Wisconsin Department of Justice
Elijah Vue has been missing for two weeks and police are appealing to the public for help finding him.
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Two weeks after a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy disappeared, police are asking homeowners and businesses to check surveillance footage of the vehicle in question to help trace the child's movements from the day before he went missing. police said on Tuesday.
Elijah Beau was last seen on February 20 in Two Rivers, where he was being watched by Jesse Vann, a man who was dating the boy's mother. Katrina Bauer, according to a criminal complaint filed in Manitowoc County. Vann told police that when she woke up from her nap at her home, Elijah was gone and she realized she was without her child, according to the complaint.
Bauer, 31, and Vann, 39, were charged with child neglect about a week after their disappearance, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 7. CNN has reached out to attorneys representing Bauer and Van for comment.
Two Rivers police on Tuesday asked the public to share camera footage of a beige four-door 1997 Nissan Altima with a Wisconsin registration number that begins with “A” and ends with “0,” according to the department.
According to a Tuesday police news release, authorities currently own the vehicle and that “Jesse Vann and Katrina Baur are not the owners of the vehicle.”
Two Rivers Police Department
Two Rivers Police are asking the public to share camera footage of this 1997 four-door Nissan Altima.
Police went on to say: “We are not interested in the current owner of the vehicle, only the camera footage taken between 2pm and 9pm on February 19, 2024.”
On Tuesday, law enforcement agencies from across Wisconsin, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Department of Natural Resources searched rural areas of Manitowoc County, according to the release.
“It's anyone's worst nightmare when a child goes missing for an extended period of time,” Two Rivers Police Chief Ben Meinert said at a news conference last week.
An Amber Alert has been issued for the toddler, who police say has dark blonde hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing gray pants, a dark long-sleeved shirt, red and green dinosaur shoes, and possibly carrying a red and white plaid blanket.
There is currently a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the discovery of the child or the arrest of those responsible for the child's disappearance, authorities said.
“We stand before you today with heavy hearts, burdened by unimaginable circumstances. The pain is indescribable, and it is a pain that no family or child should ever have to face. '' Elijah's aunt, Linda Bew, said at a news conference last week. “Without news of Elijah's safety, her words would not be able to express the depth of her grief and her ever-growing despair.”
