Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help from the general public in trying to locate 35-year-old Steven Ray Lawrence of Long Branch.

A family member contacted the Sheriff’s Department Monday morning, although the Coal Mountain, Brenton and Hanover fire departments had assisted in the search for Lawrence Saturday evening, according to Sheriff Randall Aliff.

Lawrence is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has hazel eyes and brown hair. On his right hand, Law-rence has one finger that was partly cut off, then reattached.

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He was last seen in the Long Branch/Simon area Saturday morning, Aliff said. He was wearing a blue jean jacket with jeans, and possibly brown work boots.

Anyone who has seen him or has any information is urged to contact the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department at 304-732-8000.

Dylan Redwine is now the subject of a horrible scam going around on Facebook, and possibly elsewhere. A man by the name of Abass Gadafi claims to be keeping the 13-year-old Colorado boy captive and is requesting money for various activities. Police confirm that this is a scam, but it’s unknown as to whether or not anyone actually fell for this and sent the guy money.

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Cases like these bring all kinds of people out of the background, and some of them are not pleasant to say the least. Swindlers, charlatans and flat-out slimy con artists love to prey on victims — including those who are seeking missing children and adult loved ones.

Anyone who has been contacted by the scammer is being asked to contact officials in La Plata County @ (970) 385-2900. Perhaps the person can be tracked down and prosecuted for this behavior, but chances are he’s not even in the country.

The search for Dylan Redwine has not been successful and there haven’t been any investigative updates regarding his case. Officials have only confirmed that they don’t believe he ran away from his father’s home—most likely abducted or something else.

Sparks woman reported missing Monday, has been found in a shallow grave in the backyard of a Sparks home.

The Sparks Police Department continued the investigation into missing person, 50-year-old Kimberley Seaton, throughout the night and into Tuesday morning.

The investigation led to an address in the 1800 Block of C Street in Sparks where Seaton had been staying with Thomas Brant.

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Detectives spoke with Brant and conducted a search of the residence. Seaton’s body was found buried in a shallow grave in the back yard of his home.

Brant was interviewed by detectives and admitted to the murder of Seaton.

Brant will be booked into the Washoe County Jail on one count of Murder.

New information will be released as the investigation continues. The victim’s family has been notified and has requested that they be allowed privacy and time to grieve their loss.

DURANGO — Authorities say someone is trying to capitalize on a missing boy case in Durango and scam people out of money by sending messages via Facebook demanding ransom money.

KMGH-TV and the Associated Press reported Monday (http://bit.ly/Z818Tp ) that a person is falsely claiming to be a new resident of the area and is asking for $1,000 for a photo of Dylan Redwine, who lives with his mom in Monument, and another $4,000 for the 13-year-old boy’s release.

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A task force comprised of the sheriff’s office, FBI and other law enforcement agencies is conducting a criminal investigation into Dylan’s Nov. 19 disappearance from this father’s Vallecito home near Durango.

Authorities have released few details but say they do not believe that Dylan ran away.

About 300 people searched the area on Saturday and found some clues that were collected for future reference.

At about 12:44 a.m. today, Butler County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of U.S. Highway 54 and SE Cattle Pen Road for the report of a missing person.
Lewis Wygle of El Dorado had reported Beth Ann Noffsinger, 30, of El Dorado, missing.
Upon arrival, Wygle, Noffsinger’s fiancé, was contacted at his vehicle parked south of US-54 on Cattle Pen Road, according to the report. Wygle reported he drove to the area with Noffsinger who, for reasons unknown became disoriented and got out of the vehicle and began running.

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Assisted by Greenwood County, Butler County Sheriff’s Office Deputies
conducted an initial search of the area and were unsuccessful in locating Noffsinger. A search and rescue operation was conducted with the Butler County Rescue Squad, Rosalia Fire Rescue, Augusta Department of Public Safety and KHP air support.
At approximately 6:43 am, Noffsinger was located in a field area and pronounced
deceased. Butler County Sheriff Investigations on scene determined there was no visible sign of trauma. The deceased was not properly attired for her the weather conditions. An autopsy has been requested to determine the cause of death. The investigation on going at this time.