The state Department of Public Safety says a missing person advisory has been issued for a Springer man — 32-year-old Thomas Sedillo.

A department news release advises that Sedillo has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, and anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Springer Police Department at 575-483-2404.

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Here is the missing person advisory poster on Sedillo:

Date Missing: 12/03/2011

Missing from: Springer, NM

Age Then: 31

Age Now: 32

Missing: December 3, 2011. Thomas Sedillo was last seen in Springer, New Mexico. Please contact the Springer Police Department at (575) 483-2404 with any information.

Characteristics

Date of Birth: 12/12/1979

Sex: Male

Eye Color: Brown

Height: 5 ft 03 in

Weight: 135 pounds

Hair Color: Brown

Race: White

 Contact Information

New Mexico Department of Public Safety Missing Person Hotline  1-800-457-3463

A Henry County man was arrested Saturday on charges of sexually abusing a minor.

Kevin Crouch, 40, was arrested after being indicted by the Henry County Grand Jury. An investigation showed that Crouch allegedly sexually abused a juvenile female at his home between August of 2012 and August of 2013.

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Crouch was arrested at his home and charged with two counts of sexual abuse, victim under 12 years of age. He is being held at the Shelby County Detention Center.

Officials said the case is an ongoing investigation.

A licensed public adjuster is alleged to have been the ringleader in a major fraud involving 22 individuals that staged fires and floods at South Florida homes to collect at least $7.6 million in claims from insurance companies.

The public adjuster, Jorge Fausto Espinosa Sr., 58, used his position representing people pursuing damage claims with their insurers to fleece companies out of at least $7.6 million, according to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.

The law enforcement operation was dubbed, “Flames and Floods.”

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Officials say Espinosa used associates to recruit homeowners into the fraud, promising a split of the claim. He is facing a racketeering charge that carries a maximum 30-year prison sentence as well as arson, grand theft and conspiracy. Others involved in the scheme are facing similar charges, including grand theft, insurance fraud and arson.

The case involves 17 separate fraudulent insurance claims in the Miami area and in Lee and Collier counties, according to a detective’s affidavit.

Lexington Police say an autopsy will reveal exactly how a woman died and how long she had been dead after she was found at the parking lot of a Lexington apartment complex Monday.

The woman’s body was discovered in between two cars in the parking lot of The Village apartments on South Locust Hill Drive near the Walmart off Richmond Road around 9:00 Monday morning.

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The Fayette County Coroner’s Office said it appears to be a natural or accidental death. Police say an autopsy will determine how long the woman had been outside and a cause of death. Homicide detectives were also on scene, which is standard procedure in a death investigation.

Lexington Police said a FedEx delivery driver first noticed the woman down between two cars and then asked for the help of two men working for a moving company to check a little closer. One of the men said they tried getting the woman’s attention and when that didn’t work, they reached down to check and realized there was no response at all coming from her. They called 911 and the fire department responded, confirming she was, in fact, deceased.

There were reports from witnesses who saw her out walking around Sunday night.

The scene has since been cleared.

Interviews ARE important. How do we get our “breaking intelligence” to solve cases? In most cases, it is simply interviewing everyone, and seeing what comes out in the end. Important not to establish judgement without all of the interviews and facts being gathered.

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In one most recent case, it was the boyfriend of the 5th neighbor who was interviewed who called 2 days later and gave us the ” anonymous tip”  that solved a three year old mysterious death case. He didn’t say two words during the interview and was not even present at the time of the incident. He did however have the inside track on what happened through years of communication with the Subject and their circle of influence. Interview everyone , and some folks twice.

After weeks of searching, a missing person investigation came to a tragic conclusion after a body was discovered Thursday along with the missing woman’s backpack and ID.

Police say Leanne Bearden killed herself.

Bearden, 33, went for a walk on Jan. 17, and never came back. She was visiting her in-laws in Garden Ridge, Texas, just outside of San Antonio. For weeks, authorities and family-organized search parties combed the area, but found no sign of her.

Her family began considering the possibility that Bearden, who had just returned from a two-year trip around the world, may have gotten stressed transitioning back to her stateside life and taken off voluntarily to decompress.

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“The pressure of transitioning from her two-year trip back into what we consider ‘normal’ life seems to have left her very anxious and stressed,” the family said in a statement posted on Facebook Jan. 30. “As a result of this investigation there is evidence that Leanne may have voluntarily left the area, and we understand this is a strong possibility.”

But Thursday, a man found a woman’s body in the wooded area behind his home–just a few blocks from the home of Bearden’s in-laws. The body was hanging in a tree. Investigators were able to identify the body by the belongings with it, including Bearden’s ID card.

Friday, the Garden Ridge Police Department released the results of the autopsy.

“Bearden’s preliminary cause of death result is asphyxiation by hanging,” Police Chief Donna O’Conner said in a statement.

The family issued a statement Thursday night:

Our family is understandably devastated by the news of the recovery of the remains of our beloved Leanne. We wish to thank the myriad of people who helped us search for Leanne and who supported us during this entire nightmare. We also wish to thank the members of the media who helped us tell our story. We thank the Garden Ridge Police Department and the other many agencies that provided such caring service to us. We especially thank the Heidi Search Center for their wonderful help and support. Although this is not the outcome we had hoped for, we draw comfort and strength from the outpouring of prayers, actions, and good wishes from all, including over 20,000 Facebook friends. We ask your continued prayers and good wishes for our family. Leanne was a lovely and remarkable young woman, and we will all miss her greatly.

Police in Pulaski County say the security guard who found a bomb threat was actually the author of that threat.

Christopher Dawes is charged with terroristic threatening and falsely reporting an incident.

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Police say Dawes is the person who wrote a note claiming there was a bomb on the roof of UGN last weekend. Investigators say security video showed Dawes is the only person who could have placed the note where it was found, and a handwriting analyst says the writing on that note matches Dawes’ handwriting.

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old girl missing since Thursday.

Daniella Bautista was last seen in the 3400 block of West 59th Place.

She was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, a white and pink shirt, black leggings and black and grey checkered shoes, police said.

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She is described as 5-foot-6, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and hair, and a medium complexion.

Anyone with information should call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

Officials are left with some unanswered questions after an accident on I-64 early Sunday morning.

A vehicle traveling west on I-64 lost control and slid across the median into the left lane of the eastbound lanes.

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The accident was discovered by an “oversize load” flagging truck and our LEX 18 photographer.

The driver of the vehicle was no where to be found.

Clark County officials are still investigating the accident.