Ayla Reynolds, Age 1, Waterville, Maine - Missing 12/17/11

Toddler missing, possibly abducted

6:21 PM, Dec 17, 2011



~Snipped~

20-month old Ayla Reynolds disappeared from her home at 29 Violette Avenue. She was last seen in her bed by a family member at around 10 Friday night. Her father called police just before 9 a.m. Saturday when he learned she was missing.

Read more: http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/182772/2/Toddler-missing-possibly-abducted

Police Searching For Missing Waterville Toddler

Ayla Reynolds Reported Missing Saturday Morning

UPDATED: 6:36 pm EST December 17, 2011

~Snipped~

Ayla was last seen wearing a green one-piece pajama with polkadots and the words "Daddy's Princess" written on them.

She is 2 feet, 9 inches tall, and weighs approximately 30 pounds.

Ayla's left arm is in a sling and soft splint.

She has short, thin blonde hair.

Read more: http://www.wmtw.com/news/30021155/detail.html

Posted: 6:29 PM
Updated: 8:27 PM

The Portland Press Herald
Portland, Maine

UPDATE: Waterville toddler still missing; abduction feared
By Doug Harlow

WATERVILLE — Police are looking for a toddler who vanished from her bed sometime late Friday or early Saturday, and say it’s possible she was abducted.

Ayla Reynolds, 20 months old, was wearing a soft cast from a broken arm and last seen sleeping in her bed at about 10 p.m. Friday. Her father reported her missing Saturday at 8:51 a.m. when he found an empty bed.

Read more:

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Waterville-toddler-missing.html



Map showing the location of 29 Violette Ave. in Waterville

Seems a little too similar to all the rest, and the broken arm makes me .

Alya Reynolds is now listed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as Endangered Missing.

If any one knows how to do a screen shot, please do one of her poster. Thanks!
~~~~~




AYLA REYNOLDS

Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Apr 4, 2010 Sex: Female
Missing Date: Dec 16, 2011

Read more and view Poster:

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewChildDetail&LanguageCountry=en_US&searchLang=en_US&caseLang=en_US&orgPrefix=NCMC&caseNum=1185956&seqNum=1
Natonal Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Alya Reynolds

I posted the following on The Hinky Meter:


This article posted not long ago. Has more info.

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Waterville-toddler-missing.html
The Portland Press Herald Portland, Maine Posted: 6:29 PM Updated: 8:27 PM

UPDATE: Waterville toddler still missing; abduction feared
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From the above article (click on above Link):

> Alya was last seen in her bed by a family member around 10 p.m. Friday.

> Her father called 911 at 8:51 a.m. Saturday to report her missing.

> Alya is 20 months old and her left arm is in a sling and soft splint. LE believe there is nothing suspicious about the broken arm, which was suffered in an accident several weeks ago.

> Alya's mother does not live in the home where Alya went missing.

> Police are not releasing the name of the parents.
________

I find it strange that a toddler is put to bed at 10 p.m. and no one checked on her until some time before 9 a.m. Saturday. Since it is cold, I would think some one would have at least checked early in the morning to make sure she did not kick her blanket off. Or just check on her.

ellejay, I think it is very strange that LE are not releasing the name of her parents.

The mother does not live in the home. I wonder if the father has custody of Alya, joint custody, or was Alya on a visitation with the father.

As of now, I have not been able to find an article that states if there was an indication of a forced entry into the home.

Perhaps later today more details will be released. Send Kathi Belich (WFTV) to Maine!

I'm trying to keep an open mind and look at this case on it's own merits, but I can't help but notice the similarities to other cases. It seems to be a pretty common theme for parents of missing infants or toddlers to claim they discovered their child missing after putting them to bed and then not checking on them for over 10 hours.

Press conference today on missing toddler

By Doug Harlow
12/18/11

WATERVILE — Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey will host a press conference at 2 p.m. today in the Waterville City Council Chambers regarding the disappearance of 20-month-old child Ayla Reynolds.

The Council Chambers can be reached through the Police Department main entrance on Front Street in downtown Waterville.

No requests for interviews or information will be released prior to the press conference, Massey said.

Read more: http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Press-conference-today-on-missing-toddler.html

http://www.facebook.com/Help.Find.Ayla?sk=wall
facebook.com - Find Ayla Reynolds Missing Since 12/16/2011 From Waterville, Maine

Police Search for Maine Toddler Last Seen at Bedtime Friday

By KATTI GRAY
Dec. 18, 2011

Police in Maine turned to the public for help today after local, state and federal law enforcement officials came up empty in their search for a 20-month-old girl whose father told police he last saw her when he put her to bed at 8 p.m. Friday.

"It was imperative for us to bring together all the resources we could, as quickly as we could, to find her," Waterville Police Department Chief Joseph Massey said today, adding that local fire officials have assisted in the search.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/police-search-missing-maine-toddler-ayla-reynolds/story?id=15184069

Justice, thank you!

I think it is nice when a missing child has the National Center Missing & Exploited Children Poster or info on their thread.

Why didn't he check on her again before he went to bed? I don't understand that! I always checked on my kids when I started off to bed.

Toddler Ayla Reynolds remains subject of search in Maine by local and state police and the FBI

12/18/2011 9:51 PM

By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent
Boston.com - Boston, MA





The FBI along with state and city police are continuing their search for a 20-month-old girl who was last seen asleep in her bed at her Waterville, Maine home Friday night.

Ayla Reynolds, was reported missing by her father who called local police Saturday morning, the Associated Press.

Read more:

http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011/12/toddler-ayla-reynolds-remains-subject-search-maine-local-and-state-police-and-the-fbi/U5p2p4jLDlZnQeFf2SA4SL/index.html

sitemama wrote:Why didn't he check on her again before he went to bed? I don't understand that! I always checked on my kids when I started off to bed.

sitemama, per the article Justice4All posted, now the timeline has changed. It is being reported that the last time Alya was seen is 8 p.m. versus 10 p.m. as initially reported.

It was almost 12 hours before any one checked on Alya. Certainly they would have at least checked to see if she needed a diaper change. I assume she was still in diapers. If not, I don't think she could go almost 12 hours without having to potty.

I wonder if that was her normal routine. Go about 12 hours without any one checking on her.

She has a broken arm and it is cold. Although I would assume they have heat, I would think she slept with a blanket. What if she kicked the blanket off while she slept? What if she soiled her diaper? I would think some one would check to see if she is okay with the broken arm, covered, diaper change or whatever!

Informative article. Info about the mother and father. Alya was taken from the mother in October per this article. Mother is not living at a permanent address. Living at a motel with her 9 month old son.
~~~~~~~~

