Last night we posted a Press Release from WBI explaining the charges against Thomas Leggs. Sheriff Lewis expressed his concerns over this beautiful child now missing and shared there are more than 180 Police Officers alone searching areas in which they have solid leads on. The Sheriff went on to explain how all emergency personnel are also out in force searching high and low for Sarah Foxwell.
I can tell you while I was on location there were quite a few professional search and rescue people there from just about everywhere in the tri state area. Folks, I know you want to help but this is a team effort of true professionals trained to do just a search.
The Salisbury Dive Team was out last night searching different ponds in the area and quite frankly we provided a tip to the Sheriff's Department in which they were searching while we were there last night. I was informed there was enough evidence at the scene to bring in additional people for a better search.
Many of you have provided incredible information and that's the best we can do at this time. I'd like to clear up some confusion about who's who in this case. Many people believe the mother was raising Sarah but that just isn't the case. Sarah's Aunt was raising her along with other siblings. The Aunt was allegedly dating Tom Leggs. I cannot answer if she knew Tom's background but I'm sure we'll find that out at a later point.
Tom Leggs has quite a criminal history and I agree with many other people making comments, the laws need to change. In the mean time, while the Police are saying this is a search and rescue, others have stated it more a recovery search than anything else at this point. We'll just keep our fingers crossed she's in a place where she can survive until she is found.
While I do not encourage anyone attempting to go out and try to find Sarah, please keep your eyes open and should you come upon ANYTHING, remember, it's a crime scene any way you look at it and you could impede on an ongoing investigation. Folks, call 911 if you see anything at all.
It was a long night for me personally and I will do my best to get back to the Blog in the morning but I may be delayed as I'm going to try and get a few hours of sleep and dig right back into this in the morning.
By the way, THANK YOU! I have never received so many calls, e-mail messages and text messages on any other story we've ever produced. I did share many of them with the Sheriff and they are being looked into. Keep those prayers going and we'll be back in touch some time tomorrow morning.
i was shicked to learn the number of delaware registered child sex offenders living in salisbury, seem's this area has become a magent for every kind of lowlife.
ReplyDeleteParents please review this website (http://www.familywatchdog.us/) type in zip code and arm yourselves. our children rely on us to protect them from these animals. whether it be a professional ie, doctor, teacher, or a relative. We must all be vigilant in watching over the little ones! God protect and help Sarah! Oh and just for the record, if it was ever my child harmed by one of these animals, I would be the one going on trial. but then all i would need would be one other juror/parent to see the law is a joke and a parent is the last line of defense!
Thank you Joe for your information in this case. You have been providing the most up to date information. Praying for a Miracle.
ReplyDeleteMy heart is breaking for this child. The laws of this country need to change concerning sex offenders, you rape a child= life in prison or the death penalty.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what I thought. The nerve of the Aunt, she slanders Jennifer, yet brings this upon the family. Jennifer, I remember you, I know you love your kids, know this-you are in my prayers and I know they are being heard. Joe, fantastic coverage, outstanding, thanks. Hope you never leave the Eastern Shore.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a single parent and I started dating-the VERY FIRST thing I did was check the Sex Offender Registry and the Case Search before I went out with anyone. There is no way she could not have known-apparently he has quite a history
ReplyDeleteJoe thanks you for your indepth coverage of this horrible event. The folks at WBOC should be ashamed to call themselves a news outlet. The report worse then I spell.
ReplyDeleteI can't express enough that all parents need to monthly check the familywatchdog site. I found an offender in my neighborhood 5 years ago and passed out flyers to all residents including his. I told him that I knew who he was and I was watching him. Don't mess with my kids!
ReplyDeleteAunt breaks it off with suspect weeks ago, suspect vows revenge. Child pays price for worthless adults they have been dealt to. Sad, but all to common in this morally bankrupt society. Never trust anyone with your children. You are responsible for them.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, when parents get divorced, this does not give the parent's the right to turn their kids life upside down by bringing stranger's into their child's living environment.
ReplyDeleteToo many parents throw their kids into their own relationships only for them to end either after the kids have bonded with the parent's date or after something along these lines have happened.
Mothers~you make the choice to have children, take the responsibility to protect them and put them first.
This is such a selfish society that has lost reality of what priorities are. Always all about me.
And everyone is wondering why we have kids turning out to be sociopaths.
This whole way of life around this place is to blame.
Thanks Joe for your coverage on this horrible event.,checked last night around 1am and first thing this am. Knew I could count on you to keep us updated.
