Nationwide Hunt For Kidnapped 6-Year-Old

Police Seek Grandfather Of Nevada Boy Abducted By Men Posing As Cops; Drug Gang Suspected

(CBS/ AP)  The grandfather of a kidnapped 6-year-old boy was being sought by Las Vegas investigators because they believe the abduction may be linked to the man's drug dealings with Mexican nationals, authorities said.

The boy, Cole Puffinburger, was abducted from a Las Vegas home Wednesday morning by three men posing as police officers. Police said they believe the men were Mexican drug dealers and that the kidnapping at gunpoint was a "message" to his grandfather, Clemens Fred Tinnemeyer.

"Tinnemeyer has stolen a large sum of money, all proceeds from illegal drug activity," Las Vegas police Capt. Vincent Cannito said.

Tinnemeyer allegedly stole tens of millions of dollars from a methamphetamine distribution ring, said Officer Cris Johnson, a Las Vegas police spokesman.

Tinnemeyer was last seen in May and reported missing Sept. 11, said Johnson.

In Mexico the violent drug cartels are blamed for an epidemic of kidnappings -- up to 500 a month, more than 3,700 murders so far this year, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker. Now their violence is hitting home in dramatic fashion.

"The borders are for people who are law abiding. Narcotics dealers don't know about the borders, don't care about the borders - never have, never will," former U.S. attorney Charles Labella told Whitaker.

A nationwide Amber Alert remained in effect after two Hispanic men tied up Cole's mother and her boyfriend at their house Wednesday and abducted Cole. Cannito said a third man was believed to be involved.

He said police had "several" other persons of interest in the case, but no suspects in the abduction.

Meanwhile, authorities were looking for Tinnemeyer and his white Dodge pickup with Mississippi license plates, Cannito said.

Authorities also were investigating whether other family members had ties to the drug operation, Johnson said.

"Money is a huge factor, obviously. Drugs are a huge factor," Johnson said. "The only innocent person involved in this entire operation is the boy."

The FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration are investigating.

[Kaliu3W]

Yet another example of children suffering consequences of their parent''s actions. This is very sad. I hope the boy is found safe and unharmed soon! Folks, if you love your kids, clean up our act so the innocent lives are not paying the price for your mistakes. If you want to do drugs, drink obsessively, beat your spouse and otherwise screw up your life, DON''T HAVE CHILDREN!

[gop_will_win]

Sounds like the parents got the drugs up front to deal and then spent the money. When the cartel came for payment there was none, they took the boy as collateral. Now with the publicity, he is probably dead.

[luvcanines]

oh i pray this little boy comes back safe and unharmed. his family is scum for putting his life in danger this way. no, i don''t know the whole story, but you don''t deal in drugs - and especially with kids in the house.

[eggy1620]

If the kid is found alive, the authorities had better not give him back to the family who are directly responsible for his kidnapping.

[notfooled]

Another tragic story of children being used as pawns in someone''s game.

And the outpouring of sympathy is commendable.

Will any of you show the same sympathy towards the parents of over 100,000 children killed in the Bush/Cheney crime syndicate war for oil profits?

[luvcanines]

sorry azz grandfather - if this little boy is found safe and sound, this so called grandparent should never be able to see him again (not that he would care probably).

[luvcanines]

DaVicar1

you''re just all heart.

[urboydigger]

"I think you deserve a punishment such as having your kid killed by rival drug dealers."

that is a dangerous and insane statement

[jewels62883]

First of all if you actually read the story it says that the grandfather was the one dealing in drugs not the parents, so please lay off these poor parents. Second of all Davicar no parent deserves to lose their child in such a way and no child deserves to go through the hell that this little boy is probably experiencing right now. I sincerely hope that you don''t have children because you are a monster. To the family of this little boy God bless you and I hope and pray that in the end everything will be ok.

[mandalay-bay]

Gonna be hard to find that kid in Vegas

[libluv2cnsor]

see if drugs were legalized..

these guys do not need to pose as police officers..they would have lawyers and the ATF...


they dont need to kidnap..they would just jail your arse.

gangs would become board members..

and the best..

they dont need to hide...they would just outrigth sell your 10 year old a bag of heroin right under your nose AND YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT...

vote for a liberal if you want this kind of lifestyle

[libluv2cnsor]

sorry to say this folks..the kid is dead..

and now that this overblown and every cop norht of the mexican border knows about it..they would not chance it and ''negotiate''

[remarkor]

DaVicar1, so you are advocating killing the children of criminals as part of their punishment!?! Can we first neuter people with stone age ideas like yourself b/c you''re obviously not fit to reproduce. Do you want the job of killing the children too? Maybe you can do it slow so the kids suffer more on behalf of their parents. Your parents raised a moron, can we punish you for it?

[endpcnow]

As the population of illegals and undesireables from south of the border has grown unchecked so to will the mindset that they can operate in America in the same manner as back in their own cesspool countries. Bringing their culture of absolute corruption and criminal tendacies will begin to permeate throughout the States.

