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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– The second in command and seven other top officials at the state's beleaguered child welfare agency were ousted Tuesday in a shake-up sparked by the case of a missing Miami girl.

Fugitive found in Florida; children still missing Sunday, December 08, 2002 By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood The Grand Rapids Press The search for accused killer Patrick Gleeson ended late Saturday night in a park in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he was arrested in his van. But the search for his two children -- Ashley, 5, and Jordan, 3 -- continues. Police had been searching for Gleeson, 48, and his children since the body of his girlfriend, Dena Lynn Fuglseth, 43, of Holland was discovered in the cellar of her Park Township home. Acting on a tip, Daytona Beach Police officers found Gleeson...

OHIO AMBER Alert: Two boys ages 5, Robert Aaron, and 7, Matthew, missing from Knox County. Last seen 11/04, Columbus Ohio. Blonde hair, Blue eyes, possible abductor violent father. His name John, 5" 11", 165 lbs., brown hair, blue eyes. BOLO 2002 Dodge stratus, 4 Door Blue, Ohio Plate BEU 9315. Boys in blue sweats. Sorry I did not catch last name.......something like Strausser, DO NOT APPROACH IF SPOTTED. SUSPECT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. ALERT ISSUED 2:10 PM TUES NOV.5, 740-397-3333, Knox County Sheriff Nothing Follows

Bush plans forum on missing, exploited children Nationwide Amber alert program may be among topics of discussion 08/06/2002 By G. ROBERT HILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON - President Bush, after a series of well-publicized child abductions, will convene a national conference on missing and exploited children this fall. The forum will be Sept. 24 at George Washington University. It will include members of the Cabinet and a range of federal, state and local government officials, law enforcement officers, school personnel, corporate executives and parents of victims, administration officials said Monday. The program is being designed not only...

<p>VALLEY PARK, Missouri (CNN) -- Authorities were searching Friday for a 6-year-old girl who police say was abducted from her family's home.</p> <p>Cassandra "Casey" Williamson was last seen inside her house around 7 a.m. (8 a.m. EDT) by her parents and was reported missing half an hour later, said Sgt. Bob Frohne of the St. Louis County Police Department. She was wearing a white nightgown, he said.</p>