Posted on 09/23/2006 8:42:10 PM PDT by lightman
09-23-06 10:30 pm WHT FEMALE CHILD 5 YEARS OLD, BRO HAIR, BRO EYES, SUSPECT 47 YEAR OLD WHT MALE, BLK HAIR, BRO EYES, WHITE SHRT, BLUE JEANS, VEH: BLK KIA SOPHIA, PA TAG EDD-1922 CALL 911 IF SEEN.
The Pennsylvania State Police has issued an Amber Child Abduction Alert for the Pittston Township Police Department, Luzerne County.
The Pittston Township Police Department is searching for Cassidy BETCHER, a 5 year old white female, 3’, 40 pounds, brown hair, and brown eyes. Cassidy was last seen at 136 Oak Street, Pittston Township, Luzerne County, this day at approximately 1730
Cassidy was reported abducted by William BETCHER, 45 yoa white male, 507”, mustache, black hair, brown eyes, last wearing blue jeans and a white button shirt, operating a black 1999 KIA Sophia, Pa registration EDD-1922.
Anyone with information about the abduction should immediately contact the police by calling 911.
This has been an Amber Child Abduction Alert for the Pittston Township Police Department, Luzerne County.
Affected Counties: Bradford County, Luzerne County, Carbon County, Monroe County, Wayne County, Pike County, Lackawanna County, Wyoming County, Sullivan County, Tioga County, Lycoming County, Snyder County, Union County, Montour County, Susquehanna County, Clinton County, Columbia County, Northumberland County,
All recent PA Amber Alerts have concluded with the safe return of the child. Pray that this one will conclude likewise.
PA & Amber Alert pings, respectively.
Prayers for this little girl that she's found unharmed and returned to her parents asap
...and a bump.
I looked around various sites for more on this Amber Alert and pics of the little girl and the man (related?) who they believe took here, but couldn't find anything beyond the PA Amber Alert:
http://www.amber.state.pa.us/amber/site/default.asp
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Scratch that. Just found an article, and he is her father: (still no pics):
http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=5449868&nav=5ka4
Cassidy Betcher, 5 years old. She's 3 feet tall, 40 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes.
Cassidy was reported abducted by William BETCHER, 45 yoa white male, 507”, mustache, black hair, brown eyes, last wearing blue jeans and a white button shirt.
The vehicle is a black 1999 KIA Sophia, Pa registration EDD-1922.
No picture is available at this time.
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Thank you both for pinging your lists.
It looks like she was abducted by her father.
Did a search on Yahoo! and Google. No photos.
Wish they would give their justification for issuing an amber alert when it's the father who has the child. That's not the way the system is designed to work!
Prayers for the child...and that God would lay it heavy on the fathers heart to return the child unharmed.
I agree. Unless they're saying that "father broke out of prison" or "robbed a gun store before the abduction" etc, how are we all to know why this has escalated to an Amber Alert from a custody dispute?
Perhaps I'm reading too much (or little) into it as well. It's late.
Amber Alert Issued for Abducted 5 year old
Saturday, September 23, 11:15 p.m.
State Police in Luzerne County have issued an Amber Alert for a 5 year old girl they say was abducted Saturday night.
Troopers said the kidnapping happened at around 5:30 p.m. at a home along Oak Street in Pittston Township.
Police are looking for 5 year old Cassidy Betcher. She's described as 3' tall with brown hair and brown eyes.
Troopers believe she was abducted by her father, William Betcher, 45. He's described as 5'7" with a mustache, black hair and brown eyes.
Betcher is driving a black 1999 Kia Sephia with PA license plate EDD-1922.
Anyone with information should call 911 immediately.
Is this a custody dispute?
So sad prayers for the little girl and her family.
Re: Custody dispute and why issue an alert with parent capture...see my post # 1. There are some horribly abusive and even homicidal parents out there. In Pennsylvania a local law enforcement agency cannot, on its own, issue the alert. It must go through the Pennsylvania State Police and the request is carefully screened to make certain that there is a dire threat. Crying "wolf" does not happen in the Keystone State.
Thank you for explaining that.
Thank you very much for that explanation. Prayers this little girl is found safe.
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