South Dakota Amber Alert Cancelled



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		(2/22/2006) South Dakota Amber Alert Cancelled Watertown alert cancelled (Cancellation Issued 1:25 pm (CDT), Wednesday, February 22, 2006) 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 Suspect Description: 􀂃 White male, about 50 years old, average height and build, gray hair, clean shaven 􀂃 Wearing blue pants, blue waist length coat and carrying a red bandana Suspect Vehicle Description: 􀂃 Older red four door sedan with a 6 inch gold star on the driver’s side rear quarter panel. Possible rust on the vehicle. Vehicle is square shaped in back. 􀂃 Unknown license plates. On Tuesday, February 21^{st 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.} ^{THIS AMBER ALERT IS BEING CANCELLED AT THE REQUEST OF THE WATERTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT Ongoing investigation into the situation continues. Any inquiries may be directed to the Watertown Police Department at 605-882-6210.}