60 Children Reported Missing In New Jersey: Have You Seen Them?

NEW JERSEY — Charlotte Loomis never arrived home after she was scheduled to get on a flight from Newark to Michigan in 1972. Loomis is among dozens of kidnapped and missing children from New Jersey that the FBI is working to bring home as part of National Missing Children’s Day on Thursday, no matter how long ago they were reported missing.

As of Thursday, there were 60 missing children from New Jersey in a long-running database kept by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a national nonprofit started in 1984 by child advocates and the parents of children who had been kidnapped. Some of these children were reported missing recently. Others, like Loomis, have been missing for decades.

Here is some information about some of the children who were recently reported as missing in New Jersey:

• Deniyah Williams, reported missing from Westampton on May 8. Age 16.
• Trevon Carabine, reported missing from Atco on May 15. Age 15.
• Onya Farrell, reported missing from Vineland on April 10. Age 17.
• Nyriah Burns, reported missing from Somerville on Dec. 16, 2o22. Age 17.
• Alexis Velez, reported missing from Bloomfield on Nov. 19, 2022. Age 16.

Another child missing in New Jersey is Dulce Maria Alavez, the girl who was last seen at a park outing in Bridgeton in 2019. Her ninth birthday was April 25. Family and friends of Dulce have been keeping her memory alive and the search ongoing, as they hope for her safe return. Related article —Search For Dulce Alavez, Missing Since 2019, Continues In South NJ

Some of the New Jersey children in the database have been missing for decades. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has age-progressed photos of some of these children, and information on when they were last seen.

These include:

• William Jones, who went missing at the age of three in 1962. He was last seen in the back yard of his Vineland home, according to the database.

• Jill Rosenthal, who went missing as an infant in 1965 from Atlantic City. Her twin brother was found alive and well. The NCMEC released an age progression photo of Rosenthal for the first time in 2022. They also spoke with her twin brother – who lived his life as Paul Fronczak for many years before discovering he was Rosenthal’s sibling.

• Charlotte Loomis, who went missing at the age of 14 in 1972. She was believed to be traveling from Newark International Airport to Midland Bay City Saginaw International Airport in Michigan, but she never arrived.

The NCMEC database is searchable by state.

The FBI, in its announcement of National Missing Children’s Day, also released a separate Kidnappings and Missing Persons list.

“Please take a moment to review the list — and if you recognize anyone or have any information in a case, contact the FBI or local law enforcement or submit a tip online,” the FBI said in the statement. “No detail is too small.”

“We as law enforcement never forget these children and never stop looking for them,” Todd Tumbleson, a criminal investigator for the Nevada Attorney General’s Office and an officer on the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, said in a statement.

Tumbleson has been involved in the investigation of a missing 7-year-old in Las Vegas who disappeared in 1999. These kids and their families “deserve nothing less” than a commitment from law enforcement to never stop trying to bring them home, he said.

“The public often knows something they think is not important but which we in law enforcement find very important,” said Tumbleson, who has been involved in a multi-year investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a 7-year-old in Las Vegas reported missing by her school in 1999 and never returned home.

Sometimes when people hear about the case of a missing child, “it brings back memories of things a suspect said or things the witness saw that might help to locate a child,” Tumbleson said. “Any information the public has should be shared with those investigating the case.”

The FBI said National Missing Children’s Day is also a reminder of the steps parents should take if their child disappears under suspicious circumstances. FBI agents have the authority to immediately begin investigating mysterious disappearances or kidnappings, regardless of jurisdiction.

“Do not wait to report a missing child,” the agency said.

The FBI’s free Child ID app allows parents to quickly share key information with authorities if their child is missing. The app also provides on keeping children safe and guidance on what to do during the first crucial hours after a child disappears.

This story contains reporting from Patch’s national desk.