December 18, 2011

Search for missing toddler continues
The FBI has been called in to assist state and local police and the Maine Warden Service in the search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds.

By Doug Harlow, Staff Writer
and John Richardson - Staff Writer
The Kennebec Journal - Kennebec, Maine

WATERVILLE — Search parties combed a Waterville neighborhood Sunday, but as evening fell they still had not found a found a 20-month-old girl reported missing Saturday morning.

Ayla Reynolds, dressed only in pajamas and wearing a soft cast from a broken arm, was last seen sleeping in her bed at 8 p.m. Friday, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey told reporters at a news conference Sunday afternoon. The FBI has been called in to assist state and local police and the Maine Warden Service in the search.

Read more:

http://www.kjonline.com/news/Press-conference-today-on-missing-toddler.html



photo by David Leaming
COMMAND: Waterville Fire Chief Dave LaFountain,
center, direct firefighters before an extensive
search Sunday for missing 20-month-old Ayla
Reynolds near her home on Violette Avenue in Waterville.

I still peek into my kids rooms on my way to bed. If 11 yo has his door closed all the way though, I don't. I learned the hard way when they were small not to turn door knobs, step on a creak, or do anything else that would make the tiniest sound. The last thing you want, esp with a small child, is for them to wake up, and be wide awake when you are going to bed. If they wake up, or if they even see you, they think it's time to play for 10 hours. But, I would at least peek from the doorway. At that age, 20 months, if they needed a diaper change in the middle of the night, they would let me know. They would wake up and fuss to be changed. I did not go in and rummage around in their pjs to find out. If it was winter and they kicked their blankets off, I would go in and cover them back up, and on my way out the door, they would kick them back off. Must've been those extra warm pjs. So eventually I just assumed that as long as they were asleep, and quiet, all was well with them. But I always did and still do peek from the doorway, mostly to make sure everything is ok, and that they are still there!

Maine Toddler Ayla Reynolds Disappeared From Home






Missing Toddler Ayla's Mother Speaks Out

Missing Maine Toddler: Mother Sought Full Custody Day Prior to Disappearance

By KEVIN DOLAK and KATTTI GRAY
Dec. 19, 2011

The mother of the Maine baby who went missing from her crib revealed she had filed to receive full custody of the girl just prior to her disappearance from her father's home.

Trista Reynolds says she filed paperwork Thursday to receive full custody of her daughter Ayla Bell Reynolds -- one day before the tot went missing -- but says she had not told the girl's father.

"Her father had no idea. He didn't know I went to file … he'll know now, but I never told him and no one told him," she said.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-maine-toddler-mother-sought-full-custody-day/story?id=15186552