ReplyDeletePRAYING FOR A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.....PLEASE GOD BRING THIS LITTEL GIRL HOME SAFE AND SOUND TO HET FAMILY AND FRIENDS...SHE DOESNT DESERVE TO BOE GOING THRU THIS.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Sarah's aunts last name?
ReplyDeletePeople you can be assured of one thing Sheriff Mike Lewis will not stop until he finds her. No stones will be left unturned. This is just awful,awful,awful. Keep this family lifted in prayer.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they checked in Hebron?
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad, I can't stop thinking about it. The more time passes, the more likely it is the results will be grim. I agree, some definite torture tactics need to be enacted immediately, but for whatever reason this animal has rights too and doesn't have to say a f*cking word. I read on the other comments where he won't give up where she is. So, so heartbreaking. And yeah, all the gossiping needs to stop. Her mother, aunt, none of that matters right this second. Frankly they all sound like they came straight out of the trailer park, but still Sarah does not deserve this. Atleast the aunt did break it off with this creep. The desperation of single mothers sickens me.
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ReplyDeletePrayers first, people. Thanks Joe for keeping all of us informed. Sheriff Lewis & the deputy Sheriffs, MSP, SPD - we know you're doing your best to find her. And if there are any sex offenders past & current who are reading this - It is not too late to ask God for help. That is the ONLY help you will get. None from the rest of us, believe me.
ReplyDeleteWay to cover the news update 47, wouldn't want to interupt Bonnie Hunt's rerun... Thank God Mike is running this along with Ed...
ReplyDeletethe helicopter has been circling the woods behind ponds edge apartments (delmar)for over an hour.. and hovering the same spot several times.... prayers for this little girl
ReplyDeleteWe have the best man on the job, that's for sure. Sheriff Lewis will not sleep until they find this child.
ReplyDeleteSorry, that would be Ernie not Ed. Thats what I get for posting on two sites at once
ReplyDeleteMay I encourage everyone in the Cannon Drive, Bennett Road, Zion Road and even Ocean City Road area to check their back yards and any unlocked buildings on their property. Just take a walk around your property and check for any unusual footprints in the snow, etc.
ReplyDeleteFor petes sake waterboard this bastard, hook him up to electric or whatever it takes to make him tell where she is. I know that will not sit well with the libs on this board, but to hell with them, just find the little girl noe matter what it takes.
ReplyDeleteWhy would the check in Hebron? I mean checking anywhere at this point is a great idea but, is there some relationship to hebron with Sarah or TJ Leggs? If so this might be a good tip to pass on outside of this blog.
ReplyDeleteHow dare any of you to cast stones at Sarahs aunt. I know her personally and she would NEVER intentionally hurt any of these children. She took care of those children when their own mother was proven to be UNFIT to do so. NO she did not know this sick bastards background, neither of us did....And who checks backgrounds befoe dating???? Get real...But this goes to show how you can trust no one. You leave that woman alone this is NOT HER FAULT...Shame on you. AS I said before unless you know the whole story one should not assume or speculate..How dare you!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBOC got it wrong again. Mike Lewis said they are presently searching in 25 areas throughout the county. WBOC's Jimmy Hoppa and Steve Dorsey reported him as saying 25 bodies of water. Idiots can't get anything straight.
ReplyDeleteThank God we have Joe for our news, because watching WBOC last night at 11pm just made me sick. Very unprofessional and the line of questioning towards Sherriff Lewis was terrible. A 5 year old could have done better. And the remote location reports by the other WBOC reporters was the worst coverage of anything I've ever seen in my life.
ReplyDeleteLong live SBYNEWS!
As bad as WBOC has been and God knows its been BAD, at least they are on scene.. 47 doesn't even interupt reruns to show the news conferences. Too busy I guess or not important enough.
ReplyDeleteThey should let Fernando Gerrero in the interrigation room for several "rounds" until that scum tells where she is!
ReplyDelete10:25, If you do check and do find anything, PLEASE contact the police. DO NOT touch, move or do anything. TJ will want to get out of this for a mistrial. We all want this SOB to get the max punishment.
ReplyDeleteI have a group of mothers that would like to spend just about 10 minutes with this degenerate. If the law does not want to protect our children from these low lifes, let's go back to the wild west way of enforcing the law ~ a good ole gathering of upstanding citizens to rid the town of the low lifes. The time is way overdue to change the rules on how these criminals are dealt with. I pray for the safe return of this child to her mother, BUT I do believe mom needs to have some serious counseling on her choices. As a mother myself you must think first about your children and know that every single decision you make is going to effect them - do not bring anyone into your home, your child's safe haven, without checking that person out. Nowadays, with the internet, it's not hard to find out just about anything on anyone. Come on parents stop counting on others to protect us and our children, you have to use some common sense. Sarah when you are safely returned home, Have a very Merry Christmas and know there are people praying for you to help you get past this part of your life. Be strong, you will survive.
