Missing For 6 Weeks, 15-Yr-Old Alisa Petrov Found Safe | Crime Alert 7AM 06.04.25

Alisa Petrov, a 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Utah, unexpectedly walked into a police station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sunday evening, according to law enforcement officials.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton.
Alyssa Petrov, a fifteen year old girl who had been
reported missing in Utah, unexpectedly walked into a police station
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This according to law enforcement officials.
Authorities confirmed that she is safe and unharmed. Alyssa is

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in good health and is currently with officials in Colorado,
stated the South Jordan Police Department. Her parents have been
informed of her whereabouts and are coordinating with South Jordan
police to bring her home. Private investigator Steve Fisher has
been working with Alyssa's family. Private investigator Steve Fisher has
been working with Alyssa's family and says this comes as

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a total shock. He says, there are more questions than answers.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Well, obviously very happy, but you know, kind of shocked.
I'll tell you. There was a few cities on our
list in Colorado Springs was not one of them. So
it was definitely a surprise and it'll be interesting to
find out how she got there and what the circumstances were.
But obviously very relieved, as is the family that she
is alive.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
Alissa was last seen on April twenty one, after being
dropped off to attend school in American Fork, Utah. Instead
of attending classes, she took a train to Provot. Police
revealed that she had been engaged in inappropriate online conversations
with three men, thirty five year old Matthew Nichols Minard
from Miami, Florida, forty one year old Samuel Mitchell from Utah,

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and thirty seven year old William Taylor Gleines from Texas.
Minard reportedly had intentions of meeting Alyssa in Las Vegas,
while Mitchell was found to possess illicit materials involving two girls,
ages fifteen and twelve. All three men have been taken
into custody. Thank you to everyone for your support, said
Alyssa's father on a Facebook post. We are grateful for

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the shares, for the follows, for the tips. Alyssa returned
to a police department on June one, after being missing
for nearly six weeks. A heartfelt thank you to the
South Jordan Police Department for their dedication, especially on weekends,
into the South Lake City FBI for their assistance. We
appreciate all of our friends for their support and love,

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as well as Jazz Mia from the Missing in American
Network for her valuable emotional support during this challenging time. Lastly,
a special thanks to our local community for your prayers
for crime and justice news after this Police in Florida
have arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight

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year old boy and possibly exposing him to HIV. The
incident was reported by the victim in August, though details
have not been made public until now. Authorities from Panelas
County stated that the alleged assault took place in an
unincorporated area of Saint Petersburg, where sixty two year old
Bobby McPhee is accused of pinning the child to the ground,

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forcing his hands above his head, and attacking him. According
to police, reportedly admitted to the sexual assault and also
revealed that he is HIV positive. The boy has recently
learned that he has also tested positive for HIV. McAfee
faces charges of sexual battery against a child under the
age of twelve, and the investigation remains ongoing and now

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to Nevada. The Story County Sheriff's Office is asking for
the public's help in finding a missing woman. Debbie McKnight,
was last seen at her home in Lakewood around one
thirty am on Tuesday. She was reported missing just after
eleven twenty am, according to a post from the CSSO
Facebook page. She was last known to be wearing her bathrobe,

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a white T shirt, and slippers. She is fifty one
years old. Police say she has hazel eyes brown hair.
She's about five feet one inches tall and weighs about
one hundred and twenty pounds. Her phone has been shut off.
According to the sheriff, she could be traveling on foot.
Her car was left behind at home. It is unknown
which to direction she may be going. McKnight has no

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known health or mental health issues. Police do fear she
is in imminent danger. If you see her or have
any information about her whereabouts, please contact Story County Dispatch
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I'm Nicol Barton