An AMBER Alert has been activated in Detroit for 7 year-old Amanda Gretchen Wambar.
The Detroit Police Department is investigating an incident of an endangered missing child AMANDA GRETCHEN WAMBAR who was taken by her mother from her sister’s house. Child is believed to be in extreme danger.
The Detroit Police Department says AMANDA GRETCHEN WAMBAR was allegedly abducted by LAQUANDA MONIQUE BARNES-WAMBAR.
If you have information on the alleged victim, abductor or vehicle, IMMEDIATELY telephone 911 or Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5640.
Update 01-05-10: The AMBER Alert has been cancelled. She was found with her parents.
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After years of seeking the return of his son, Sean, the pair are on their way to the US from Brazil.
Boy Is Reunited With American Father in Brazil
A 9-year-old at the center of an international custody dispute was reunited with his father Thursday morning in Rio de Janeiro, ending a protracted family fight that spilled over into diplomatic relations between the United States and Brazil.
The reunion played out in the full glare of the news media as the Brazilian family of the boy, Sean Goldman, led him through a gantlet of cameras and microphones to the United States Consulate, where his father, David, was waiting.
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A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for 3-year-old Luke Finch who is beleived to have been abducted by his father, Paul Martikainen.

A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert ( Parental Abduction) has been issued for Luke Finch, last seen in the area of Taylor Park at Harrison & Delannoy Street in Cocoa Florida, wearing a blue sweatshirt, blue pants and black and red fire engine sneakers. The child may be in the company of Paul Martikainen, a white male, 35 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 176 pounds, blonde hair and green eyes. They may be traveling in a green Ford Explorer, with a dented rear bumper, tag number 142KEA.
According to the NCMEC:
A felony warrant was issued for the abductor on November 28, 2009. They may be traveling in a 1977 32-foot Bristol Model Sloop sailboat along the Mississippi River.
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of this endangered person, please contact the Cocoa Police Department at 321-639-7620
Update: Coast Guard rescues abducted 3-year-old boy
Child’s father, Paul Martikainen faces federal charge
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Date Missing: 11/27/2009
Missing From: Valrico County: HILLSBOROUGH
Birth Date: 2/17/2007
Age Disappeared: 2 yrs 9 months
Height: Unknown
Race: White/Hispanic
Hair: Black
Weight: 30
Sex: Male
Eyes: Brown
Narrative: A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert has been issued for Luis Martinez, a white/hispanic male, 2 years old, 30 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, last seen in the area of the 400 block of Silver Lane in Valrico, Florida wearing a red shirt.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of this child please contact the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office at 813-247-8200 or 911.
FDLE MISSING ENDANGERED PERSONS
INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE
1-888-FL MISSING
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of this endangered person, please contact the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office at 813-247-8200
Update: Amber Alert: Two Year Old Luis Martinez Update
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement canceled a missing child alert for Luis Martinez this morning one day after the toddler from Valrico, Florida went missing.
Authorities believe Martinez may have fallen in a hole in the septic tank but they’re still awaiting a positive identification on the child’s body.
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AMBER Alerts were issued 11/23/2009 for a missing child in South Carolina and a missing child in Texas.
The San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Angela Rodriguez. Police are looking for Joaquin Garcia in connection with her abduction. The suspect is driving the listed vehicle. The suspect was last heard from in Shepherd, TX. Law enforcement officials believe this child to be in grave or immediate danger.
If you have information, please contact San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, 936-653-4367.
Authorities in South Carolina have issued an AMBER Alert for Angel Miguel Perez. The child was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue pants, white shoes, and a blue hat.
If you have information, please contact North Charleston Police Department, 843-822-1128.
Update: North Charleston Police Find Missing Baby and Make Arrest
Update: The AMBER Alert for Angela Rodriguez has been canceled. No details are available. She is still listed as “Endangered Missing“.
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