Michigan AMBER ALERT: 7 Yr. old Kidnapped (CANCELED/No Child Reported Missing)

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They don't have the childs name yet =(


http://www.ncmec.org/missingkids/servlet/AmberServlet

Missing From:  Grand Rapids, MI
Missing Date:  03/20/2009 9:57 AM
Issued for:   Michigan: Statewide 
Contact:  If you have information, please contact Grand Rapids Police Department, 616-456-3404, 911
Circumstances:  A 7 year-old black female was allegedly pulled into a van by two black males, on southbound Kalamzoo Ave SE near Gibson SE in Grand Rapids. They are in a full size, green colored GMC van with a spare tire on the back. The windows of the van were tinted with the exception of the front side windows.

  Missing Child 
Name:  Unknown Unknown
Alias:   
Hair Color:  Blk Eye Color:   
Skin Color:  Blk Age:  7
Height:   Weight:   
Gender:  Female   
Description:  Small stature, hair in a pony tail, black Phat Farm jacket on back
 
  Suspect 
Name:  Unknown Unknown
Alias:   
Hair Color:   Eye Color:   
Skin Color:  Blk Age:   
Height:   Weight:   
Gender:  Male   
Description:  Heavy build, large bushy beard, black clothing and a black hat

Vehicle Information 
Make:  GMC Model:  Full size van
Color:  Grn Interior Color:   
License State:   License Text:   
Vehicle Description: Spare time on back, windows were tinted except the front side windows
 
http://amberalertmichigan.org/

Alert:  20090320001
  Child Name: unk, unk 
  Missing Date Reported: 03202009 Age When Reported Missing: 7
  Sex: Female Race: Black
  Hair Color: Black
 
  Endangerment Type: Stranger/Aquaintance Kidnapping
 
  Last Seen With: unk, unk 
 
  Last Known location: walking SB on Kalamazoo Ave SE near Gibson SE
 
  Description: AMBER ALERT UPDATE - Alert number 20090320001 - Alert Status : Update

The Grand Rapids Police Department is investigating an incident of an endangered missing described as a black female approx. 7 years old, small in stature, with black and pony tail wearing black jacket w/ 'PHAT FARM' on back. Missing child was last seen walking SB on Kalamazoo Ave SE near Gibson SE within the city of Grand Rapids at 09:55 am on 03202009 and is believed to be in extreme danger.

The Grand Rapids Police Department stated the missing child was allegedly abducted by two black males driving a full size, green colored GMC van, with spare tire on back. The windows of the van were tinted with the exception of the front side windows.

The suspect that pulled the missing girl into the van is described as a black male, heavy build, large bushy beard, was last seen wearing black clothing and a black hat.

If you have any information on the alleged victim, abductor or vehicle, IMMEDIATELY telephone 911 or Grand Rapids Police Department at 616-456-3604. The Grand Rapids Police Department is asking that you dial 911 or 616-456-3604 if you observe the missing child, suspects or vehicle.
 

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Thank God they have a good description of the vehicle! maybe this will lead to them finding her quickly and safely...Poor baby...she must be so scared...

[Deenie]

Update on Amber Alert issued Possible Abduction - Grand Rapids MI 
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/03/police_continue_search_for_gre.html
Police continue search for green GMC van, young black girl for Amber Alert
by John Tunison | The Grand Rapids Press
Friday March 20, 2009, 7:44 PM
Katy Batdorff | The Grand Rapids PressLt. Ralph Mason spoke to the media about an Amber Alert issued for possible missing girl Friday afternoon. The abduction was witnessed at the corner of Kalamazoo Avenue SE and Gibson Street. A little girl between the ages of 6 and 8 was said to have been taken away in a green van.

GRAND RAPIDS -- As the mother of two children, ages 14 and 9, Alleea Braden winces at the thought of one of them getting abducted off the street.

So she was troubled when she heard police had issued an Amber Alert for a possible child abduction just a few blocks from her Southeast Side home on Friday.

"I think it's terrible, and I'm praying about it," she said.

But so far, police cannot say for sure whether anyone was abducted. Grand Rapids officers searched all day Friday for a metallic green full-size GMC van, which a witness said was involved in the possible abduction of a black female about 6 to 8 years old.

As of Friday night, however, no one had reported a missing child matching that description.

Police issued the Amber Alert because the witness seemed credible, police Lt. Ralph Mason said, and they didn't want to take any chances. He conceded the scene -- a passenger grabbing the girl off the street -- could have been an angry parent collecting a wayward child, but said the witness did not think so.

The witness was driving a car south on Kalamazoo Avenue SE about 9:45 a.m., behind the van, when it suddenly pulled onto Gibson Street.

A passenger in the van got out and grabbed a girl who was walking on the sidewalk, forcibly putting her in the van as she screamed "no, no," the witness told police. The van pulled back onto Kalamazoo Avenue and sped away north, with the witness chasing the van.

Mason said the witness, whom he did not identify, lost the fast-moving van several blocks away in an alley between Watkins and Prince streets near Martin Luther King Park. He believed the van driver was trying to evade him.

"The witness actually followed the vehicle for some time, but was not able to keep up with it," he said.

Minutes later, the witness stopped a police officer at Division Avenue and Hall Street to report the incident.

The witness reported the girl had a pony tail and was wearing a black jacket with the words "Phat Farm" on the back. The van, possibly 1980s vintage, had tinted back windows with a spare tire on the back. The driver's side and passenger side windows were not tinted.

Both men in the vehicle were black. The witness said the passenger was heavy-set, wearing black clothing and a black hat, and had a bushy beard.

Mason said officers plan to perform foot patrols in the Kalamazoo SE neighborhood and keep looking for the van.

"We want the public to keep their eyes and ears open," he said.

Anyone with information about the incident can call Grand Rapids Police at 456-3604 or 911 if they observe the vehicle. Mason said if a parent was involved, they should step forward to let police know what happened so they can stop searching.

Police do not need a named victim to issue an Amber Alert, Mason said, after law enforcement loosened the rules on the system some time ago.

E-mail John Tunison: jtunison@grpress.com

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After 24 hours, Grand Rapids Police cancel the Amber Alert of a young girl.

GRAND RAPIDS -- Friday we reported an Amber Alert for a missing Grand Rapids girl, after a witness reported seeing the child being forced into a van.

The Grand Rapids Police department is now cancelling that Amber Alert.

Police say they still do not have a victim and have not received a missing child's report in over 24 hours.

So at this point, that Amber Alert has been cancelled.
http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=276597

I wonder if this recent Amber Alert could be similar to this one back in Feb. that was a hoax 
http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1586-208713--,00.html