{"id":399626,"date":"2026-04-27T08:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/399626\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:41:09","slug":"police-search-for-sharon-5-missing-in-remote-alice-springs-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/399626\/","title":{"rendered":"Police search for Sharon, 5, missing in remote Alice Springs town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe do believe Sharon has been abducted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Police said Jefferson Lewis, 47, who was recently released from prison, may be able to assist with inquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHe is believed to have been in the area around that time and staying at the residence,\u201d Grieve said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHe currently remains one of the few people who was in Old Timers Camp at the time and who has not made themselves known to police, nor have police been able to locate him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Lewis was not in prison for child-related crimes, Grieve said.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Police believe Jefferson Lewis, 47, may be able to assist. Photo \/ Northern Territory Police handout\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Police believe Jefferson Lewis, 47, may be able to assist. Photo \/ Northern Territory Police handout<img  alt=\"The 47-year-old was recently released from prison. Photo \/ Northern Territory Police handout\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The 47-year-old was recently released from prison. Photo \/ Northern Territory Police handout<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHe was in and around the house at that point in time, so I\u2019m assuming there was some sort of recognition of who he may be,\u201d Grieve said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHe\u2019s the only person that we haven\u2019t been able to locate and speak to who was in and around that area at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Lewis was believed to have disappeared at the same time as Sharon, Grieve said.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The 5-year-old has not been seen since Saturday evening. Photo \/ Northern Territory Police handout\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The 5-year-old has not been seen since Saturday evening. Photo \/ Northern Territory Police handout<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">The search for Sharon resumed on Monday morning after overnight searches failed to find her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Sharon was last seen wearing a dark blue, short-sleeve T-shirt with a white stripe around the collar and end of the sleeves and a pair of black boxer-style underwear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Police said the search for the girl had rocked the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cObviously, it\u2019s a terrible situation to have such a young child go missing,\u201d Grieve said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019re over 24 hours now, so it\u2019d certainly be my worst nightmare as a parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Grieve urged anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe want to find Sharon healthy and we want to get her back to her family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\">Sign up to Herald Premium Editor\u2019s Picks<\/a>, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday. 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