<P> Volunteers who hope to resume search for<BR> Jahi invite the public<P><BR> Tomorrow's event will be at park site<P> By Chet Barfield <BR> STAFF WRITER <P> July 19, 2002 <P><BR> Volunteers hoping to resume searching for 2-year-old Jahi Turner are inviting the<BR> public to a gathering tomorrow at the Balboa Park playground where the toddler<BR> was reported missing in April.<P> The noon event at 28th and Cedar streets also will mark the 19th birthday of Jahi's<BR> mother, Tameka Jones of Golden Hill. Jones and her husband, Tieray, have been<BR> invited, said organizer Malcolm Lambert of El Cajon.<P> "We're just interested in keeping the search going no matter what," said Lambert,<BR> a retired social worker. He participated in volunteer efforts in April and May and<BR> traveled to Maryland last month to meet Jahi's relatives.<P> Lambert opened a fund this week with $200 of his own money, offering a reward<BR> for information leading to the resolution of the case. Donations can be sent to the<BR> University & State Employees Credit Union at 8697 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, CA<BR> 91941. Checks should be mad e payable to "U.S.E. Credit Union." More<BR> information can be obtained by calling the credit union at (619) 697-2081.<P> Tieray Jones reported his stepson missing from the playground April 25. He told<BR> police he left Jahi for 15 minutes and the child was gone when he returned.<BR> Investigators say they have no evidence that Jahi was at the playground and<BR> they doubt Jones' account.<P> In a renewed effort to crack the case, Bill Garcia Investigative Services opened a<BR> private investigation last week. Garcia, who coordinated earlier volunteer efforts<BR> and assisted in the search for Danielle van Dam, is not enlisting volunteers in his<BR> investigation of Jahi's disappearance.<P> There have been no volunteer searches for several weeks.<P> Early on, police spent a week raking through 5,000 tons of trash at the Miramar<BR> landfill in the search for Jahi, but came up empty. Police Chief David Bejarano was<BR> considering a similar effort at the Otay landfill but on Wednesday decided against<BR> it.<P> Garbage at Otay is mingled with sludge from treated sewage, and Bejarano said<BR> the potential health risks to officers outweighed the odds of finding any evidence<BR> or remains.<P><BR> Chet Barfield: (619) 542-4572; chet.barfield@uniontrib.com