Body found in search for missing Virginia Beach boy

Ransom demand sent to family of Virginia boy who is subject of Amber Alert
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.
AMBER Alert: Body found in search for missing Virginia Beach boy
Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate says a body matching the description of 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was found in a lake.
AMBER Alert update: Body found in Virginia pond matches description of missing boy
A body matching 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's description was recovered Monday from a pond in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Family of missing 12-year-old from Virginia Beach received ransom demands, police say
Police believe Juan Acevedo has been abducted due to his family receiving ransom requests since his disappearance.
Search continues near Virginia Beach apartments connected to Amber Alert case
Community members and police crews are searching near the Virginia Beach apartments where 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was last seen.
Family received ransom demand on WhatsApp for missing Virginia Beach boy; massive search continues
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old Virginia Beach boy police said was abducted Friday morning in Virginia Beach.
Amber Alert issued for abducted Virginia Beach boy, 12
According to the alert notice, Acevedo was abducted at 9 a.m. Friday and was last seen in the 200 block of Mica Avenue in Virginia Beach. That’s part of a large apartment complex in the Kempsville area of the city, west of Holland Road and south of Interstate 264.
Police block off road and lake near Virginia Beach apartments connected to AMBER Alert case
Police presence expands around the apartment complex where 12-year-old Juan Acevedo went missing. Investigators say this is an abduction based on ransom messages.
Amber alert issued for Virginia Beach boy believed to be abducted: VSP
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Large VBPD presence surrounding water near area where missing boy was last seen
A large police presence is surrounding a pond Monday near the area where Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, a missing 12-year-old who police issued an AMBER Alert for over the weekend, was last seen.
Virginia Beach child believed to be in 'extreme danger,' AMBER Alert issued
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia State Police says a 12-year-old child was abducted from Virginia Beach Friday and is believed ...