Missing hams' disappearance 'suspicious'
Police are holding for evidence a boat docked in Newport
Beach, California that was sold by a couple who disappeared soon after
the sale. This, as they continue the search for
Thomas Hawks, KD7VWJ, and his wife Jackie, KD7VWK.
As reported last week, the two hams were reported missing by family members
after they recently sold the boat on which they have been living and then
vanished.
Norm Seeley, KI7UP has been following the story and has the latest:
Police now consider as "suspicious" the mid-November
disappearance of retired probation officer Thomas Hawkes,
KD7VWJ, and his wife Jackie. The Arizona couple who
recently sold the 55 foot boat, which they kept in Newport
Beach, California.
The Hawks advertised the boat for sale and sold it in mid-
November, close to the time the couple last spoke with
family members. Police say that they contacted the buyer who has cooperated
with detectives looking into the case.
Acceding to news reports, police initially believed the
couple might have taken a vacation trip once the sale had
been completed. The couple's 1998 silver Honda CRV, Arizona license plate
774CPE, is also missing. But pleas to the public for help in finding them
have not turned up any
leads. So, last week they requested the assistance of the
ham radio community in the hope that they might be heard on the airwaves.
To date, no one has reported making contact with either KD7VWJ or KD7VWK.
Nor is it known if the Hawkes have any ham radio gear in their car.
The Newport Beach Police say that they are working with other investigatory
agencies, including Mexican
authorities, to help find the Hawks. But one ham who works
at the U.S./Mexico border had Customs checked the license
plate readers from November 10th through to the December
13th.
He reports via the QRZed dot com website that Arizona
plate 774CPE has not registered as going south into Mexico
at either the San Ysidro or Otay Mesa ports of entry. Both
of these are in the San Diego, California area.
Investigators say that if the two are traveling anywhere, it
likely would be in Arizona or Mexico,. But family members
who last spoke with the couple on November 15th say that it is unlikely
the Hawks would go so long without contacting
relatives.
Anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of KD7VWJ and KD7VWK
are asked to contact Newport Beach CaliforniaPolice Department at 1-800-550-NBPD
or 1-800-550-6273
(ARNewsline, QRZ.com and various other sources)
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