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http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/police_search_for_east_orange.html
East Orange 3-month-old child is abducted by her father, police say
By James Queally/The Star-Ledger
February 16, 2010, 9:51PM
East Orange 3-month-old child is abducted by her father, police say
By James Queally/The Star-Ledger
February 16, 2010, 9:51PM
EAST ORANGE -- Police managed to locate a 21-year-old man who allegedly ripped his three-month old child from her grandmothers arms and abducted her in East Orange this afternoon, but they could not find the missing child when they stopped his vehicle in Winslow Township.
Local police stopped Shamshiddin Abdur-Raheems red 2002 Dodge Caravan sometime after 8 p.m. tonight in Winslow Township, Camden County, according to East Orange Police Department Sgt. Andrew Dielmo, but saw no sign of his three-month old daughter Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem.
Police allege Abdur-Raheem abducted the baby girl inside of an apartment on the 200 block of South Harrison Street in East Orange this afternoon after he attacked the childs grandmother, said Dielmo. While he is the biological father, according to Dielmo, Abdur-Raheem does not have custody rights.
The 21-year-old was arguing with the childs grandmother at 4:19 p.m. when police claim he punched the elderly woman, ripped his young daughter from her arms and left the house, Dielmo said. Abdur-Raheem then placed the girl, dressed only in green pajamas, inside his van and drove off.
The Dodge Caravan is registered to Abdur-Raheems mother and bears the license plate UHN50T. The brown-haired 21-year-old is 6 feet, two inches tall, weighs at least 220 pounds and was seen wearing blue jeans and a black, waist-length coat when he left the apartment, according to Dielmo.
Authorities believe Abdur-Raheem was driving to a family members residence in either Galloway Township in Atlantic County or the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township in Camden County tonight, said Dielmo. The 21-year-old was also identified as a resident of both townships, according to Dielmo.
The identities of the childs mother and grandmother were not immediately available. Abdur-Raheem and the childs mother are not married, and it was not clear if they were having relationship problems or had a history of domestic disputes, Dielmo said.
East Orange Police requested an Amber alert notification, which was scheduled to be issued sometime tonight by the State Police. Amber alerts broadcast information about missing children and their alleged captors to radio and television broadcasters and state transportation officials.
The 21-year-old could face assault and abduction charges, said Dielmo.