This is terrible! I feel bad for the boy and the family, hope they find him soon!!!

An Amber Alert is only issued in event of an confirmed abduction. There is no evidence that suggests or can confirm this at this point.

The reward is now $50,000 please help find him! we are all praying that he should arrive home safely.

shut up and have some respect.

That’s a real cheap shot against a very religious and wonderful community, I get the feeling u don’t like the Hasidic community and trying to spread lies about the Hasidic community.
Proud Hasidic Jew

ur just flat out wrong, and ur trying to spread lies about the hasidic community.
the shomrim are working together with the police .

When a child this young goes missing, it is not just sad and scary, unfortunately it suggests something sinister. Most 9-year-olds don’t just run away, especially when they know they’re going to picked up. I fear the child has not voluntarily disappeared and I pray that whomever has him will do the right thing and just let him go so he can be found and returned to his home

how much did you give u (edit)

The picture was not posted in the earlier editions of this article. I live in the neighborhood and got a robocall at 5:00 AM from the Shomrim society, the group that is coordinating the search, asking everyone to have a look around their property . Of course after that it was impossible to think of going back to sleep.

I saw this article at about 7:30 AM and at that time there was no picture yet, and that is why commenters who saw the article earlier in the day are asking about it. CBS added the picture later.

I was also surprised that there is no Amber Alert, at least not at 7:30 AM when I checked. But the search effort is being conducted by neighborhood groups that work very closely with NYPD, so I’m sure they are aware of the Amber Alert system. I don’t know why they haven’t activated it, or maybe they did by now.

Sweet little boy, this is so heartbreaking, When I got the call, I did go out to look around my backyard as they asked. It was so eerie, everything still so silent, still waking up to the day, and I knew that I was looking for something just indescribable. My heart was pounding and I don’t even know the family. I can’t imagine what they are going through.

I hope their little boy is found and returned to them safe and sound.

Amber Alerts are usually issued when it is known someone has taken a child away by car. Here it’s unknown, so highway signs are not an automatic help. Unfortunately, a 9 year old boy may have run away from home, had an accident playing or even walking, or been kidnapped. The police and volunteers have been active long enough to suggest he was kidnapped; they’d have found the victim of a hit-and-run.

This is a nightmare for his parents and all the parents of the day camp children. All sympathy for them, and admiration for their immediate response in such numbers.

I just hope he is able to come hope tonight. He’s only nine.

Amber alerts are only issued if there’s evidence of an abduction. That’s why there aren’t amber alerts for runaways.

My heart goes out to his Family. I pray is found safe.

If you ever walk or drive in this area you see the kids roaming freely parents need to keep a better eye on children.9 years old is still to young to walk alone if you are going to wait on a corner to pick up your child wait on the corner he is being dropped off at not on corner you live.

Aside from being wrong in this situation, you are completely wrong in general. I know the Shomrim in both BP and Flatbush. They have close working relationships with the police precincts, and are together on almost everything they need to be. Your accusations are unfounded, and are simply an effort to besmirch a community. Shame on you.

maybe you should read the news better
his mother was waiting for him by the corner,
and in your camps would they look around the entire night for a small boy they don’t know?

JUST HOPE THEY FIND THE KID SAFE AND SOUND, WITH DON’T NEED ANOTHER CASEY ANTHONY

You should probably know what you’re talking about before you write so you don`t give over the judgemental, biased and stupid view you just did. . The police have been involved from the start and are overwhelmed and grateful for the help and manpower involved in the search. Instead of second guessing why don`t you do something productive like send god thoughts and wishes or even go help in the search.

THERE WAS NO PICTURE WHEN THIS ARTICLE FIRST WENT UPO THIS MORNING. THATS WHY PEOPLE ARE WRITING THAT. I SAW THE ARTICLE THIS MORNING WHEN IT WAS FIRST POSTED AND THEY DIDNT INCLUDE A PICTURE. THEY MUST HAVE ADDED THE PICTURE AFTERWARDS, BUT THERE WAS NONE WHEN THEY FIRST PUT UP THE ARTICLE

Read. It says quite clearly that the NYPD were involved. Comments like yours, scream ignorance. Jews don’t have image problems, they are already hated. So the fact that they deal with situations within the community has nothing to do with image, rather it must be a social/religous issues.
NYPD if you would do some wikipediaing, works with the Shomrim, not against, not at the side, its team work.

THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE NYPD (AS THEY HAVE BEEN THE ENTIRE NIGHT!!!) TO PUT AN AMBER ALERT OUT. They dont just put them out every time a kid goes missing for a few hours, but now that its been overnight it is much more serious and they are putting the amber alert out!!

At a time like this to speak badly of a community where so many have selflessly gone out to search the whole night!! How could you!? This community only needs all the good will you can provide at this time.

The community has problems – as any does – but give them a break!!! Look at how they rally together to help!?

i think you are 100% wrong i dont know if you saw the news or videos but their was over 25 cops by the commend center on 57 corner 15th AVE. i know this community for a long time i leaved in borough park for 25 years and they are a special people .
where else would you find over 2,000 people at 2:00 am searching for a missing boy you don’t even know!
think if it for a second you YOU go out for the entire night looking for a missing buy you don’t know you leaves a half a mile away or even more NEVER
so please think before you speak

How can TWO of the readers of this article miss Leibby’s picture? Are they blind, stupid or did they fail to even look at the article before entering their comment? I hope he’s found safe and sound, but the longer it goes on the less likely that will happen.

You are probably correct in your assumption and in the reason for it not being issued.

There is a picture of the boy here –

http://www.boroparkscoop.com/2011/07/large-search-underway-for-9-year-old-child-who-never-returned-from-day-camp.html

Wouldn’t it be a good idea for a missing person article to include a picture of the boy???