Police: No indication missing boy was abducted; tip line, e-mail set up
Monday, July 27th, 2009
BOISE - Boise Police Department officials said today there is no indication that Robert Manwill, an 8-year-old boy who has been missing since Friday night, was abducted. He was last seen around 9:30 Friday in Boise.
Since there is no evidence of abduction, Boise Police have limited the search to the Boise area. No Amber alert has been issued.
Anyone with information about Robert Manwill or who may have seen him is urged to call crime stoppers at 343-COPS, a tip line set up for the case at 570-6457 or email findrobert@cityofboise.org.
Officers have been combing the surrounding area for the child and detectives interviewed, and re-interviewed, anyone that may have information about Manwill. About 20 FBI agents are assisting in the search, according to the Associated Press.
Efforts to locate the boy have so far yielded no credible leads. Police said today they have investigated around 50 leads but have no new information at this time. They are appealing to the public to come forward with any information that may help them locate Manwill.
Boise police investigators said today they hope that as people returned home from a busy weekend they would be able to provide information that could help.
Family members tell police the boy walked out of the home Friday night around 9:30 p.m. on the 2800 block of Cherry Lane. They believed at the time that the boy may have been headed to a party at an unknown friends house when he left.
Robert Manwill is about 4 feet, 2 inches tall and about 50 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, black shoes and a either a blue shirt with the Superman or Spiderman symbol on it, or a brown shirt that had the words "Andy don't need no mic" on it.
Boise Police will hold a news briefing at 7 p.m. today. They will continue to give updates on the situation every day at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.








