Lake City Police looking for missing 16-year-old girl, Helena Pinkerton-Update: 10/8/12-Found Safe!

10:01 AM, Oct 3, 2012
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LAKE CITY, Fla. -- The Lake City Police Department is looking for a 16-year-old girl who ran away from the Youth Interface facility.

Helena Pinkerton left the facility August 16. She has not been seen or heard from by family since then, according to a news release from Craig Strickland, Public Information Officer for the Lake City Police Department.

Pinkerton is described as being a white female, 5'4" tall, weighing 130 pounds with red/brown hair, brown eyes, braces with pink bands and piercings in her ears, nose and navel. She goes by the nickname "Who" to family members.

Strickland said possible locations after her departure include Gainesville or Live Oak areas since she has friends in both communities.

Pinkerton has been entered into the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearing House as missing and a state notification has been released, Strickland said.

Anyone who has any information on Helena Pinkerton's whereabouts or if you have seen her at any time after August 16, you are asked to please contact Investigator David Grear at 386-758-7541.

If you would like to remain anonymous, you may call the TIPS Line at 386-719-2068.

Police are asking people to please leave any information that may be able to assist them in locating Helena Pinkerton, no matter how minor or major a person may think the information is.

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Public Help Sought In Search For Missing Teen

Helana Pinkerton
Staff Reporter • Wed, Oct 03, 2012

On August 16, 2012, Helena M. Pinkerton, 16, ran away from the Youth Interface facility in Lake City, Florida. The juvenile has not been seen or heard from by family since then.

Ms. Pinkerton is a white female, 5’4” tall, 130 pounds, with red/brown hair, brown eyes, braces with pink bands and piercing in her ears, nose and navel. Possible locations after her departure from Lake City were possibly the Gainesville or Live Oak areas, as she has friends in both communities.

The juvenile has been entered into the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse (MEPIC) as missing and a statewide notification has been released.

Anyone who has any information on her current whereabouts or if you’ve seen her at any time after August 16th, please contact Investigator David Greear of the Lake City Police Department at (386) 758-7541. If you would like to remain anonymous, please call the TIPS Line at (386) 719-2068. Please leave any information that may assist us in locating Ms. Pinkerton, no matter how major or minor you may feel it is.

MISSING: Helena Magilene Pinkerton
AKA: Helena Magilene Travieso
Nickname: “Who” by family
Race/Sex: White / Female
Date of Birth: 03/14/1996 – 16 YOA
Address: Live Oak, FL
Missing since: August 16, 2012

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Published On: Oct 08 2012 03:07:55 PM EDT
Updated On: Oct 08 2012 03:08:43 PM EDT

LAKE CITY, Fla. -
Police in Lake City say they've found a missing 16-year-old they believed to have run away from an Interface Youth facility last month.

Police said Helena Pinkerton left the facility Aug. 16 and had not been seen or heard from by family since then. She was found safe Friday in Gainesville at her boyfriend's apartment.

Her boyfriend, 19-year-old Craig Kaczmarek, told police he had no knowledge of Pinkerton's whereabouts. Police said charges are now pending against him.

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Only article I can find thus far.

Staff Reporter • Tue, Oct 09, 2012

On October 3, 2012 the Lake City Police Department released a “missing/runaway juvenile” press release along with local alerts to Columbia, Alachua and Suwannee county area residents. On October 5th, the missing/runaway juvenile was located and turned over to her mother.

August 16, 2012, Helena M. Pinkerton, 16, ran away from the Youth Interface Facility in Lake City, Florida, and had not made any contact with her family in over a month. After providing an Intel Bulletin to the law enforcement agencies in Columbia, Alachua and Suwannee counties, along with the press release from last Wednesday, the juvenile was located.

Due to the coverage provided by local news media organizations in the surrounding counties, Ms. Pinkerton was seen by other tenants in The Districts on 62nd apartment complex in Gainesville, Florida who reported her whereabouts to the leasing office. The leasing office made contact with Investigator David Greear of the Lake City Police Department to report the missing juveniles location. They stated the apartment was leased to Craig J. Kaczmarek, 19, the juveniles boyfriend. In earlier questioning by investigators, Mr. Kaczmarek said he “had no knowledge of the whereabouts of Ms. Pinkerton”.

Investigator Greear coordinated the recovery of the juvenile with the Gainesville Police Department and Mrs. Faith Skeen, the girl’s mother. Ms. Pinkerton was removed from all databases as a missing juvenile. Due to his interference with the custody of a juvenile, charges are pending on Mr. Kaczmarek.

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10/8/2012 5:23:00 PM
Helena M. Pinkerton, reported missing October 3, found in Gainesville

A 16-year-old girl, reported missing on October 3, has been located in Gainesville. She has been turned over to her mother.

August 16, 2012, Helena M. Pinkerton, 16, ran away from the Youth Interface Facility in Lake City, and had not made any contact with her family in over a month.

Police provided an Intel Bulletin to the law enforcement agencies in Columbia, Alachua and Suwannee counties, along with a news release from last Wednesday.

Due to the coverage provided by local news media organizations in the surrounding counties, Ms. Pinkerton was seen by other tenants in The Districts on 62nd apartment complex in Gainesville, Florida who reported her whereabouts to the leasing office.

The leasing office made contact with Investigator David Greear of the Lake City Police Department to report the missing girl's location. They stated the apartment was leased to Craig J. Kaczmarek, 19, the girl's juveniles boyfriend. In earlier questioning by investigators, Mr. Kaczmarek said he “had no knowledge of the whereabouts of Ms. Pinkerton.”

Investigator Greear coordinated the recovery of the girl with the Gainesville Police Department and Mrs. Faith Skeen, the girl’s mother. Ms. Pinkerton was removed from all databases as a missing juvenile.

Due to his interference with the custody of a juvenile, charges are pending on Kaczmarek.

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