{"id":7675,"date":"2025-08-27T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=7675"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:25:00","slug":"nearly-a-dozen-kids-teens-reported-missing-in-north-dakota-sparking-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=7675","title":{"rendered":"Nearly a dozen kids &#038; teens reported missing in North Dakota, sparking alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"220\">In just 17 days, nearly a dozen children and teens have gone missing in North Dakota\u2014an unusually high number for one state in such a short time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"436\">Since late July, 12 juveniles have been reported missing, with nine still unaccounted for as of mid-August, according to the state Attorney General\u2019s Office. The latest reports came on August 17, <em data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"426\">PEOPLE<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"643\">While youth disappearances happen nationwide, experts say it\u2019s rare for a smaller state like North Dakota to see such a cluster. Authorities believe the cases are unrelated but call the surge \u201cconcerning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"665\">Among the missing:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"1036\">\n<li data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"697\">\n<p data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"697\">Dashira Chapple, 14 (Fargo)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"736\">\n<p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"736\">Camila Juarez Perez, 9 (Williston)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"780\">\n<p data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"780\">Maddison Finch, 16 (Grand Forks County)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"810\">\n<p data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"810\">Angel Peltier, 15 (Fargo)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"842\">\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"842\">Mariah Gorneau, 19 (Mandan)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"871\">\n<p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"871\">Adrian Spies, 14 (Fargo)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"910\">\n<p data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"910\">Abbigail Compeau, 16 (Grand Forks)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"939\">\n<p data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"939\">Anaiese Weems, 3 (Minot)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"971\">\n<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"971\">Xiyan Oka, 16 (Ward County)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1005\">\n<p data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1005\">Xoey Iceman, 16 (Ward County)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1036\">\n<p data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1036\">Tayvin Fox, 15 (Ward County)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1135\">Chief investigator Steven Harstad said no connections have been found, but the spike is alarming.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1361\">The true number may be higher, as runaway cases often go unreported or aren\u2019t listed in the state database. Harstad warned that repeated runaways are still at risk: \u201cThe 21st time might be the one they don\u2019t come back from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1540\">So far in 2025, 30 people have gone missing in North Dakota\u201418 of them minors. Over half of those are Indigenous, highlighting the disproportionate impact on tribal communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1647\">\u201cThese are children and loved ones,\u201d said advocate Prairie Rose Seminole. \u201cTheir absence is deeply felt.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just 17 days, nearly a dozen children and teens have gone missing in North Dakota\u2014an unusually high number for one state in such a short time. Since late July, 12 juveniles have been reported missing, with nine still unaccounted for as of mid-August, according to the state Attorney General\u2019s Office. 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