Police: Ransom demand made for missing Virginia Beach boy was a scam
The Office of the Medical Examiner determined that 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's cause of death was accidental drowning.
Missing Virginia boy who triggered Amber Alert died from accidental drowning, ME says
The missing Virginia boy who triggered an Amber Alert in Virginia over the weekend died from an accidental drowning, according to officials with the medical examiner's office.
Ransom demand for Virginia Beach 12-year-old boy was a scam, police say
The ransom texts sent to the family of 12-year-old Juan Acevedo were an overseas scam, police said Thursday.
Amber Alert Issued for Abducted Virginia Boy in 'Extreme Danger'
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 Police Department for comment on Saturday via email outside regular office hours.
Ransom demand sent to family of Virginia boy who is subject of Amber Alert
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.
Virginia Beach medical examiner confirms cause of death in missing 12-year-old's death
The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's cause and manner of death on Wednesday afternoon.
Amber Alert issued for abducted Virginia Beach boy, 12
According to the alert notice, Acevedo was abducted at 9 a.m. Friday and was last seen in the 200 block of Mica Avenue in Virginia Beach. That’s part of a large apartment complex in the Kempsville area of the city, west of Holland Road and south of Interstate 264.
Cause of death confirmed for missing Virginia Beach 12-year-old
The Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the cause of death for a Virginia Beach 12-year-old boy who was found dead in a pond on Monday.
Amber alert issued for Virginia Beach boy believed to be in extreme danger
Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, who is about 105 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, is believed to be in extreme danger.
12-year-old Virginia Beach boy drowned, medical examiner says
The Tidewater Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo an accidental drowning. The boy’s body was recovered from an icy pond Monday, three days after
Investigation continues into missing Virginia Beach boy's death
What's next after investigators pulled the body of a Virginia Beach middle schooler from the bottom of a pond?
12-year-old at the center of Amber Alert found dead in a pond
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 ...
What are the criteria for an AMBER Alert?
As police investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Juan Acevedo, 12, an AMBER Alert helped people in the ...
Amber Alert canceled after body found near apartment complex
An Amber Alert has been canceled after a body was found near an apartment complex where a missing 12-year-old boy was last ...
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Virginia police locate body during search for 12-year-old boy believed to have been abducted
Virginia Beach Police said they have found a body in a residential pond matching the description of a 12-year-old boy who ...
Search continues near Virginia Beach apartments connected to Amber Alert case
An AMBER Alert has been canceled after a body found Monday was confirmed to be the 12-year-old missing in Virginia Beach ...
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Large VBPD presence surrounding water near area where missing boy was last seen
A large police presence is surrounding a pond Monday near the area where Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, a missing 12-year-old ...