Tucson Police are reminding the community that “there is no more tragic event for a family and, in fact, for a community than the taking of one of our children.” They are asking the community to “come together with a common purpose and steadfast determination to recover one of the most vulnerable members of our society – a child.” Isabel Celis is still missing and the police need the public’s help.
Isabel Celis, 6-years old, disappeared from her home in the area of South Craycroft Road and East Broadway Boulevard sometime between the approximate hours of 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2012 and 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012. Whoever is responsible for her disappearance was unaccounted for at least some amount of time during this period.
The individual(s) responsible for Isabel’s disappearance may also have exhibited some changes in their normal activities or behaviors on Saturday or on successive days. Someone in the community may unknowingly be associated with the person(s) responsible for Isabel’s disappearance. They may be in a position to observe behavioral changes in that person(s), but may not have associated the person(s) with being responsible for Isabel’s disappearance. Some things to consider include:
•The person(s) may have missed scheduled appointments, work, or other normal activities during the day on Saturday.
• The person(s) may have disappeared for a period of hours or even days, or may have left the area entirely since last weekend.
The person(s) may have exhibited some noticeable behavioral changes. For example:
• The person(s) may have been more nervous, irritable or secretive than normal.
• The person(s) may display an unusual interest in the media coverage of Isabel’s disappearance or conversely may not want to discuss the investigation.
• The person(s) may have unexpectedly cleaned, painted, or altered his vehicle.
The exhibition of these or other behavioral changes do not necessarily mean that an individual was involved in Isabel’s disappearance. In addition, the person responsible may not have exhibited the examples mentioned above. They are merely examples to help solicit information. If you have information that you are not certain is relevant, please do not hesitate to provide the information to the Tucson Police Department as soon as possible by calling 911 or 88-Crime or by utilizing the new TipSoft program.
Even information that may not seem significant can lead us to successfully bringing Isabel home safely.
Citizens can send anonymous text and web tips to the Tucson Police Department. For the first time, mobile phone users can provide anonymous crime tips to the Tucson Police Department, utilizing a new technology called TipSoft. The new program allows citizens to send anonymous tips online via iPhone or Android mobile apps. Additionally, they can send a text message to “CRIMES” (274637) beginning with the keyword “TucsonPD” from a mobile phone. For the investigation involving the disappearance of Isabel Celis, the Tucson Police Department is using a specific full keyword of “TucsonPD 5265”.
TipSoft, which is a component of the CrimeStoppers network, allows agencies and members of the public to have a twoway dialog that is completely secure and anonymous. The service specifically allows text message providers to remain anonymous by encrypting the text messages, assigning them a unique ID, and routing them through secure servers, protecting the personal details of the information provider.
Generally, citizens are encouraged to use TipSoft in order to report information about any non-urgent illegal activity, such as unsolved cases, vandalism, theft, the sale and distribution of drugs or information about crimes that are being planned in the community or in schools. However, in this instance, we encourage anyone with information concerning the disappearance of Isabel Celis to utilize the text-a-tip tool as another means by which law enforcement can obtain crucial investigative information.
Information and instructions for the utilization of the TipSoft program can be located on the Tucson Police Department website, cms3.tucsonaz.gov/police. Click on the “Submit a Tip” option on the main page of the website.