Crime & Safety

Updated: Missing 15-year-old in Custody

Haylei Marie Mauer ran away from home in October, and Caledonia police detective Melissa Stardy has been trying to find her. Late Friday night, word came in that she has been found and is in custody.

**Updated 8:30 a.m. March 9

Racine Uncovered is reporting that Haylei Marie Mauer, a 15-year-old girl who ran away from her grandfather's in Caledonia on Oct. 15, has been found.

According to a report listed on the RU website, Mauer is in custody but additional details are not available at this time.

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Caledonia police asked for help in finding Mauer after she disappeared.

Friends last saw Haylei Marie Mauer, a Horlick High School student, around Christmas time. Detective Melissa Stardy said she investigated the case for several months, but she was at a dead end with the case and was asking for the help of the community to find Haylei.

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“There is no Amber Alert and she’s not believed to have been taken against her will,” Stardy said. “But we need an officer to check on her welfare.”

Haylei is a chronic runaway and was thought to be living with her father, Michael Mauer, who does not have custody of her, Stardy said.

Michael lived at 1827 West Grant Street in Milwaukee with his two adult sons Miles and Aaron, but they were evicted from the residence.

“There was no forwarding address, no forwarding phone number and the residence had already been rented out to someone,” Stardy said.

Detective Melissa Stardy is still seeking information and can be reached at (262) 835-4423 or you can contact CRIME STOPPERS anonymously by: calling 1-888-636-9330, email: http://racine.crimestoppersweb.com, or text message: RACS to 274637(CRIMES).


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