Amber Alert issued in Solon, Iowa, after 9-year-old's disappearance (canceled she is safe)
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Source: Omaha World Herald
Authorities issued an Amber Alert on Saturday following the reported disappearance of a child in Iowa.
The alert was issued from Solon, Iowa, about 3:30 p.m. regarding Brianna Christine Elise Crane, 9.
The child is described as white, 4 feet tall and 85 lbs, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is hearing impaired and was last seen wearing blue jeans and black high tops.
Brianna was believed to have last been seen with a white male, 48, with blond hair and blue eyes, according to the alert. He is 6 feet tall and 210 lbs.
FULL story at link. For more information, go to http://www.iowaamberalert.org/app.php?pgname=alertdetails&id=20.
Brianna Christine Elise Crane
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/amber-alert-issued-in-solon-iowa-after--year-old/article_9eb381fa-c517-11e4-84a5-5f78d4e2f5b4.html
Marta's phone started making a sound before dinner she had never heard from it. It was this Alert.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... my phone has that function too. And when the Amber Alert is cleared, it will ring again. Only nine years old. I hope they find her before...
rurallib
(62,420 posts)For those who don't know, Solon is a farming community between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids in eastern Iowa
oh do I hope she is alright. I can't imagine what her parents are going through. I so hope the little girl is ok.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)The abductor's name is Kenneth Eugene Johns and his photo is at link.
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)when with the window open and blue sky out 60 degrees. the alarm went off. Thought Flooding? nope the one you don't wanna hear. and Hearing impaired too
JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)I wonder why.
In one way or another, there's much more to this story than a simple kidnapping. It could have been revenge or a perceived rescue. It's certainly easier to abduct a nine year old when she trusts.
I just hope she's safe.
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rurallib
(62,420 posts)SOLON, Iowa UPDATE: Officials say the Amber Alert issued Saturday afternoon has been cancelled. They say the missing girl has been found and is safe. Look for more details on this developing story as they become available.
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An Amber Alert was issued around 3:30 p.m. Saturday for a 9-year-old girl from Solon.
Police said Brianna Christine Elise Crane was abducted by her stepfather around 1 p.m. Saturday. Crane is described as being 4 feet tall, weighing 85 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Authorities said her suspected abductor is 48-year-old Kenneth Eugene Johns, and he may have been driving a gray 2014 Ford Focus.
Thank goodness