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Donor offers $10,000 reward for information about missing Newburgh boy

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CITY OF NEWBURGH — An anonymous donor has offered a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the safe return of 4-year-old Marc Anthony Bookal.

The reward was the only new development on the sixth day of an exhaustive search for Marc, who went missing Monday afternoon. More than 25 police officers and three dogs handled by volunteers searched a half-mile radius around the Benkard Avenue apartment where Marc lived. They searched backyards, alleys and areas near the Hudson River and Quassaick Creek.

A snowstorm Saturday night was expected to delay the search and make it more complicated. Police worry that snow could cover pieces of evidence or scents that would be picked up by dogs. That’s why search teams covered a wide area Saturday.

“We got the most amount of territory covered that we possibly could,” Newburgh police Chief Eric Paolilli said.

The search is expected to resume on Monday.

Meanwhile, Paolilli is asking Newburgh residents to report any items that seem out of place around their houses.

Marc disappeared about 1 p.m. Monday while under the care of his mother’s live-in boyfriend, 30-year-old Cory Byrd. who was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. Byrd initially told police that the boy wandered off. He’s gotten a lawyer and remained silent ever since. Byrd remains in jail for a parole violation.

Since then, police have searched more than 120 hours for the boy. They’ve been helped by numerous other police agencies, volunteer dog teams and most recently the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Anyone with tips is asked to call Newburgh police at (845) 561-3131.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091219/NEWS/912199994

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