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Amarillo Police Department
Thursday March 23rd, 2023 :: 07:44 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Amarillo police need your help with possible child abduction in East Amarillo.

 

 

Amarillo Police need your help with a possible abduction. At approximately 6:50pm, in the area of SE 13 and Roberts, witnesses observed an older man get out of a van and approach a child walking along the sidewalk in the 1200 block of Roberts. He grabbed the child and put her in the van and left driving southbound on Roberts. He turned westbound on 15th or 16th. 

The child is described as a light skinned female, appeared to be around 5 years old. She had long blond hair and was wearing a pink dress with black shorts showing underneath. 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. 

The van is described as a white long in length, short in height van, with black side windows and some kind of papers or paper design on the sides. 

If anyone has any information call the Amarillo Police immediately at 806-378-3038 option 2, or dial or text 911 if it’s an emergency. 

We will update the public with any new information. 

Address/Location
Amarillo Police Department
200 SE 3rd Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-378-4257

Carla Burr
Public Information Office
[email protected]
806-378-4257

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