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Alex Cabrero ReportingIt hasn't been that straightforward for officers in a missing child case, this one out of Colorado. That child is thought to be in Sandy with his mother, who took him from her ex- husband, who has legal custody.
Eight-year old Cole Chacon is still out there somewhere, but certainly not with his father. His mother picked him up a week and a half ago, but never brought him back. The truck she rented that day was later found here in Sandy.
If you just happen to see this boy somewhere in Utah, his dad would sure like to know it.
Robert Chacon: "I just think he needs to be in a stable home."
Robert Chacon hasn't seen his son Cole in almost two weeks now, and he says he knows with all his heart that his ex-wife took him.
Robert Chacon, Cole's Father: "It's just been a real tough time for her, knowing that I have custody of him."
The Westminster Police Department in Colorado has been looking for Hope Yengich ever since.
Trevor Materasso, Westminster, Colo. Police Dept.: "All the leads we have still follow up to Sandy City, Utah. So we still believe she is in that area."
That is how Sandy police Sgt. Victor Quezada got on the case. The rental truck Yengich moved in was found in Sandy last week, but her car, so far, hasn't been found. It's described as a 2002 Silver Chrysler Sebring, with Colorado plates 601 EKR.
Vistor Quezada: "I did get a call from a supervisor from the national park service saying one of the rangers had spotted the car, same make, model, and plates. It was just not confirmed."
Now police think Yengich may be in another car, a 1980's gold colored Honda or Mazda in poor condition. Police don't think Cole is in any danger, but still, he's supposed to be with his dad.
Victor Quezada: "Nobody wins in this. The child ends up suffering. Mom and dad are having problems, but we need to go through the system the right way."
Since police in Colorado don't think Cole is in any danger, it doesn't meet the criteria for an Amber Alert. Still, police feel the environment he's in now isn't the best place for a child.
