The parents of a missing child received ransom demands via a private messaging app as police searched the area, prompting investigators to upgrade the case to an abduction.

Police have issued an Amber Alert for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, a missing 12-year-old boy who officials say was abducted on Friday from Virginia Beach. Newsweek contacted the Virginia Beach City ...

The missing Virginia boy who triggered an Amber Alert in Virginia over the weekend died from an accidental drowning, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Gray News) - A 12-year-old boy who was at the center of an Amber Alert over the weekend was found dead in a pond. Police confirmed Monday afternoon that the body of Juan Sebastian ...

An Amber Alert has been issued out of Virginia Beach for a child abduction that took place yesterday at 9:00 a.m. 12-year-old Juan Acevedo was last seen in Virginia Beach and is believed to be in ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — An Amber Alert has been issued as police search for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, 12, of Virginia Beach. Acevedo is believed to have been abducted and in extreme danger ...

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old Virginia Beach boy police said was abducted Friday morning in Virginia Beach ...

Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, who is about 105 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, is believed to be in extreme danger.

Virginia Beach City Police say Acevedo was abducted Jan. 24, 2025, at about 9 a.m. They believe the boy is in “extreme danger” and they don’t know who took him. Police say Acevedo was last ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — An Amber Alert has been issued as police search for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, 12, of Virginia Beach. Acevedo is believed to have been abducted and in extreme danger, police said.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia State Police says a 12-year-old child was abducted from Virginia Beach Friday and is believed to be in extreme danger. An AMBER Alert was issued just before 6 a.m ...