TX - Girl, appx 5, abducted by white van, Amarillo, 23 March 2023

[imstilla.grandma]

The Amarillo Police Department is asking for any video of photos of a child or van seen during a possible abduction in the 1200 block of South Roberts on Thursday night.

Police were still working to identify the child and locate the suspect vehicle in this incident early Friday.

Police are asking for any help that might assist them in identifying the child who was possibly abducted from the area of Southeast 13th Avenue and South Roberts Street around 6:50 p.m. Thursday.
Thursday.

The child is described as a light skinned girl, approximately age 5 years old, with long blond hair. She was seen wearing a pink dress with black shorts showing underneath.

The possible suspect vehicle is a white van with dark tinted windows and paper over the back.

"If you have any kind of outdoor cameras or doorbell cameras, please check and see if you might have caught either of these on your video last night. If you do, please contact the Amarillo Police dispatch at 806-378-3038 option 2 or email Carla.burr@amarillo.gov," a release states.

Amarillo police seeking public's help in possible child abduction

According to witnesses, a 5-year-old girl was taken by a white van in the 1200 block of South Roberts on Thursday.

www.amarillo.com

*Of course. The scary white kidnapping van. Again.

 

[modesty blaise]

Well is anyone missing a child?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Alongside asking for further information regarding a white van that could be involved in a possible child abduction that the Amarillo Police Department reported may have occurred on Thursday evening, officers also asked the community to check “any kind of outdoor cameras or doorbell cameras” for footage of the incident.

According to an update sent by the Amarillo Police Department, officers were “still actively searching for the missing female child” involved in a possible abduction in the 1200 block of South Roberts that allegedly occurred around 6:50 p.m.

APD said at this time, there has been no report of a missing juvenile only the report of a possible abduction.

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[nannymo]

I am thinking this might not be a true abduction. No one has reported a child missing!

Very odd reporting IMO.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Around 6:50 p.m., witnesses saw an older man get out of a white van in the 1200 block of Roberts Street, grab a little girl, and put her in it.

The suspect headed south on Roberts and then turned right on SE 15th Ave or SE 16th Ave.

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The suspect's van was described as white (long in length, short in height) with black side windows and some kind of papers or paper design on the sides.

As of 10:15 p.m. Thursday, police said no one has reported their child missing.

If anyone is missing a child matching that description, please call the Amarillo Police Department at 806-378-3038.

Possible kidnapping: APD looking for girl, 5, grabbed by older man, thrown into white van

Amarillo police need your help with a possible kidnapping.Around 6:50 p.m., witnesses saw an older man get out of a white van in the 1200 block of Roberts Stree

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* A five year old. Why hasn’t someone reported this little girl? She must be so afraid. It makes me sad. An older man?

 

[nannymo]

I have a friend who lives there. Says this is a really bad part of town. Lots of drugs and crime.

 

[squish]

I am thinking this might not be a true abduction. No one has reported a child missing!

Very odd reporting IMO.

Most abductions are families in dispute with each other about custody, rather than malevolent strangers.

It could be something like this.

 

[swanniee11]

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Nothing new, just bring LE FB page here

 

[JurassicParker]

DBM - already answered.

I hope that this is a case of mistaken abduction and that this little girl is fine. If she is missing I hope they find her asap.

 

[Springrain]

Did this get cleared up yet?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police are asking for any help that might assist them in identifying the child who was possibly abducted from the area of Southeast 13th Avenue and South Roberts Street around 6:50 p.m. Thursday.

Amarillo police seeking public's help in possible child abduction

According to witnesses, a 5-year-old girl was taken by a white van in the 1200 block of South Roberts on Thursday.

www.amarillo.com

As previously reported, officers said that the possible abduction may have occurred around 6:50 p.m. on Thursday in the 1200 block of South Roberts.

Amarillo police report possible child abduction investigation in east Amarillo

Update: March 24, 7 a.m. AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Alongside asking for further information regarding a white van that could be involved in a possible child abduction that the Amarillo Po…

www.myhighplains.com

*Surely LE has done a knock on door campaign to find this girl. Her family shouldn’t be too far from where she was abducted.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Amarillo police needs help finding child who was possibly abducted

Amarillo police is asking for help on finding a child who has been possibly abducted in east Amarillo.

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The man is described as an older, tall dark skinned man, with a gray beard and black hat. He was wearing all black jeans and a hoodie and Nike tennis shoes, with the Nike symbol being white.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to police, at around 6:50 p.m. in SE 13th and Roberts, witnesses on the scene told police that they saw an older man get out of a van and approach a child who was walking on the sidewalk on the 1200 block of Roberts.

Police said he grabbed the child and put her in the van and left the scene driving south on Roberts before turning west on 15th or 16th.

Police describe the child as a girl who appeared to be five years old. She had long blond hair and was wearing a pink dress with black shorts showing underneath. Police described the man as having a gray beard and a black hat. He was wearing all-black jeans and a hoodie and Nike tennis shoes, with the Nike symbol being white.

Police describe the van as “a white, long in length, short in height van, with black side windows and some kind of paper or paper design on the sides.”

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[NervousNellie]

This is going to end up like the woman who was abducted off the street in Philadelphia - we never heard anything after the initial report.

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[watcher9]

I assume that the perp has not come forward to say she was his child. I believe we should stay alert until we get further info about the safety of this little girl.

Just did a search on 5 yo missing girl in TX and up popped a case in Houston from last year. That child was found on a corner by a passerby who took her to the police station. It didn't explain if she was just lost, how far away she was or if the perp had been found or not.

Missing 5-year-old girl found safe after being dropped off at southwest Houston police substation, family says

A missing 5-year-old has been found safe after someone dropped her off at a southwest Houston police substation Tuesday afternoon, according to the child’s family.

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[Knox]

Wow, that's scary. But with no one reporting a missing child, it could just be someone she knew. But we should always err on the side of great caution, because maybe her parents aren't interesting in reporting to LE. That's almost as scary as a possible abduction.

Hoping for a quick resolution!!

 

[watcher9]

According to police, at around 6:50 p.m. in SE 13th and Roberts, witnesses on the scene told police that they saw an older man get out of a van and approach a child who was walking on the sidewalk on the 1200 block of Roberts.

Police said he grabbed the child and put her in the van and left the scene driving south on Roberts before turning west on 15th or 16th.

Police describe the child as a girl who appeared to be five years old. She had long blond hair and was wearing a pink dress with black shorts showing underneath. Police described the man as having a gray beard and a black hat. He was wearing all-black jeans and a hoodie and Nike tennis shoes, with the Nike symbol being white.

Police describe the van as “a white, long in length, short in height van, with black side windows and some kind of paper or paper design on the sides.”

Police report possible child abduction investigation in east Amarillo

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Alongside asking for further information regarding a white van that could be involved in a possible child abduction that the Amarillo Police Department reported …

www.everythinglubbock.com

Is 6:30pm still daylight over there?

It said witnesses in the article. I wonder if anyone bothered to pull out a cell phone and capture any pictures of the incident?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Is 6:30pm still daylight over there?

It said witnesses in the article. I wonder if anyone bothered to pull out a cell phone and capture any pictures of the incident?

Yes, so I sure hope someone got something. I wonder who reported it and what kind of media or street camera captured the van in a neighborhood.

 

[watcher9]

The last update I have been able to find was this morning and it wasn't big headline news.

Amarillo police seeking public's help in possible child abduction

According to witnesses, a 5-year-old girl was taken by a white van in the 1200 block of South Roberts on Thursday.

www.amarillo.com

 

[NextSprint]

What was a 5yo child doing out alone at 7pm in the evening?