EVERETT — Detectives continue to look for leads into the disappearance of a newborn baby whose missing teen mother was found Monday, 10 days after they issued a public appeal for information.
Leah Marie Lund, 16, was believed to have given birth in September. She hasn’t given detectives information that would help locate the baby girl, officials said Tuesday.
“Of course, we are doing everything we can to locate the baby,” Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said.
Detectives interviewed the teen Monday after she was found on Casino Road in South Everett and taken into custody.
“She hasn’t provided them with the information that they need,” Ireton said. “There are no leads to work with in terms of location.”
Detectives believe Lund gave birth “outside medical observation” and that her daughter’s life was endangered due to the lack of medical care and her mother’s alleged heroin use. They believe the child was born between Sept. 10 and 18.
In an Oct. 2 press release, the sheriff’s office said Lund was last seen in the Everett area Sept. 2 and that she could be transient.
Several neighbors living in the Skykomish Valley said they believe Lund spent time in September living near Index.
Thom Boullioun said he saw her in the Mount Index Riversites community several times since Sept. 8. Others in the community made similar observations on social media.
He believes she was hiding out with different people in the private community until last week.
Boullioun said she was calling herself Sabrina, which is her mother’s name. The teen has the name “Sabrina” tattooed on her right wrist.
Her appearance changed drastically in the time she was near Index, Boullion said. She changed her hair from black to blonde, he said.
Jasmine Jones, who identifies herself on Facebook as Lund’s sister, on Tuesday publicly urged people to wait for more information before drawing conclusions or passing judgment.
“Please keep in mind when reading/watching the news, that my sister, Leah, is a 16 year old child, not capable of making adult decisions,” she wrote in a Facebook post that included Lund’s photo. “As her sister, I ask that everyone please try to be kind and understanding. I’m confident my sister will make the right decision to come clean with everything. I love you Leah. I made this public so hopefully one day soon you can read it. I’m here, I’m not going anywhere.”
Jones did not immediately respond to questions from the newspaper.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com.
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