South Dakota Amber Alert Issued for "Unknown" Boy - 5-7 Years Of Age

Springfield, IL, February 21, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Description of Abduction: 

On Tuesday, February 21st at about 3:35 pm, two Watertown elementary school children witnessed an unknown male child walking home from the Mellette Elementary School. The witnesses saw the boy being forcibly placed into an older red car near the school. 

A male suspect pulled up along side the boy, jumped out of the car and picked the child up and carried him to the car. The suspect then placed a red bandana over the face and mouth of the child and placed the child into the back seat of the car. The child appeared to be kicking and squirming during the incident. The suspect then drove off with the boy northbound on 2nd Street West in Watertown, SD.

Child Description:
White male, 5-7 years old, 3 ft. to 3 ft 6 inches tall, average build, brown hair
Wearing blue pants, red shirt, blue coat and carrying a lime green backpack.

Please visit www.projectsafekids.org for more information.

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