okay, you know that little Madeline Mccann girl that's gone missing? i could of SWORN i saw her, just outside of this plaza.. but her hair was DARK.. i'm sure it was a disguise or something, but i'm dead serious. i was with my mom in the car and i told her that i think i saw her and so she could move the car back a little bit, and i saw 'her' and this guy (he looked mexican or something like that) and all of the physical features named on the myspace page.. i'm really serious, what the heck should i do? i'm really scared lol.. sorry that this is the dumbest question ever.
solidadvice4teens answered Wednesday June 6 2007, 9:37 pm: It may in fact be the smartest question you ever asked if in fact it is her. The liklihood of that is usually slim. There's a lot of little girls who can look like McCann and a lot of people who are innocent and average folk Mexican or otherwise that fit the profile of a suspect or person of interest.
Having said that you have a moral and ethical responsibility to phone in the discription of the girl and who she was with, what she was wearing and where you saw both of them. It's true the missing girl could have dyed hair etc. and could be with anyone.
You should phone it in to 1-800-CRIME-TV and talk with the staff at America's Most Wanted. Even if this turns out as a false lead you will at least have a clear conscience for doing the right thing. Then again, if your tip was right on the money and lead to a happy ending or capture you would feel even better.
Imagine if you didn't report it and it turned out that was them? Call with your parents on the line and tell them what you both thought you saw. it could save a life.
On the other hand (and this IS NOT true of you) for anyone who might think of putting in a false tip to the police or call someone at AMW with a tip and you know the info is false and just doing it for whatever reason don't bother.
You're wasting your time and their's and it's also punishable. Just thought I would put that there. I know what you saw is legit so do indeed phone it in. I'm just trying to discourage any other readers or kids from that. Covering the bases so to speak. [ solidadvice4teens's advice column | Ask solidadvice4teens A Question ]
LM answered Wednesday June 6 2007, 9:32 pm: Call the cops, as well as any stores that could have had surveillance videos, so that they don't erase them. Call them NOW. [ LM's advice column | Ask LM A Question ]
ASAPcamille answered Wednesday June 6 2007, 8:58 pm: You need to call the cops, right NOW. This is serious. If you dont, no one may never see the little girl again. They do believe, i am pretty sure that she was with a mexican man. Call them now, and tell them to hurry. hurry!!! [ ASAPcamille's advice column | Ask ASAPcamille A Question ]
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