Investigators from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families have, over the last two days, interviewed both parents of missing Gloucester 2-year-old Caleigh Harrison as part of a probe into the safety and well-being of Caleigh's 4-year-old sister Elizabeth.
Sources close to the families told the Times that investigators spoke at length with Allison Hammond, Caleigh's and Elizabeth's mother, on Monday, then spoke for more than an hour today to Anthony Harrison, Hammond's estranged husband and the girls' father.
State DCF officials were asked to look into the case after Anthony Harrison raised questions with Rockport Police last week regarding Elizabeth's safety given Hammond's purported "state of mind" in the wake of Caleigh's April 19 disappearance. Rockport Police and Massachusetts State Police, who have been leading the investigation and had been heading the searches for Caleigh since she vanished while on an outing with her mother and sister to Long Beach that day, are mandated to pass on any such concerns of neglect and/or potential abuse charges to state child welfare investigators.
We will update this story here at gloucestertimes.com as more information becomes available. To have text updates regarding this story and other local breaking news coverage sent to your mobile phone, just sign up for the Times' free text-alert service on the gloucestertimes.com homepage.
For much more on this story, look to tomorrow's print an online editions of the Gloucester Daily Times and gloucestertimes.com.
Raw: Tornado on the Ground in Oklahoma
Split-second Choice Ended With NY Student Dead
White House Backs 'Shield Law' for Media
Wave of Attacks Kills Scores in Iraq
Pug Life on Display at Wisconsin Festival
Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital
Analyst: Tumblr Fills Void in Yahoo's Offerings
Commuters Face Delays After Conn. Train Accident
Raw: Swarm of Tornadoes Slams Plains
Raw: Fierce Bombing in Qusair, Syria
RAW: TV Staff Take Cover From Tornado
Raw: Accused US Spy Reportedly Leaves Russia
AP CEO: Records Seizure 'Unconstitutional'
Fatal Hot Air Balloon Accident in Turkey
Tornadoes, Storms Strike Midwest
'Babyland': Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy?
Raw: Heavy Tornado Damage in Shawnee, Okla
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
