After hours of searching, authorities have finally found the father who fled away with his 4-year-old son following a dispute with his wife. The take-off prompted an AMBER Alert that immediately had a swift response through a police search and arrest.
Plymouth Patch reports that an alert was issued at 6 pm on Thursday when Arthur Moniz, 36, went away from home and took his son, Noah Moniz, along with him. As per BNO News, the father was last seen with his son at the Indian Head Campground.
After an AMBER alert was issued, authorities searched for the missing father and son. They were soon located in Marion on Route 195 where both were found safe.
The father, according to BNO News, was reported to be driving a 2004 gray GMC with MA license plate 189RJ2 but Plymouth Police Department tweeted that he shifted to a gray Nissan with an unknown plate number. They tweeted later that Moniz was found and his 4-year-old son was taken to custody (via Plymouth Patch).
What Is An AMBER Alert?
AMBER Alert stands for America's Missing Broadcast Emergency Response. As per its official site, the alert system started in 1996 when Dallas-Fort-Worth broadcasters and local police wanted an early warning resoponse that will help find abudcted children.
It was named after Amber Hagerman, a kid who was kidnapped in Arlington, Texas before she was murdered. Other states soon picked up the service after finding the system promising.
The State of Child Abduction In The U.S.
Parents.com shared some quick child abduction facts in the United States. Every 40 seconds a child becomes missing or abducted. In 2001, the FBI's National Crime Information Center received 840,279 reports of missing adults and children. Around 750,000 of those reports were estimated to be children.
Family kidnapping is the most common type which comprises 49 percent of reported abduction incidents. Acquiantance kidnapping follows at 27 percent and stranger kidnapping is at 24 percent. Children under 6 are the frequent victims of family abduction.
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