Silver Alert – Indiana Infamy

Missing: 12-Year-Old Middlebury Girl

UPDATE: Alleyah has returned home safely.

Police are asking for help finding an Elkhart County girl they believe is in extreme danger.

Aleeyah Cockburn, of Middlebury, went missing from her family home last Friday, February 10th. According to a statement from the girl’s mother, Aleeyah was last seen doing chores at approximately 7:30 that evening. Her instructions were to feed the family’s animals and close up the garage, then re-enter the house through the front.

No one knew that once she stepped outside, the 12-year-old would seem to just disappear.

“Apparently, she never came in the door when we noticed within minutes she wasn’t here,” said Virginia Cockburn. “We were up immediately looking all night. I think I finally went in at 3 AM in the morning and I was back out at 6 AM looking for her.”

She was reported as a runaway that same night. Someone later claimed to have spotted her in the area around State Road 120 and Indiana 13 a few hours after it’s believed she left home, around 10 o’clock.

And then… nothing.

Aleeyah Cockburn vanished.

Police believe the middle schooler is in danger and ask the for public’s help in bringing her home. Aleeyah is described as 4 feet 11 inches tall, 80 pounds. She has short black hair, green eyes, and wears glasses. When last seen, she had on a black beanie, a multicolor gray and pink jacket, blue jeans and black boots.

If you have any information regarding Aleeyah Cockburn, please contact the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department at 547-533-4151 or call 911.

Silver Alert: Missing 14-Yr-Old Boy

A 14-yr-old is missing from his northern Indiana home.

Authorities are asking for help finding Jalen Winfield of Osceola. He was last seen around 9:30 p.m last night. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department believes he is in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.

Jalen is described as a black male with black hair and brown eyes. He stands approximately 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 116 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark blue T-shirt with a glow-in-the-dark skull and camouflage pants with black shoes.

If you have information concerning Jalen, please call 911 or the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office (574-533-4151).

UPDATE: Silver Alert Issued for Kokomo Woman

Authorities in Howard County are asking for help in finding an 80-year-old Kokomo woman believed to be in extreme danger.

Betty Stroup was last seen at her home in the 2300 block of North 100 East Street around 4 am yesterday morning. Stroup has dementia and may require medical assistance. She is described as a white female, approximately 5-feet-2-inches tall, 118 pounds, with green eyes and white hair. The elderly woman is believed to be wearing burgundy pajamas with hearts on them and may possibly be accompanied by a black Shih Tzu.

UPDATE: Sadly, Betty Stroup and her dog Cookie were found Sunday night, May 30th, in a ditch less than a mile from her home. Although toxicology tests are still pending, an autopsy has indicated she drowned. No foul play is suspected.