Missing Parkville Teen Found, Home Safe
Brooke Amanda Springer was found Wednesday night after she was missing for over a week.
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The search for a Parkville teenager, who went missing on May 14, has come to an end: Brooke Amanda Springer was found and reunited with her family Wednesday night.
The 15-year-old Parkville High School student went missing after telling her father she was going to walk to the Royal Farms store in the 8200 block of Harford Road on the night of May 14.
According to police, Brooke was found around 9:30 p.m. May 23 on Reisterstown Road near the Baltimore City line after an "extensive investigation by the Baltimore County police department Crimes Against Children Unit."
"She was found alive and well," said Baltimore County police department spokeswoman Det. Cathleen Batton.
On a Facebook page dedicated to bringing the girl home Brooke's father, Greg Springer, wrote: "to everyone who helped in anyway , particularly Sgt.Meyer & Detective Hammond and the rest of his task force as well as Frank & Victoria from Team Hope at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ... Words cannot express the joy im overcome with to have my baby girl back."
The girl's older sister, Brittany Leah Fritz, also expressed joy at Brooke's safe return.
"MY LITTLE SISTER HAS BEEN FOUND! THANKS TO ALL WHO WERE THERE AND HELPED US IN THIS TOUGH TIME! :) OMG THIS HAS TO BE THE GREATEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!" she wrote on the Facebook page.
And thanks to you, Parkville-Overlea Patch readers, for sharing Brooke's story on social media and keeping your eye out for the missing girl.
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Parkville High School
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Royal Farms
8206 Harford Rd, Parkville, MD
mike e
4:17 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
Was she abducted or did she run away? Either way its good that she is home and safe!
kakers
10:39 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
I would like to know the circumstances as well. We have teenage children in the area and I want to know if there is someone we should be looking for, or did she run away?
Cheryl Parks-Weidley
4:29 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
I am SO GLAD she was found. I hope all will be well with her.
Margaret
5:34 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
I am glad that she was found. What happened to her that she got missing? Was she abducted or what?
Mike Henry
5:47 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
We are very happy for her and her family.
Lauren
6:18 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
It's wonderful that she is home safe!
I do second the comments above though, was she abducted or did she run away from home? Should we be worried about more possible abductions if this were the case?
Jenn Smith Williams
7:05 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
Im so glad she's safe and home with her family. Being a Parkville resident and the parent of a son that attends PHS that's great news! I too am curious as to what actually happened but relieved she's been found....
Mongo
7:59 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
What I don't understand is they wanted everyone to look for her but they didn't give out the details that they knew
Tonya
8:43 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
I hate a story that leaves out the most important item of information. Like the others who have commented here, we all feel we deserve to know the circumstances surrounding her being missing. Was she a run away or was she abducted? A litte more information please...
kakers
10:39 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
I so agree.
NDE
9:18 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
I agree with the above comments. My daughter is at Parkville Middle and I showed her this as a warning to be careful when walking alone to her friend's house. She said after showing her this story (even though my heart and prayers were with your family) that your daughter was in high school and it doesn't have anything to do with her and friends of her age... OMG!... but she is at the age where I am always wrong. Telling her what to look out for, that your daughter went through would help a lot of us, if it wouldn't be too painful for Brooke to share. thank you.
Irene Lingen
8:49 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
I used to know her personally, as she was one of my students at an after school club. Knowing her personality and rebelious nature she always had, I am pretty sure she ran away. Friends of hers told me various stories they had heard about where she ran away and with whom.
FYI
2:28 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012
Just so you guys can breathe a little easier Brooke was not abducted by a random stranger..which some of the articles I've read had left me wondering too!I met her family during the time she was gone.I don't want to give all details I was told out of respect for her family..just gonna say keep an eye on who your kids are hanging out with and what they're up to.Drugs are an ever growing problem in our community no matter how young and innocent our children may be or seem.So glad she was found safe : )
Spring Heeled Jack
10:51 am on Sunday, May 27, 2012
There are so many 18-30 year old males that prey on young teens in the suburbs by first getting them into drugs then pulling them into bad groups of older youth and young adults. I can name a few responsible, smart teen girls that were daughters of my neighbors in my Perry Hall neighborhood that were corrupted by older "bad apples". These "bad apples" were always from the city yet they would drive up to White Marsh Mall and The Avenue to hangout and befriend the local girls. The rest is history...
Hopefully this young girl was not one of those poor victims. Its so hard to change them back to great kids after all that corruption and exposure.
Parkville parent
8:06 am on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Folks, education starts at home. Every evening, even while she was missing the kids in her house and their friends were drunk on the back patio, music blaring, talking about getting high and barely able to stand up. Parents really need to step up and be parents so this type of thing doesn't happen.
fartucci
1:38 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012
Take a breath and try to leave a comment based in reality, please. (or at least something remotely related to the article)
Parkville senior
3:50 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012
This is certainly reality. I live on the next street over and everyday after dinner time the children at her house are outside partying, beer bottles cover the table. I could call the police about the underage drinking and foul language but I am afraid of the boys. They are not too nice.
The Truth
9:19 am on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
You cannot honestly believe there's a good chance to make up for 15 years of bad parenting.
fore patch
4:17 pm on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
so did she run away ?
Needaname
6:08 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012
I would call the Fuzz - to Hell with them...and tell the Police what you have stated here. Having neighbors that are bullies - adults or kids is WHY THE GHETTO IS THE GHETTO. Give them Hell.
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