MASON CITY – A Mason City teen that was reported missing since Sunday was located Monday morning.
Courtney L Vikturek, age 17, was reported missing to the Mason City Police Department on Sunday, January 20th, 2012.
According to Mason City police, the missing teen was located Monday.
“Courtney and another female ran from Francis Lauer Youth Services (FLYS) last night around 8 pm,” police said. “They were located by police at a residence in Gracious Estates this morning at 8:39 am and returned to FLYS.”
Criminal in training??? Are you serious??? I can speak from experience that not all the kids that go to places like that are bad. Sometimes kids are put into places like that for safety reasons or even for a brief period to let cooler heads prevail after a heated arguments sometimes. I have been to that facility in my teen years and I can tell you it wasn’t because I was a criminal in training . I actually owe that place a huge thank you for helping me understand things that I went through as a teen and it helped mold me into the person I am today which is a hard working mother of three wonderful kids (two of which are graduating from college). So unless your living in these children’s shoes dont judge them as criminals in training until you know their complete story. I’m not claiming innocence or perfection, god knows that’s not the case but I just don’t think people should be labeled because they are young and maybe didn’t make the best choice in their situation.. (whatever their situation may be at that moment and time ). I’m sure since you have made a poor descion once or twice in your life and if not then congrats to you on being the only perfect individual I have ever come across in this journey we all call life , I look forward to learning the ways you were able to accomplish such great achievements,maybe you could talk to all these criminals in training and make the world a better place for everyone…
I don’t know her deal… BUT glad she is ok.
Francis Lauer is not a facility for criminals. And yes, there are many people in this world that are bad parents. Too many kids are born into a crappy homelife and it’s not always their fault. I know of a mother that sent her daughter to FLYS simply because she doesn’t want her around. So, not always the kids fault.
@LVS,maybe she had lousy parents. Some troubled kids are created by bad parenting. Or she’s bi-polar. She’s only 17. There’s still hope. How is she going to have faith in herself if adults give up on her.
OK-so she wasn’t missing. She just escaped. Another criminal in training.