By Krystal Smalley
ksmalley@wbcowqel.com
Volunteers began canvassing the streets of Bucyrus Wednesday afternoon in the search for 15-year-old Rebecca “Beccy” Kemper.
A group of roughly 20 people showed up for the poster rally held in the parking lot of the Field of Dreams at Aumiller Park. Marie Doan, a board member for We Help the Missing, assisted Beccy’s mother and step-father in organizing the event. Doan is from Mansfield and currently is the only member of We Help the Missing in Ohio. We Help the Missing assists in the search for infants, children, teens, adults, and the elderly.
Flyers and t-shirts were handed out to the group and the volunteers spilt up to visit businesses, restaurants, and gas stations. Doan said that if Beccy is not found in 24 hours, they would expand the search to another area.
“I just want her to come home. I miss her,” said Beccy’s mother, Heather Todd, as she fought back tears.
Beccy was last seen late in the evening on Sept. 23 and was reported missing shortly after midnight on Sept. 24. A bloodhound had been brought in to search the area around her home at 5033 Crestline Road but the girl was not found.
Beccy is 15-years-old with brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5-feet-one-inch tall and weighs 180 pounds. Her last known location was Bucyrus.
Anyone with information regarding Beccy’s whereabouts should contact the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office at 419-562-7906 or the We Help the Missing tip line at 866-660-4025.