Amber Alert-Queens NY-Destiny Mitchell

Code Amber ^ | 01/11/04 3:31 PM CST | Code Amber

[trussell]

Amber Alert Issued for 5 Year Old Queens NY Girl Posted: Saturday 01/11/04 3:31 PM CST

The NYPD activated the Amber Alert on Saturday after the girl was abducted following a homicide.

Destiny Mitchell 5 yrs., black, female, with black hair, brown eyes, 3'6", 40 lbs.

Was abducted in Queens NY on Saturday morning the 11th. She was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans with brown stripes and white Reebok sneakers.

Police are looking for Jeffrey Mitchell a black male, 45 yrs., with black hair and brown eyes, 5'6", 150 lbs. With a mole on his right cheek. He was wearing a black snorkel jacket with fur on the hood, black pants, a white t-shirt and gray and white sneakers.

The suspect committed a homicide and fled with the child on foot around 130th street and Liberty Avenue.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD at (718) 845-2260 or dial 911.

[sarcasm]

They just said that the girl is in good condition.

[trussell]

See posts 17 and 21 for unverifyable updates. We will try to get them verified when it comes out in print.

[trussell]

**** AMBER ALERT CANCELED ****
Amber Alert Canceled for 5 Year Old Queens NY Girl
Updated: Saturday 01/10/04 10:31 PM CST

The NYPD canceled the Amber Alert on Saturday after the girl was found
safe. No further information is available at this time.

Also, I wrote to Bryant Harper, the man who maintains the web site about the incorrect date on the post with this email:


At 03:33 PM 1/10/2004 -0700, you wrote:

Today is Saturday the 10th, not the 11th.

Thank you for sending me, via email, your alert. I appreciate getting these and trying to help alert the public to find the missing children!!

God Bless,
TRussell

He responded with:

How embarrassing....

Thank you, I shall flog to offending tech (me) post haste.

It has been corrected.
Bryant