Missing NJ girl Dulce Maria Alavez turns 8 Monday

BRIDGETON, N.J. — It’s been years since a New Jersey lady has been in a position to rejoice her birthday along with her.

Dulce Maria Alavez, who went lacking on Sept. 16, 2019 throughout a household outing to Bridgeton Metropolis Park in Cumberland County, turns 8 on Monday. She disappeared whereas taking part in along with her 3-year-old brother as their mom, Noema Alavez Perez, sat in her automotive with an 8-year-old relative. The lady’s brother ran to the automotive crying and pointed to the world the place he final noticed his sister.

The lacking lady’s mom not too long ago spoke to NewsNation.

“As a result of each April, me and my mother, we used to rejoice Dulce and Camila’s birthday, now we don’t rejoice not one of the birthdays no extra,” the mother stated. “And it’s laborious for us as a result of Dulce isn’t right here with us. She’s 8 proper now. She’s turning 8. Yeah, it’s actually laborious to consider that she’s not right here with us.”

In September of 2021, officers launched a brand new age-progression picture of the lacking baby.

“We maintain out hope that Dulce is alive (as we’ve got no proof of her demise) and wish the general public to know that this case will stay open till such time as we find Dulce and decide these accountable for her disappearance,” the Nationwide Heart for Lacking & Exploited Youngsters and NJ officers stated in a joint assertion.

These with data that would help within the investigation are nonetheless urged to contact the Bridgeton Police Division at 856-451-0033 or make the most of the division’s nameless TIP411 textual content line, subtext “Bridgeton.”