[libluv2cnsor]

Posted by DeckardBR at 04:08 PM : Oct 17, 2008
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indeed the message is clear..YOU SMOKED ENOUGH COKE

[libluv2cnsor]

Posted by endpcnow at 04:10 PM : Oct 17, 2008
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and what are you going to do about it???

the ACLU..the liberal masses would BITE YOUR HEARD OFF if you so much as babble the word "illegal"

[remarkor]

they dont need to hide...they would just outrigth sell your 10 year old a bag of heroin right under your nose AND YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT...

vote for a liberal if you want this kind of lifestyle

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Posted by libluv2cnsor


The article could be on the world''s biggest ball of twine and some dooshbag would try to make it a political fight. Take your crazy elsewhere, buddy.

[endpcnow]

to libluv2cnsor ;

What I would like to do is militarize the border. Wouldn''t be hard and it would be extremely effective.

[easeup-2009]

Anyone seen Michael Jackson lately?

[melissawcsn]

This is a *son* (bleeping) of a ***** (bleeping) this Amber Alert have got very worse and it could be more worse on record in the history books and this is a tragedy and a worse Amber Alert.

Melissa A. Layton

[libluv2cnsor]

The article could be on the world''''s biggest ball of twine and some dooshbag would try to make it a political fight. Take your crazy elsewhere, buddy.


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Posted by Remarkor at 04:13 PM : Oct 17, 2008
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it became a political fight ever since some drugged up dooshbag decided to make drugs legal..

[mandalay-bay]

Anyone seen Michael Jackson lately?


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Posted by easeup at 04:16 PM : Oct 17, 2008

I think he''s living in Vegas now. uh oh....

[melissawcsn]

Oh well boo-hoo, it''s just like they do on Maury, Dr. Phil, Jerry Spinger, or The Steve Wilkos Show, and it''s just like the old Rosie O''Donnell too.

Melissa A. Layton.

[staycalm]

Not one of you asked for God''s protection for this little boy. Maybe nobody believes in Him anymore. I hope that God is watching over him and I hope that his grandfather, if he''s still alive, will be a man and exchange himself for the child.

[libluv2cnsor]

What I would like to do is militarize the border. Wouldn''''t be hard and it would be extremely effective.


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Posted by endpcnow at 04:15 PM : Oct 17, 2008
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WE dont have to put any american soldiers along the border...afew drones had been proven effective for that kind of work..BUT THE THING is..can we stomach the extent of the damage done by drones

[libluv2cnsor]

Not one of you asked for God''''s protection for this little boy. Maybe nobody believes in Him anymore. I hope that God is watching over him and I hope that his grandfather, if he''''s still alive, will be a man and exchange himself for the child.


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Posted by staycalm at 04:27 PM : Oct 17, 2008
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nobody has to pray for god to oversee this..this boy is playing his destiny and what happens with determine if he passes or not

[davidy007]

Reading the story, it seeems fairly obvious that the "granfather" absconded with the drug dealers drugs/money (Missing since May?)and is long gone. I feel sorry for this innocent little guy...

[susanhelit]

Wow - people short of a heart and a brain - how do you survive?

First - nothing would ever justify a child being hurt - the child did nothing wrong.

Second - nothing the parents have done - even if you subscribe to some vindictive, hurt the innocent, mode of vengeance - makes losing their child a fair punishment.

Third - have a brain - drug dealers kidnapping a child doesn''t mean the parents nor grandparents deserved it. These are the scum of the earth - and you''re willing to accept that their judgment is likely morally correct?? Think, for a few seconds. They''ll ruin lives, kill people, sell drugs, for money. Of course they''ll kidnap a child if they see a way to make money. This isn''t about some moral judgment on the parents - this is about greed and trying to get money. If they think the parents or grandparents have money, drugs, guns, anything they want, that''s all it takes.

And it wouldn''t be the first time innocent people have been harmed from drug dealers who decide that someone might have money, and they want it.


Yeeesh. How are there people walking the earth today who are willing to take a drug dealers moral judgments as their own, and figure an innocent child and his grieving parents deserve what they get?

[hvj2006]

bridlky2 thanks for ur useless comments.. just shutup

tlaking about a kid here , who has been kidnapped.. instead of praying for him.. ur here writing ur own freaking story..

[republic1776]

brdliky3,
is sending code to Al Quada again...

[slim1h2o]

I do know for a fact (and a lot or research will back me up on this) that THE ONLY WAY for habitual criminals to get to the point where they might possibly change their behavior for the better is to suffer a form of punishment that TRULY hurts them!

Posted by DaVicar1 at 04:28 PM : Oct 17, 2008


You are a moron to think that this kid deserved to die, due to this countries failed drug policies.

If weed was legalized, the border was secure in the 1st place, we would not be reading about this *********.

It is the illegals that are the problem. And our government has allowed this to continue.

[boston1954]

What a sweet face. I pray they find him alive.

[docadams3]

Any war on drugs will have to contend with deserters from the Mexican Army and la policia. They''re as well armed as our troops in Iraq, so it should get interesting when we''re fighting them in our home towns.

[zietzke-2009]

This story should make any sane person sick.
This child and his mother did NOTHING ! It was their 51 year old grandfather who got into trouble...Now, a totally innocent child is taken.

