OAKLAND — The police tip line for information about missing 5-year-old Fremont boy Hasanni Campbell was restored Wednesday morning after reports that callers were unable to leave messages."We had one individual who called the tip line and left 39 or 40 messages with information that was not credible," Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said. "We're contacting that person to ask them to stop, and the tip line should be open now."
Investigators are asking anyone with information on Hasanni to call 510-777-8572 or 510-777-3211. If either number doesn't work, investigator Sgt. Gus Galindo is available at 510-238-7934.
Hasanni, who suffers from cerebral palsy and has difficulty walking, was reported missing from Oakland's Rockridge district Aug. 10 by his foster father, 38-year-old Louis Ross, of Fremont. Ross told police he'd left the boy briefly in a parking lot behind a shoe store in the 6000 block of College Avenue, where Ross' fiancee — who is Hasanni's aunt — works as a manager. When Ross returned to the car moments later, he told police, the boy was gone.
"We're continuing to investigate, but at this point there is no evidence that a crime was committed," Thomason said. "It's still being treated as a missing-person case."
"Investigators today are following up on what leads they have, but we're starting to get to that point of feeling helpless," Thomason added. "That's why we're asking anyone who saw the boy to call in and give us some facts.
"People calling in now are saying things like, 'I had a dream he was here,' or offering opinions. Opinions don't help. We need people to call in with facts about times and places they saw him."
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information that leads to the boy's recovery.
Antonio Anabo, owner of Tone's Auto Detail in Oakland, is holding a fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. For $20, people can have their cars detailed inside and out. The shop is at 411 W. Macarthur Blvd. Anabo plans to donate 50 percent of the proceeds to Hasanni's foster parents. He also will sell hot dogs, hot links and ribs at the shop and donate at least part of the proceeds to the family.
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