When I heard this news break I was in the car this afternoon, and I immediately thought well there it is:every parent’s nightmare, a missing child. And that is exactly what is unfolding in Radnor Township.
A missing teen. Now I have just heard Radnor might be calling another press conference for 9 pm, so I hope it is good news and the girl is found. She’s young – 13.
And this is some guy who is 20, and who appears to have multiple Facebook pages, along with Twitter and god knows what else.
This is the stuff that makes your heart sink like a stone to your stomach. I guess there were creepy people out there when I was 13, but maybe because there was no Internet and I had parents who were actively involved in my life (sometimes much to my chagrin), the seemy side of life didn’t touch me. Thank God.
Being a teen can’t be easy today, even if the technology is zippy. And young teens like this 13 year old missing girl want to be treated like grown-ups but they are still children.
It’s hard to figure out as parents where you draw the line isn’t it? You want them to be safe, yet you can’t wrap them up and keep the world at bay. And they don’t want to be babied even if they are your babies.
But given the age of this missing girl I am sorry, but I think it is important to keep an eye on the kids, who they are Facebooking, Face timing, tweeting at, texting. I think part of that has to be limits when it comes to the smart phones and computers. I think computers should be in a common area.
Talk to your kids. They might not want to talk to you all of the time, but better to know what is up. Yes I know, everyone wants to be a friend to their children, but sometimes you just have to parent.
Savanna Marie MacMullett is the name of the missing girl. I pray she gets home safely.
Makes you wonder what caused her to reach out to someone as screwy as they are saying she ran away with doesn’t it?
As of 9 pm There is a rumor running around she has been found in DC alive and the guy is in jail but I have no formal confirmation. I hope so.
Savanna Marie Macmullett, 13, disappeared from her Radnor home Monday.
BySam Strike Email the author 2:27 pm
Radnor Teen Goes Missing After Meeting Man Online
Police say Savanna MacMullett, 13, of Radnor participated in online chats with Ashley Hareford, a 20-year-old man from Grottoes, Virginia.
By David Chang| Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 | Updated 6:10 PM EST
Police are searching for a missing teen girl as well as the man who they believe took her after they met on the Internet.
Police say they spotted Ashley Hareford, 20, of Grottoes, Virginia standing outside the Radnor Township home of 13-year-old Savanna MacMullett on Sunday. Police say he looked suspicious and they stopped him while he was on foot to question him. However, after he was questioned, they let him go because they could not find a reason to hold him in custody.
On Monday police say MacMullet left her home around 4 p.m. and has been missing since then. MacMullet’s father told police his daughter met Hareford online and had conversations with him. Police believe MacMullet is with him.
9:15 PM : my source was correct – Savanna has been found in Washington DC:
Missing Radnor Girl Found in D.C.
Savanna Marie MacMullet went missing Monday afternoon.
9:08 pm
13-year-old Garrett Hill resident Savanna Marie MacMullet, who went missing Monday afternoon, was found by U.S. Marshals in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
With her was Ashley Ryan Hareford, 20, who Radnor Police said met MacMullet online and traveled to Pennsylvania from Virginia.
Radnor Township received an anonymous tip that the pair were arriving on a Mega Bus in Washington, D.C. around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Hareford was taken into custody without incident, said Lt. Christopher Flanagan.
MacMullet is being evaluated by medical staff and will be interviewed by police. She may return home tonight.
Hug your kids, people. That is all I have to say.
UPDATE DECEMBER 5th 2012
I have decided to update this post yet again. Why? Because of something I read in Main Line Media News where the father of this girl named Thomas MacMullett is quoted. I find it all disturbing.
First of all, the father apparently ALSO spoke to this kid outside his home. Did he know the creepster was there for his kid? If he did, why didn’t he call the police THEN?
But what really got to me was reading where the father remarks that Savanna’s older sister took off with a 28-year-old guy when she was 14? I am sorry, but does that make the proverbial hair on the back anyone else’s neck go up ? Am I missing something where 13 and 14 year old girls routinely take off with 20 and 28-year-old guys respectively or is this a GIANT red flag that something might be wrong at home?
I am glad this girl is home safely. It could have ended quite differently. But does the story end there with that guy being arrested or was this really a girl running away with the wrong person because something isn’t right at home?
I am trying not to be all judgey here, but you read the article and decide for yourselves:
UPDATE: Radnor girl found by U.S. Marshals in Washington, D.C.
Published: Wednesday, December 05, 2012
By ROSE QUINN
rquinn@journalregister.com
@rquinndelco
RADNOR — A missing 13-year-old township girl was found in Washington, D.C., traveling on an inexpensive Megabus with a Virginia man authorities believe she met online, possibly Facebook.
Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, a team of township and county detectives were on their way to escort Savanna MacMullett back to Delaware County…The teen, who was last seen when she left her home at 4 p.m. on Monday, was described to be in good condition but would undergo a medical evaluation making the return trip and reuniting with her family…..With MacMullett’s whereabouts no longer a mystery, the focus now turns to the relationship with Hareford….According to authorities, Savanna MacMullett left her home in the Garrett Hill section of the township at 4 p.m. on Monday and was believed to be in the company of Hareford. The teen left the house after telling her grandmother she was going to the library.
Flanagan said Hareford was questioned by police outside MacMullet’s house Sunday night, when an officer on patrol thought he looked suspicious. Thomas MacMullett, Savanna’s father, said he, too, spoke to Hareford outside his home….Thomas MacMullett said earlier Tuesday that he was “very afraid” for his daughter’s safety.
“Just the fact that she is not home,” he said.
According to her father, Savanna created a Facebook account exclusively for her and Hareford.
Thomas MacMullett said he found Hareford’s interest in a 13-year-old girl “disgusting.”…Thomas MacMullett mentioned an incident involving Savanna’s older sister, who was 14 when she went off with a 28-year-old man, to New Jersey. At the time, he said Savanna was angry with her sister for her behavior