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LOCATIONPREMESIS TO BE SEARCHED:
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Any and all indiciaof a missing person, Madalina Cojocari (W/F, DOB 04/11/2011), including
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1. The following materials which constitute evidence of the commissionofa criminal
offense; or contraband, the fruitsof crime, or property designed or intended for use or
which is or has been used as the meansof committing a criminal offense, namely a
violation of North Carolina General Statute 14-318.5, “Failure to Report the
Disappearance ofa Child to Law Enforcement”
2. Any and all medications, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, tc.
3. Any and US and Foreign Currency

4. Any evidence or indicia related to include, any physical evidence, documents or

electronic devices pertaining to planning, execution or assistance with the crime.

5. Any papers, tickets, notes, schedules, receipts, and/or other items relating to domestic and.
foreign travel, and/or purchase, rental, or leaseof automobiles.

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various elementsof, and common methods used to commit the aforementioned crimes. I have

‘common areas used by suspects in an attempt to conceal evidenceof criminal activity.

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PROBABLE CAUSE:

I. On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at approximately 1312 hours, Officer responded to

Bailey Middle School, located at 11900 Bailey Road in Cornelius. The complainant,
Diana Cojocari, who resides at 18413 Victoria Bay Drive in Cornelius, reported her
juvenile daughter, Madalina Cojocari, has been missing since approximately 2200 hours
‘on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. On Monday, December 12, 2022, at approximately
1400 hours, Bailey Middle School Resource Officer J. Nobles attempted a home visit
‘with 6grade school counselor Mrs. D. Lampkin in reference to Madalina Cojocari. Mrs.
Lampkin stated Madalina Cojocari has not been to school since Monday, November 21,
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2. On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Diana Cojocari arrived at the school without Madalina
and met with Mrs. Lampkin. Mrs. Lampkin requested Officer Nobels step into the
‘meeting. When Officer Noblesarrived, Mrs. Lampkin and Diana advised me that
Madalina has been missing since Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at approximately
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3. Officer Nobles spoke o Disa Coca
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hours. She stated that Madalina went into her
room that night to go to bed. Diana stated her and her husband, Christopher Palmiter,
argued that night and the next morning he drove to his family’s house in Michigan to

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Breasts of Cilio Law Enforecment”

5. In an interview with Octavian Cebanu(adistant relative ofDiana), he stated that Diana
Cojocari and her mother asked himif he would assist Diana with “smuggling” her and
Madalina Cojocari away from the residence. Octavian stated that she told him she was in
a bad relationship with co-defendant Christopher Palmiter and wanted a divorce.
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6. On Thursday, February 10, 2023, Comelius Police Department Detectives and NC SBI +
Agents reviewed phone records for Diana Cojocari (Phone NumberJED
‘When reviewing phone numbers that defendant, Cojocari, contacted, she had an extensive
communication on December 2, 2022 with a known subject, Octavian Cebanu (Phone
‘Number[EMSS In reviewing this subject's phone records, there was multiple
calls to phone numbers belonging to unidentified targets involved in ongoing T3
drag/narcoric trafficking investigations
7. Basedoff the information received, investigators decided to conduct a canine sniff
around the vehicles seized. A NC SBI K-9 handler was asked to assist with an outside
searchof the vehicle (Green 2008 Toyota Prius NC-EAZ1948 VIN:
JTDKB20UG87747347), suspect Diana Cojocari's vehicle. The Vehicle is currently being
held in a secured property lot managed by the Cornelius Police Department located at
18521 Starcreek Dr in Cornelius, NC 28031 with diminished expectationof privacy.
On Thursday, February 10, 2023, at 1350 hours the K-9 alerted on the driver's side door
of the vehicle (Green 2008 Toyota Prius NC-EAZ 1948 VIN: JTDKB20U687747347),
suspect Diana Cojocaris vehicle. K-9 is trained to alert any and all narcotics. The dog
also alerted on the vehicle on Monday, February 13, 2023, when a search warrant for the
vehicle was obtained.
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The affiant believes that a searchofthe residence may locate drugs and/or money not previously
found in the residence. We believe that the additional search could be helpful in locating and
leading to information on thedisappearanceof Madalina Cojocari. Based on affiant’s training
and experience persons associated with narcotics activity are lso associated with human to
amuggling, Affiant prays this search warrant be issued to authorize a searchof the residenceof
locate this item and any other item that may remain in the residence that may bear evidence
the crime and i listed on the “items o be seized" as described in this application

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