***UPDATE*** Kidnapping - On November 20, 2022, Dupree Gant was arrested in Oakland and Royale Gant was taken into protective custody. 
***UPDATE***
On November 20, 2022, Dupree Gant was arrest in the city of Oakland and Royale Gant was taken into protective custody.
The El Cerrito Police Department would like to thank the community for providing assistance in locating Royale Gant.
The El Cerrito Police Department seeks your help in locating Royale Gant. Royale Gant is a mixed race (black and white) female. She is 5'1" tall and 80 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen on November 15, 2022 with her biological father, Dupree Gant.
Dupree Gant is a 39 year black male, 6'3" tall and 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Dupree Gant failed to return Royale Gant to her biological mother following visitation. He is intentionally concealing Royale's whereabouts and actively avoiding law enforcement. A warrant for child abduction has been issued for his arrest.
Dupree Gant may seek help at hospitals. He has ties outside the Bay Area including the Sacramento Region and Southern California.
If you have information regarding the whereabouts of Royale Gant or Dupree Gant, please call 911 or contact El Cerrito Police Dispatch at 510-237-3233.
Instructions:
Please contact police if you know Royale Gant's whereabouts.
Address/Location
El Cerrito Police Department
10900 San Pablo Ave
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-237-3233
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- General emergency and public safety
- Event:
- Kidnapping