Desperate Search For Young Cesar Cano Continues

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4-year-old Cesar has not been seen since Friday, June 29, 2007.

Rosalina Cano was cooking in her kitchen while her 4-year-old son Cesar watched cartoons on TV. Around 3 p.m., Rosalina realized that Cesar had wandered outside to the back of the apartment complex. At first, she wasn't concerned. But when she stepped outside to look for him about 15 minutes later, police say the young boy was nowhere to be seen.

After searching for her son for over an hour, Rosalina called the police to report him missing. Once the police arrived, they learned it was normal for Cesar to spend time outside by himself, because his parents felt safe in the neighborhood they lived in.  Unfortunately, the police were not able to find Cesar either.

Search Begins With Show Of Force

With the help of approximately 125-150 police officers, firefighters, and concerned friends and neighbors, the area surrounding the apartment complex was canvassed and intensively searched.

Although foul play is not necessarily suspected at this point, Cesar's father seems to believe that someone abducted his son. Police have not been able to determine what has happened to the child, but say that every lead will be aggressively pursued.

Cesar was wearing nothing more than gray shorts, a yellow tank top, and no shoes when he went outside to play. To many, this makes it hard to believe that Cesar wandered off on his own to play somewhere else.

But at this time, police have learned of nothing to make them believe that foul play was involved in Cesar's disappearance. Family, the surrounding community, and the police are determined to do everything in their power to find Cesar and bring him safely home to his parents.

Possible Break In Case

On Saturday, July 7, 2007, police had a possible break in the case. Garbage workers called the police while their truck sat at the corner of Third Street and Central Avenue after finding something suspicious in the back of their truck.

When police arrived, they found a body in the back of the truck. They later confirmed that it was the body of a young boy, but because of the state of decomposition, were not able to reveal any more details. Authorities are performing an autopsy in order to determine if the body is, in fact, that of four-year-old Cesar.

Police say it is likely that tests will prove that this is Cesar, but the case is still being called that of a missing child at this time.

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Missing Boy's Body Found