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‘We love you... please come home’ Family issues plea to find missing woman
Vikki HOPES Abbotsford News
The family of an Abbotsford woman who has been missing for over a week issued an emotional appeal on Tuesday morning for the public’s help in trying to locate her. The mom, dad, brother and sister-in-law of
Crystal Ratvay, 33, held a press conference outside the Abbotsford Police Department, saying they were desperate to find her. “Crystal, if you’re watching this, we love you, we miss you, and please come home,” said Adam Ratvay, Crystal’s brother, to the TV cameras. The family held photos of Crystal and her 1997 green Plymouth Neon, with licence plate
004 NRL, which police say is crucial to her disappearance. “We certainly believe that if we can locate that vehicle, we can locate Crystal,” said Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald. Crystal was last seen by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 9 as she drove away from her parents’ Continued on A5
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85¢ The family of missing woman Crystal Ratvay speaks at a press conference on Tuesday morning outside the Abbotsford Police Department, asking for the public’s help VIKKI HOPES Abbotsford News in finding her. Pictured are her parents Sherrie and Mike Ratvay, brother Adam and sister-in-law Stephanie.
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