ReplyDeleteI only have this to say - WBOC is doing the best they can - if you think about it - how many other stories like this have they done - its heartbreaking & the main purpose it to find Sarah & you people want to complain about the questions that are getting asked - at least we have people out there that are willing to try & get answers. Theres alot of information that they are trying to pass on & its probably very upsetting to them too.
ReplyDeleteanonymous 10:53, I don't think so. Were you there last night? These are PAID professionals. No excuses, sorry.
ReplyDeleteto friends of the aunt...when you are entrusted with the care of children, yours or not, you must make sure you KNOW who you are dating. You can't just bring any thing in off the street. So you should check up on them when they are around your children! For God Sake's people. When did people get so fricking stupid?
ReplyDeleteWBOC didn't handle it well because they don't do any investigative reporting. They will tell you that they "just read the press releases." That is why they fumbled so badly. There wasn't someone else writing the story and putting it on a teleprompter. Regardless, they did get the word out so the public was aware anyway. I pray for the little girl.
ReplyDeleteFriend of Sarah's Aunt...WHO CHECKS A PERSONS BACKGROUND BEFORE THEY DATE THEM?! SERIOUSLY?!!! Omg. That's why this situation even exists to begin with! For the love of God. That is literally the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Obviously she wasn't so FIT herself, doesn't even have the common sense to check a website which takes all of 5 minutes before she introduces a man into the family with children she is taking care of.
ReplyDeleteThey should let me interrogate him off police property. Guarantee you he will talk and guarantee you once the child is found there will be no need for judge or jury. I would be happy to be judge/jury and executioner. Just give him to me.
ReplyDeleteRed is positive black is negative, make sure his nuts are wet and light that F*cker up till he begs to tell us where that little girl is. Then shoot him
ReplyDeletenot to mention she probably didn't even know him that long considering he just got divorced early this year. Also he got NO visitation with his own child..(not even supervised) so apparently the judge knew he better protect that kid. If the aunt had read that, she would have known he was trouble from the begining. if theres someone new hanging around my family.. especially my kids,neices,nephews..i for D*!M SURE look on the MD and DE websites to see what kind of history they might have. Who wouldn't nowadays? Oh-Sarahs aunt
ReplyDelete@ 10:33 a RESPONSIBLE parent (single parent) who dates checks backgrounds. one who doesn't want their children in harm checks backgrounds!!!!!!!!!!!! IM PRAYING FOR YOUR SAFE RETURN SARAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete10:33-- Even if children are not in your life..you check backgrounds before dating anyone!! With the ease of the internet, all this information is available. Leggs' entire criminal history is online. 11:26's comments, while graphic, they sound like the best idea yet.
ReplyDeleteI pray Sarah is found and is safe.
Waterboarding that will get some answers! I am very serious!
ReplyDeletesarahs aunt did take care of the kids up until this point when she allowed this moron in her home around my god kids her own mother was not fit to do so but the fact of the matter is sarah is still missing and she needs to be found safe then we can be pissed at whoever and whoever said that they are straight out the trailer park is a dumbass stop sterotyping trailer park people and single moms i am a single mom and everybody gets checked at the door so no desperation here so shut your mouth and pray for the safe return of my goddaughter
ReplyDelete11:53 am Well it's unfortunate for Sarah that her aunt didn't have the common sense you do.
ReplyDeleteNo offense to any family members but its pointless to check sex offender registries to keep perverts away from the kids if you let them come right on in your front door.If one of my relatives or friends had kids and was dating this gut I would smack some sense into her.Is the dating market THAT bad that my single sisters have to date pedophiles and convicts?
ReplyDeleteWhy has this guy been allowed to breathe considering his history?Do you know how many serial killers started out as sex offenders who took things to the next level?Time to round them all up in my opinion.God knows theres over a hundred in Salisbury area alone.
I just pray this child is found.If he wont tell WCSO where she is,my husband will volunteer to "encourage" him to talk.Piece of crap~
I am a single mother and I always check the sites to see the local child sex offenders. I saw his picture a long time ago. You would have thought the family of this worthless scum would have informed the lady. If that was my brother and I had children like his sister does, I would want to let the lady he was dating know his history. It's all about the children, not your needs as a woman!!
ReplyDeleteJoe, you really need to curb some of these comments on here. Everyone is upset and has their own version of how to make him talk or exact punishment on him. I understand where they are coming from and why but, after a while they become boring, mundane and meaningless. Talk is cheap and so is imaginary reactions.
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