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Cops, family seek clues in missing Mich. family case Mar 7th 2012, 17:46 By msnbc.com staff PETOSKEY, Mich. – Police and family members are asking for the public’s help in locating a Michigan couple and their 4-month-old son after the three disappeared without word or warning last month. Timothy Medsker, his wife, Sabrina, and their son, Joshua, have not been seen or heard from since Feb. 12, Petoskey police told ABC News. Family and friends say the Medskers owned a cleaning business and described Timothy Medsker as a dedicated worker, never missing a day or shift. Police say there’s no reason to suspect a crime has occurred, but are searching for clues in the disappearance. Petoskey Detective David Schultz told ABC it appeared the family left in a hurry from their two-story home on the state's northeast shore. A phone call by msnbc.com to Petoskey police was not immediately returned on Wednesday. "All of their personal belongings were there including clothing, computers, food, paperwork – it looked like something spooked them," Schultz told ABC News. Laura Medsker, mother of Timothy Medsker, offered a message to her son, saying she was worried about the family's welfare. “We love you, we love Joshua and please just call somebody, or write or email, please,” Laura Medsker told ABC. “Let us know you guys are OK because we love you and we are worried about you guys.” Laura Medsker did not immediately return a telephone call by msnbc.com on Wednesday. Petoskey police have said the couple has failed to respond to cell phone calls and efforts to reach them. More content from msnbc.com and NBC News NBC: Romney scores narrow Super Tuesday win in pivotal Ohio Mom who lost legs told kids, 'You're not going to die' Tahoe mystery: Who were dead elderly twins? 'Attitude' gets 6th grader handcuffed Mar 7th 2012, 17:21 By msnbc.com staff A Colorado sixth-grader was handcuffed and taken to a juvenile holding facility for disobeying an assistant principal and being "argumentative and extremely rude," according to an incident report. "She told me that I need to quit giving her my attitude," Yajira Quezada was quoted by NBC affiliate KUSA TV as saying of the administrator. In the incident report, the unidentified administrator said she was on hall patrol on Feb. 22 when she came across Quezada and started questioning her. She said she was in mid-sentence when the 11-year-old "turned and walked away saying, 'I don't have time for this.'" Read the original story on NBC affiliate KUSA TV "Why would they handcuff me? I'm not the type of girl to get arrested," added Quezada, whose mother later moved her and her sister out of Shaw Heights Middle School in Westminster, a suburb of Denver. "They're treating them like criminals. And they're not, they're kids," Quezada's mother, Mireya Gaytan, told KUSA. The local sheriff's office said handcuffing a child during transport is standard procedure. A school district spokesman agreed. "Once they step in and take over a case, it is really in their hands," Steve Saunders said of the handcuffing by the school's resource officer. Quezada said she'd have a different response if she has another encounter with school staff. "Not to give them attitude," she said. More content from msnbc.com and NBC News NBC: Romney scores narrow Super Tuesday win in pivotal Ohio Mom who lost legs told kids, 'You're not going to die' Tahoe mystery: Who were dead elderly twins? Rhode Island woman, 81, wins $336 million Powerball Missouri speaker backs Limbaugh for hall of fame Family: Baby's birth saved us from tornado Mar 7th 2012, 16:26 As Angela Praiswater gave birth to her first child, Aedan, on Friday, her Kentucky home was being destroyed by a tornado. Laura Borchers reports. Media files: getMobileVideo?videoId=46653798

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