TJ Hart Reporting

Haleigh: Reporter's Notes 7/25/09
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TJ Hart Reporting
tjhart@entercom.com

Posted: Saturday, 25 July 2009 7:45AM


I have a whole new appreciation for the law enforcement professionals who are investigating the abduction of 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings who was taken from her father's home in Hermit's Cove near Satsuma, Florida in February, 2009.

Many of you are scratching your heads about now.

Has law enforcement been a fountain of information when it comes to letting the public know how the investigation is progressing? No.

Has law enforcement been working on things beyond your and my scope of knowledge and imagination on this case? Yes.

Have I spoken to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FBI and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office all in the past few days? Yes.

To dispell a few things:

* All the forensic evidence is accounted for--even the back door to the trailer where the abduction took place.
* FDLE and PSCO physically work together everyday on the case.
* FBI is always consulted and remains tighlty in the loop.
* LE will not make public statements in this case unless it is necessary to avoid compromising the investigation
* LE knows all about the "crimes" associated with the major issue of an abducted little girl (including the illegal purchases of cigarettes by a minor that seems to have some folks coming unglued!). They are focusing on the finding and safe return of Haleigh for now. When the time comes to arrest people, they will.

Now, to address the kind of distractions investigators face every day. The reason I know about this one is because every well-intended person on earth emailed me a link with some rather strange information regarding Ronald Cummings and his alleged whereabouts the night the Haleigh vanished:

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LE was taken back by this and wasted a few hours re-tracing steps. That did NOT help them find Haleigh!

The bottom line is that LE is working diligently to find this girl. No one wants her back any faster than they do. They can't do it with all this jackassery going on like it's a game and not reality.

The e-mailer claims he or she was trying to "out" what they believed was an uncredible website, but unfortunately the exercise had some unintended and unproductive consequences.

Aside and away from from this, I said it before and I will say it again:

* Most bloggers sincerely care about truly finding Haleigh.
* Many are frustrated and upset about the slow progress in the case, which is understandable.
* About 3% of the bloggers are nasty know-it-alls (without a clue).
* Another 2% sit around their computers all day instead of getting a job and being productive trying to see what kind of crap they can start online for their own selfish amusement without a care for the real people involved.
* That 2% is not the retired, not the stay-at-home moms or the disabled-- It's those who choose not to work and enjoy finding comfort in the misery of others.


We need to find Haleigh---this isn't helping LE or anyone else.

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