January 5, 2022 – In Breaking News – Independent
On New Year’s Eve, the Manchester police launched an investigation to find a seven-year-old missing child who was last seen two years ago.
Harmony Montgomery, described as a four-feet-tall girl with blonde hair, blue eyes and glasses in the missing person report, was living with her father Adam Montgomery in the state of New Hampshire before she disappeared.
She is also legally blind in her right eye.
(Police in New Hampshire say the last time 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery was seen was in late October 2019, but she was only reported missing last week. Courtesy of NBC News and YouTube. Posted on Jan 4, 2022.)
She was last seen by police on 1 October 2019 when they were on a home visit in Manchester city, police chief Allen Aldenberg said on Friday.
But the police department got the missing person report only last week, he said, adding that it was “very concerning”.
Right now I am giving a press conference to announce a dedicated tip line to help us find #HarmonyMontgomery. Call/Text 603-203-6060. Please R/T pic.twitter.com/hNdMbKmVa6
— Chief Allen Aldenberg (@AldenbergAllen) January 3, 2022
An aerial video showed that on Sunday, investigators had erected a tent and spread out tarps and tables in the backyard of the house where the girl lived on Gilford Street in Manchester.
Harmony’s mysterious disappearance was first notified by the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families, said Heather Hamel, a Manchester police spokesperson, according to the Insider.
She added that the police will not release details on how the girl was first noticed to be missing or why she had not been seen by anyone in the last two years.
“We know where she was supposed to be, and when we showed up she was not there,” Ms Hamel said.
Can you help us locate 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery who was last seen in the fall of 2019? Today, @mht_nh_police announced that the reward for information has increased to $33,000. You can submit tips by calling or texting 603-203-6060. pic.twitter.com/SPxlmpbIsj
— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) January 5, 2022
Harmony’s biological mother Crystal Sorey recently shared a series of photos of the child on her Facebook, and alleged that her previous reports of abuse and neglect while her daughter was with her father were ignored.
She alleged that she called the police and even wrote a letter to the mayor of Manchester.
She wrote: “Myself & her family have filed dozens of reports of abuse & neglect & nothing was done until I called police & wrote a letter to the NH mayor!!!!”
(31-year-old Adam Montgomery, father of Harmony Montgomery arrested in connection with missing Manchester, NH 7-Year-Old Harmony Montgomery. Courtesy of CBS Boston and YouTube. Posted on Jan 5, 2022.)
Continue reading… Harmony Montgomery missing: Everything we know about 7-year-old last seen two years ago
Now 7 years old, with blonde hair and blue eyes, Harmony was estimated to be 4 feet tall, 50 pounds. She is also blind in her right eye and wears glasses.
If you have any information on Harmony or this investigation PLEASE call the dedicated tip line at 603-203-6060.
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