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• Amber Alert Issued In Tennessee

  February 22, 2012 8:49 AM

  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert for two missing children Wednesday morning. Investigators say they think non-custodial parents Jeremy Knasel, 32, and Ashley Norberg, 24, abducted Summer Knasel, 3, and her 4-year-old sister Lovell in Van Buren County, Tenn. The county is located in the center... more »

• Amber Alert Canceled After Father, 15-Year-Old Son Found In Alabama Play Video

  June 17, 2011 7:37 AM

  An Amber Alert for a Louisville teen and his father ended hundreds of miles away with both in custody and a a story with a lot of twists and turns. Joshua Gouker, Sr. and his 15-year-old son, Joshua Young, were located in Birmingham, Alabama. Police say the 15-year-old is... more »

• Amber Alert Cancelled After Missing Harlan County Girl Found Safe

  April 6, 2011 2:50 PM

  An Amber Alert issued earlier in the day Wednesday has been cancelled after a missing six-year-old Harlan County girl was found safe and the man who took her was arrested. Police say Shelly Bailey was taken from the Riovesta Apartment community in Loyall on Tuesday at about 4:45 p.m.... more »

• Indiana Amber Alert Cancelled

  February 15, 2011 9:50 AM

  Police located an Indiana girl early Tuesday morning after issuing an Amber Alert Monday night. Police say Shayne Harden, 19, abducted her daughter, Sha'niya, from an Indianapolis daycare. Harden does not have custody of the 9-month-old child. Officials called off the Amber Alert after the child was found... more »

• Missing Virginia Girl Could Be In Kentucky

  December 9, 2010 9:14 AM

  Police say a man who disappeared from Virginia with his slain girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter could be in Kentucky. Investigators in Roanoke County, Va. say they've received hundreds of tips about Brittany Smith and her suspected abductor, 32-year-old Jeffrey Easley. Police say they think Easley killed Brittany's mother, Tina... more »

• Police Locate Abducted S.C. Girl In Whitley County Play Video

  November 23, 2010 8:51 AM

  On Nov. 22, police in Pickens County, S.C. issued an Amber Alert for a missing 8-year-old girl after she was abducted from her home. On Tuesday morning, police in Whitley County located the girl and arrested her father. Police say Donnie Lee Shelton, 46, forced his way into... more »

• California Girl Found Safe After Amber Alert Issued

  October 5, 2010 11:08 AM

  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Police in California say an 8-year-old Fresno girl who was apparently abducted while playing in her front yard has been found safe. Police spokesman Jeff Cardinale made the announcement Tuesday morning, about 11 hours after Elisa Cardenas disappeared and triggered a statewide Amber Alert. ... more »

• Amber Alert For Missing Missouri Boy

  February 5, 2010 5:10 AM

  Police in Carthage, Mo. have issued an Amber Alert that extends to several states, including Kentucky. Police say 8-month-old Eddie Salazar was taken from his father's home by two masked men. The father was assaulted and left unconscious. Salazar has a birthmark on his right bicep in the shape of... more »

• Frankfort Man Pleads Guilty In Amber Alert Case

  January 19, 2010 5:44 PM

  The Frankfort man who sparked a national Amber Alert in February 2009 pled guilty to one of two federal charges Tuesday. Miles "Tom" Woodside, 30, admitted he used a stolen car to drive his two-year-old daughter Breanna out of state instead of returning her after a court ordered visitation. Woodside... more »

• KY Amber Alert Suspect Makes Court Appearance In Wisconsin

  September 29, 2009 11:07 AM

  The man who police say kidnapped a 13-year old Daviess County girl, sparking a weekend Amber Alert, has made an appearance in a Wisconsin courtroom. Archie Whalen, 43, will be extradited back to Kentucky to address the charge he kidnapped 13-year-old Haley Willett early Saturday morning. Police in Sturgeon Bay,... more »

• Teen, Kidnapper Knew Each Other

  September 28, 2009 6:52 PM

  A Kentucky sheriff's official says a teenager and a convicted sex offender accused of abducting her were knew each other. The family of 13-year-old Haley Willet apparently knew 43-year-old Archie Whalen when the family lived in Maine. The girl's family moved to Kentucky in recent weeks. A nationwide amber alert... more »

• Police: Amber Alert Teen Knew Alleged Abductor

  September 28, 2009 10:14 AM

  A Kentucky sheriff's official says a teenager and a convicted sex offender accused of abducting her were acquainted. Daviess County Sheriff's Capt. Bill Thompson told the Messenger-Inquirer of Owensboro that the family of 13-year-old Haley Willet knew 43-year-old Archie Whalen when the family lived in Maine. Thompson says the girl's... more »

• Girl At Center Of Amber Alert Found, Suspect Arrested Play Video

  September 28, 2009 5:36 AM

  A 13-year-old Daviess County girl at the heart of an Amber Alert has been found. Haley Willett was found 600 miles from her home in western Kentucky Sunday morning. Police said 43-year-old Archie Whalen abducted her from her home early Saturday morning. Whalen was found, along with Haley, in Sturgis... more »

• Missing Daviess County Teenager Found

  September 27, 2009 10:56 AM

  Authorities have located 13-year old Haley Willett in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin after she was allegedly abducted from her Ownesboro home early Saturday morning. The Daviess County Sheriff's Department issued an Amber Alert shortly after she went missing. The girl's alleged abductor is 43-year old Archie Whalen, is in custody in... more »