.