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Newly Updated: State Police locate missing Newberry teen in Tenneesee; parents pick her up

Friday, March 13, 2009
By Nick Schneider, Assistant Editor
Danielle Renae Blackmore of Newberry. Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police, Bloomington Post

An appeal to the public for assistance helped to locate a 16-year-old Newberry girl who was reported missing Thursday to Indiana State Police.

Indiana State Police at the Bloomington Post announced at about 6 a.m. on Friday that Danielle Blackmore and a 19-year-old male had been located in Boone, Tenn. -- located near the Tenneesee-North Carolina line.

"Trooper Jonathan Hart has been given information via telephone that both the missing juvenile Danielle Blackmore, 16, and George Da Schake, 19, are in Boone, Tennessee," Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Curt Durnil said in a statement released to the media.

Blackmore's parents picked up the girl later in the day.

"Danielle Blackmore is back in the custody of her parents. At this time, there are no pending charges against DaSchake in reference to his involvement with her being a missing juvenile because she went willingly with him," Durnil told the Greene County Daily World on Friday evening.

Boone is located in northeastern Tennessee about 450 miles from Linton, between Kingsport and Johnson City.

The Indiana State Police Post at Bloomington began investigating the report of the missing juvenile girl after a missing persons report was filed by her mother.

A news release and two photos of Blackmore were issued by ISP to the media at about 12:20 a.m. on Friday.

"Danielle was last seen by her mother when she told her she was going to spend the night with a friend from that area. That was at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Her mother became concerned when she failed to contact her over the course of March 11 and then again throughout the day on March 12," according to Durnil's news release.

The state police spokesman said investigators determined that Blackmore was in the company of a male acquaintance from Indianapolis.

In an effort to locate the missing girl, the state police utilized the "A Child Is Missing" (ACIM) reverse telephone notification system.

"ACIM works by contacting all hard wired telephone numbers within specified postal zip-code areas. Normally the zip codes called are located within the area and surrounding zip-code areas from where the child was reported missing or from where they were last seen. The zip codes called by ACIM were located in and around Danielle's Newberry residence," Durnil explained.

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  • Why are they taking so long to post the info and pics if a girl is missing???? I would think that they would want the info out as quickly as possable, I know I would if it was a member of my family. I hope all turns out fine for the girl and her family.

    -- Posted by Fair for Linton on Thu, Mar 12, 2009, at 11:19 PM

  • It looks to me as though she may have run off with her boyfriend, find him and you will probaly find the girl. At least i hope that is the case and she has not been abducted. Prayers go out to the family.

    -- Posted by dennisb1953 on Thu, Mar 12, 2009, at 11:47 PM

  • im sure the paper did not have any pics of the girl to post right away......if it were my family I would also want the information out there as soon as possible but I would also want the right information as well.

    you should just be grateful that we have a local news source available to to get the information out to the public PERIOD!

    lets all hope and pray that this girl is found and everything turns out ok and the worse is just the girl just grounded when she gets home.

    -- Posted by sparky70 on Fri, Mar 13, 2009, at 1:07 AM

  • I received the ACIM phone call last night and it said she was last seen on Spring Street in Bloomfield.

    -- Posted by newtogreene on Fri, Mar 13, 2009, at 5:21 AM

  • Danielle has been found (she is okay) and her parents are on their way to get her this morning. Please keep the entire family in your thoughts and prayers, I know they would appreciate that. Danielle will be delt with as her parents see fit. Please keep those type of comments to yourself, Danielle is their daughter.

    Thanx and God bless!

    -- Posted by Harley Mama on Fri, Mar 13, 2009, at 6:54 AM

  • Ok I am happy that the girl is safe and on her way home.

    BUT?

    -- Posted by chrisgoat on Fri, Mar 13, 2009, at 9:28 AM

  • Thank God

    -- Posted by Chaney on Fri, Mar 13, 2009, at 10:54 AM

  • I do think that the reverse 911 call for the amber alert is a good idea. I just have a couple of questions/concerns. 1. Why did I receive a reverse 911 call last night and my next door neighbor didn't? 2. The call came at 10:45pm. Is there a cut-off time as far as how late the calls can be made, just thinking especially of the older people that it might really scare at that time of night?

    -- Posted by kjbjc on Fri, Mar 13, 2009, at 2:29 PM

  • I do think that the reverse 911 call for the amber alert is a good idea. I just have a couple of questions/concerns. 1. Why did I receive a reverse 911 call last night and my next door neighbor didn't? 2. The call came at 10:45pm. Is there a cut-off time as far as how late the calls can be made, just thinking especially of the older people that it might really scare at that time of night?

    -- Posted by kjbjc on Fri, Mar 13, 2009, at 2:30 PM

  • i have to agree with go greene county . com that this is a good news story i like to read good news stories i hope that she is doing ok

    -- Posted by brokenheartedangel on Sat, Mar 14, 2009, at 4:46 AM

  • From the mother and father of Danielle

    Blackmore. We are home safe, we would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. We are very gratefull for the Indiana State Police at post 33 in Bloomington, every newspaper, tv and radio station that helped us find her. A special thanks to Trooper Jon Hart and Dispatcher Patty Taylor and Cpl. Eric Dunn, and Sgt. Durnil, for their kindness, caring and professionalism. Again, thank you for everything you have done.

    -- Posted by Danielle'Dad on Sat, Mar 14, 2009, at 7:26 PM

  • Danielle is one of my best friends. We were worried sick when she took off. I'm just glad that she is back home. Her parents are plenty mad, but they're happy that she's back.

    -- Posted by Lolita_Fairytales on Sat, Mar 14, 2009, at 11:43 PM
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