8th birthday celebration held for missing Bridgeton girl Dulce Maria Alavez

The lacking lady is now eight years outdated. She was simply 5 when she disappeared from Bridgeton Metropolis Park in 2019.

Her household and legislation enforcement nonetheless have hope that she is alive.

“Within the absence of proof on the contrary, we maintain out hope that she is alive. That is an ongoing investigation,” stated the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Workplace in an announcement.

The get together decorations had been Moana-themed, one in all her favourite films.

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“Her birthday’s immediately. She’s presupposed to be 8, and he or she’s not right here with me or my household and that is exhausting,” stated the lady’s mom, Noema Alavez-Perez. “I really feel unhappy, empty that Dulce’s not right here immediately.”

Police say the lady was taking part in within the park together with her brother Manuel behind the Bridgeton Excessive Faculty on September 16, 2019, when she disappeared.

Dulce’s mom was in her automotive whereas the kids performed, and that is when the lady vanished.

Alavez Perez stated in a earlier interview with Motion Information that she regrets letting her daughter go away her sight.

“It provides me unhealthy recollections as a result of I want I might return to the time and are available together with her to the park and never go away her alone,” she stated.

A day after Dulce was kidnapped, authorities issued an Amber Alert with one key suspect attribute: a person in a purple van.

Investigators scoured the realm for indicators of Dulce and that purple van. Police and the group participated in search after search in hopes of discovering any key piece of proof. Nothing has ever been discovered and no purple van has ever been situated that could possibly be linked to Dulce, in keeping with authorities.

Two descriptions of a potential suspect began to emerge early within the investigation.

In keeping with the Amber Alert, which was derived from preliminary witness accounts, Dulce might have been taken by a light-skinned, presumably Hispanic male who’s 5’6″ to five’8″ tall, skinny construct, no facial hair, however has zits on his face. He was seen carrying orange sneakers, presumably Nike, purple pants, and a black shirt.

A month later, on October 15, 2019, police launched a composite sketch, describing the person as Hispanic, roughly 5’7″, slender construct, roughly 30-35 years outdated. He final seen carrying a white T-shirt, blue denims and a white baseball-style hat.

Bridgeton Police Chief Michael Gaimari Sr. says there have been extra than simply kids on the court docket that day and witnesses had been re-interviewed. This helped authorities present a extra correct depiction of the individual that might deliver some solutions within the case.

The FBI says the general public needs to be looking out for a younger Hispanic male, roughly 25 to 35 years outdated who was seen within the space of the playground.

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In September 2021, a stroll and vigil had been held to mark the two-year anniversary of her disappearance. Police additionally launched a brand new age-progression photograph of what Dulce would possibly appear to be immediately.

The Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Youngsters says observing milestones like birthdays or anniversaries for lacking individuals may also help to maintain the general public conscious.

The group created the 2 totally different age-progressed pictures of Dulce in hopes that somebody might acknowledge her immediately.

Dulce’s father, who lives in Mexico, was questioned in the course of the preliminary investigation. He has repeatedly denied having something to do together with her disappearance.

How one can assist

Anybody with any data can name the Bridgeton Police Division at 856-451-0033.

It’s also possible to report nameless tricks to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Workplace by clicking right here.

It’s also possible to name the FBI’s Toll-Free Tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) and choose choice 4, then choose choice 8, or submit an nameless tip to the company on-line.

For those who converse Spanish you possibly can name 856-207-2732.

A $75,000 reward remains to be being supplied for data that results in an arrest on this case.

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