The parents of a missing child received ransom demands via a private messaging app as police searched the area, prompting investigators to upgrade the case to an abduction.

Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, who is about 105 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, is believed to be in extreme danger.

The missing Virginia boy who triggered an Amber Alert in Virginia over the weekend died from an accidental drowning, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — An Amber Alert has been issued as police search for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, 12, of Virginia Beach. Acevedo is believed to have been abducted and in extreme danger ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Whenever there is a search for a missing child, questions are raised about what meets the criteria for an AMBER Alert. For police officers to issue an AMBER Alert ...

An Amber Alert has been issued out of Virginia Beach for a child abduction that took place yesterday at 9:00 a.m. 12-year-old Juan Acevedo was last seen in Virginia Beach and is believed to be in ...

The Office of the Medical Examiner determined that 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's cause of death was accidental ...

Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, a Hispanic male who is about 105 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, is believed to be in extreme danger.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old Virginia Beach boy police said was abducted Friday morning in Virginia Beach ...

Police have issued an Amber Alert for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, a missing 12-year-old boy who officials say was abducted on Friday from Virginia Beach. Newsweek contacted the Virginia Beach City ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — An Amber Alert has been issued as police search for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, 12, of Virginia Beach. Acevedo is believed to have been abducted and in extreme danger, police said.