Drug gangs...We need to WIPE THIS FILTHY SCOURGE FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH !

I pray for this childs safe return.

[cbsblogger]

As I read the article this poor little boy is caught in the middle, between a crappy grandfather and the Mexican drug scum that is contaminating our country.

Take these loser drug dealers and dump them into the ocean as fish bait.

I don''t want to spend a dime rehabbing them or imprisoning them.

[Meg003]

We can expect more of this now that the entire country has been overrun with illegal invaders. These people do not respect our sovereignty or our immigration laws. Why would they respect laws against kidnapping, torture, or murder?

I do not feel good about this child''s chances after reading about the torture/slayings these Mexican drug dealers have already committed in the U.S.. They are turning our country into the same violent, impoverished cesspool they have in Mexico.

[legacyabq]

exactly, so what to do?

Destroy the illegal drug business, INSTANTLY,
by legalizing or decriminalizing drugs.

No profit=no business=no crime

[toolmangler-2009]

Posted by brdliky3 at 05:45 PM : Oct 17, 2008


oakishpines is at it again. more alphabet soup regurgitated from a broken mind.

[libluv2cnsor]

MCCAIN AND PALIN KIDNAPPED THE KID TO SECEDE FROM THE USA AND FORM AN ARYAN NATION IN ALASKA


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Posted by gopfornever at 06:17 PM : Oct 17, 2008
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like every society''s problem..DROWNED IN THE SEA OF LIBERAL SATIRE..

problem with drugs..hey lets have SNL have a satire and lets all have a nice chuckle over it..

[Meg003]

No profit=no business=no crime

Posted by legacyABQ

Sounds good to me. We might even have fewer users. Who would promote the stuff if their were not profits to be won?

[Meg003]

Aaaargh! I typed "their" instead of "there". Sorry about that.

[legacyabq]

Yes!
Exactly!
Look, there will always be users of substances, it''s human nature.. But when you make it illegal it becomes EXTREMELY profitable. Money, and money alone is what motivates drug gangs. I dont know if the government should distribute drugs or not, but if they did, addicts would get a clean, safe supply and could be more functional. Drug dealers would have to get a job, and we can empty the prsions of people whose only crime is simple possession (theres a lot of ''em). Some people do drugs every now and then, and are not addicts.. Should we lock them in steel cages for that??
Personally, I dont think so..
The "drug war" is absolutely UN WINNABLE folks.
De-criminalization, with certain trained doctors allowed to prescribe to addicts, and free treatment, would be better AND GOD KNOWS it would be cheaper!!
These SCUM drug dealers from Mexico would not be up here wreaking havoc if there were no money in it..

[melissawcsn]

This a worse tragedy for the 6 year old you son of a ***,

Melissa A. Layton.

[hissteps4u]

brdliky4 your One sick Puppy Dog thats for sure

[antepamfe200]

May God be with the little boy and his family. I pray that he will be found safe and returned to his family. We have to believe in prayer. What else do we have? Thank you.

[vcofreason]

It would be a very happy day when CBS actually has moderators filtering out the horrible scum with their vile language and sickening statements in these forums.

My thoughts and prayers are with that little boy tonight.

[squeakof2006]

When (IF) they catch those responsible, I hope the government makes an example out of them. In the meantime, anyone caught bringing drugs in here should be executed for crimes against humanity and the environment. Look at what''s happened to the forests in CA from their turning it into growing fields. If you want the invaders from Mexico to leave forever, or at least respect our laws, you have to deal some tough love and hold those caught responsible for their actions. Hint: credit cards and benefits won''t deture them. Execution might. Deportation or one of our off-shore prisons might be acceptable as well.

[Meg003]

they would use drugs to drown the thought of them using drugs..we had become a society of weaklings

Posted by libluv2spit

Very perceptive and succinct statement, and, unfortunately, you are correct. I''ve never really thought about our country''s drug plague as resulting from lacking autonomous strength.

[wherenextnow]

Well the chickens have come home to roost. The bleeding hearts opposed border enforcement and now we have Mexican drug gangs firmly entrenched here in America and it''''s going to be hell capturing them or better yet killing scum off. Last big item about Mexicans was the 5 million mortgages given to illegal Mexicans with many areas 50 % or greater of the mortgages in default are from illegal Mexicans who were aided by La Raza (the race) a very racist organization funded by US government who sought out illegals to mortgages to.

Posted by wwterry8 at 03:47 AM : Oct 18, 2008
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Yawn. Tell it to "I love Illegals, give them Amnesty!" McCain.

[messiahx4eve]

Some of you people ARE downright sick & twisted because this article is about a six year old boy that has been abducted by some coldblooded individuals. Put YOURSELF in that little boys place for just ONE MINUTE of your wasted time and see how you would feel. Some of you have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on your hands & need to put focus on what the article is truly about. There is a very scared six year old little boy out there who hasn''t got a clue as to why he is where he is right this very moment or why this has happened to him. What if it was YOUR child & you were reading some of these intellectually deprived opinions? Some of you may have been this child at one time or another in your life or had a child abducted, how did it feel to you at the time?