Jun 22, 2009 4:54 pm US/Central
Mother Holds Out Hope Jada Will Be Found
GARY, Ind. (CBS) ―
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Jada Justice, 2
FBI Indianapolis
It has been nearly a week, and there's still no sign of a missing 2-year-old girl from Northwest Indiana.
You may have seen her picture.
Jada Justice disappeared Tuesday, when she was being watched by a relative. Jada's parents aren't giving up hope of finding their little girl.
They've come here every day. They're staying late at night. They expect to see little Jada Justice somewhere around this gas station. Family members and volunteers stood in the street in front of the gas station Monday afternoon, handing out flyers with Jada's photo.
It was here that the 2-year-old disappeared six days ago. Jada's mom's cousin said she went into the station and left the toddler in the car. When she returned, Jada was gone.
Searchers went door to door, tying red ribbons on trees when they finished going down every block. Among the searchers were Jada's father and mother. Her mother told CBS 2's Jim Williams that the scene is surreal.
"I'm walking in not my own feet," Swointek said. "It's like I'm out here and that can't be my daughter. It can't be. … Every time we leave here, I feel like I'm leaving her here, because she's here. It's been hard."
Police and FBI say there are no new developments in the case. Investigators have interviewed the mother's cousin several times.
Authorities have offered a cash reward to help find Jada.
Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI, or Gary police Cmdr. Anthony Titus at (219) 881-1237, (219) 881-1229, (219) 881-1209 or (219) 881-1210.
STNG Wire contributed to this report.
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