Delaware State Police
News Release

Update – Pair Located in Buffalo, NY Attempting to Cross Border into Canada

 

Released Monday, April 06, 2009

 

Bridgeville – The Delaware State Police have confirmed that Nathaly Alonzo and Jose Nedar Reyes-Castro were located early this morning at approximately 1:45 am after they were attempting to enter Canada from the United States border at the Peace Bridge Plaza in Buffalo, NY.

 

Members of the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended the two as they were in the stolen Ford Explorer.  Reyes –Castro was taken into custody in regards to the outstanding arrest warrants in Delaware.  He was turned over to the Buffalo Police Department where he remains in custody of the Buffalo authorities. 

 

Nathaly Alonzo is currently in the custody of New York authorities awaiting the arrival of her parents.  She is unharmed.  The case remains under investigation.

 

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Bridgeville Man Wanted in Connection with 12-Year-Old Runaway Investigation

 

Released Tuesday, March 31, 2009

 

Bridgeville – The Delaware State Police have obtained arrest warrants for Jose Nedar Reyes-Castro, 19 formally of Bridgeville for his role in assisting a 12 year old runaway from returning home.

 

The investigation began after Nathaly Alonzo, 12 of Lilly Meadow Drive, Bridgeville did not return home from school on Friday, March 26.  As police began the investigation, they learned that Ms. Alonzo did not go to school that day and she voluntarily left her home with a housemate, Jose Nedar Reyes-Castro.  Reyes-Castro had been staying with the family for 6 months.

 

Police had spoken to family members that informed detectives that the pair was seen together on Saturday, March 27 at 11:00 am at a separate family member’s house in Bridgeville.  Additionally, on Sunday Alonzo called her family to let them know she was o.k.  Detectives were able to obtain the cell phone number that she called on and traced the number to a person in Candor, NC.  This person was contacted and he informed investigators that Reyes-Castro and Alonzo asked to borrow his cellular phone while they were at a local gas station in Georgia just north of the Florida state line.  The man also informed police that the pair seemed content and they were heading to Florida. He further advised they were driving a Ford Explorer.

 

Detectives also learned that Reyes-Castro had obtained the Ford Explorer from a friend in Laurel on Friday and failed to return it to her.  The registration number on the vehicle is PC55921

 

Because of this information the state police after consultation from the Attorney Generals Office obtained arrest warrants today for Reyes-Castro for Kidnapping 2^nd degree, Interference with Custody, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Theft of a Motor Vehicle. 

 

It should be known that during the investigation, troopers have found no evidence that Reyes-Castro wants to harm Alonzo.  Alonzo has also been listed as an active missing juvenile and entered into local and national databases indicating same.  Anyone having information on their whereabouts is urged to call detectives at Troop 5 at 302.337.1090 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.TIP.3333.

 

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