Crime & Safety
Stamford Police Lift Amber Alert
Stamford police have not released why the alert was called off.
Update: 9:49 p.m.
NBC Connecticut reported that a family was loading a box into their car and their child was screaming, so a passerby misread the situation and thought the child was being kidnapped.
Update, 8:30 p.m.
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An Amber Alert that was called due to a possible child abduction has been cancelled, according to local traffic reports.
Late Wednesday afternoon, police across Connecticut reported that witnesses saw a Hispanic male put a child into the trunk of a black Honda with the New York license plate number ENL9676.
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The child, whose age has not been released, was reportedly taken at 100 Greyrock Place, which is two miles from I-95.
At this time, Stamford police cannot comment on why the amber alert was called off, or if an arrest has been made.
Original Story:
A "four or five" year-old child was forcibly taken from Stamford's Town Center Mall, according to a regional police broadcast.
Police reported around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday that a Hispanic male of an unknown age put a small child in the trunk of his car and drove off.
The identites of the man and the child, in addition to the child's age, have not been released.
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Original Story:
reports that police have issued an Amber Alert after a "four or five" year-old child was forcibly taken from Stamford's Town Center Mall, according to a regional police broadcast.
Police reported around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday that a Hispanic male of an unknown age put a small child in the trunk of his car and drove off.
The identites of the man and the child, in addition to the child's age, have not been released.
We will bring you more on this story as we learn more.
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