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priate conversation when , in fact , these offenders have set the stage for that conversation .” Investigators say resolve and relationships with law enforcement partners play a big role in the Washington Field Office ’ s success rate in recovering missing kids .
June 2017 Edition
It ’ s been a year almost to the day since a 16-yearold North Carolina girl walked out of her home and disappeared .
Hailey Elizabeth Burns , of Charlotte , North Carolina
“ We have a lot of priorities in the Criminal Division ,” said Slater .
“ But crimes against children are among our highest priorities because these crimes play on the moral fabric of our society .”
Many kids , however , remain missing .
According to NCMEC , which assists law enforcement and families with missing child cases , about 18,500 of the missing children in 2016 were runaways , who may not want to be found .
Posters featuring images and descriptions of missing kids can be found on the FBI website and at missingkids . org , NCMEC ’ s website .
If you think you have seen a missing child , contact NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678 or contact your local FBI field office .
Seeking Information
“ There are more and more ways for parents not to know what their children are up to .”
Robert Bornstein , Crimes Against Children Squad , Washington Field Office
Hailey
Elizabeth Burns , of Charlotte , left her house on May 23 , 2016 between midnight and 6 a . m ., and was last seen wearing blue jeans , a black long-sleeved T-shirt with Marilyn Monroe on it , and Converse tennis shoes .
Burns has several conditions that require medication , and she did not take her medications with her . She has curly hair that she may wear in pigtails . Burns may be carrying a blue book bag with flowers on it .
Anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of Hailey Elizabeth Burns should contact the FBI ’ s Charlotte Field Office at ( 704 ) 672- 6100 , or the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers tip line at ( 704 ) 334-1600 .
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