Amber Alert Issued for Rocky Mount Toddler (Mariah Poland - 2)

Springfield, IL, November 14, 2006 --(PR.com)-- The Rocky Mount Police Department and The North Carolina Department of Crime Control have issued a statewide Amber Alert for Mariah Poland.

Two-year-old Mariah Poland was last seen in the backseat of her mother's car in the parking lot of Cousins Food Mart, located on West Ridge Street.

Detectives said Amy Calvin, Poland's mother, got out of her car and left it running with her daughter inside. Investigators said a man jumped into the car and took off.

Poland is described as a white female measuring 3 feet tall and weighing 30 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red sleeper with white snowflakes. The suspect is described as a black male wearing a dark heavy jacket and black jeans.

Authorities are looking for a 1994 teal green Honda Accord with N.C. license tag VRD-3824. If you have any information, you are asked to contact local authorities.

Please visit http://www.projectsafekids.org for more details.

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