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Oakland Store Owner Calls For Help in Search for Hasanni Campbell Created by Kimberlee Sakamoto on 8/25/2009 2:06:00 PM
OAKLAND (BCN) -- San Leandro business owner Sherri Miller says she's looking for more businesses to step forward and help raise money to increase the reward for information about Hasanni Campbell, a 5-year-old Fremont boy who disappeared more than two weeks ago.
Oakland police and Crime Stoppers have announced a $10,000 reward in the search for Hasanni, who was reported missing from the parking lot of the Shuz of Rockridge shoe store in the 6000 block of College Avenue in Oakland at about 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 10.
Hasanni's aunt and foster mother, Jennifer Campbell, works at the store. His foster father, Louis Ross, was the last person to see Hasanni alive, according to authorities.
Miller, who owns the All in One Stop store in San Leandro, said she would like to increase the reward by at least $5,000, to a total of at least $15,000.
She said she's planning to organize an auction to raise money but is waiting for more businesses to donate items.
Miller said Highline Custom Jewelry in Hayward has donated a watch worth $1,900 and Tone's Auto Detail in Oakland raised $650 at a car wash on Saturday.
She said she's printed about 2,000 missing-persons fliers at her shop and has also donated T-shirts to raise awareness about Hasanni's disappearance.
In addition, Miller said a Web site, www.findhassani.com, is expected to be up by Wednesday.
A vigil for Hasanni was held in the shoe store's parking lot Monday night and Miller said vigils will be held there every Monday night until the boy is found.
She said about two dozen people attended the vigil Monday night, which she said was twice the number of people who showed up the previous Monday night.
Miller said she got involved in the search for Hasanni after she saw his foster parents on TV and noticed that they didn't have any T-shirts with Hasanni's picture. She said her business makes business cards, banners and custom clothes, including T-shirts.
Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said today that police are still searching for Hasanni but that there aren't any new developments in the case.
People who want to donate items for the fundraising auction may call Miller at (510) 276-9090.
People who have information about the case can call Crime Stoppers at (510) 777-8572 or (510) 777-3211.
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