Missing boy from Manatee county.
From TBO.com.
A teenager has been abducted at gunpoint from a bus stop in what may have been a frightening random “crime of opportunity,” according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. An AMBER Alert has been issued for the boy, an indication that investigators believe he is in danger.
According to sheriff’s spokesperson Dave Bristow, 13-year-old Clay Moore was kidnapped at 8:51 a.m. near the entrance to the Kingfield Estates subdivision in Parrish.
Moore is described as 5 ft. tall, 100 pounds, with long light brown or blonde hair. He was last seen wearing a green polo shirt and a black jacket, both of which have a Manatee School of the Arts emblem, and khaki pants. He was carrying a red backpack, according to the AMBER Alert.
The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports Moore has a birthmark on his forehead that turns dark red when he is scared or angry.
Bristow said a man armed with a gun approached several students at the bus stop, located at the intersection of Old Tampa Road and Douglas Hill Place, and was able to abduct Moore from the crowd.
The suspect is described as a 5 ft. 7 in. tall Hispanic man in his 30s with short dark hair and a dark, bushy mustache. He was last seen in black glasses and blue jeans.
Other youngsters at the bus stop told authorities that the man was driving a small red or maroon truck, said to be an older model pickup with an extended cab. It may be a Ford Ranger, according to a Sarasota Herald Tribune report.
The Herald Tribune also says Manatee district officials issued a “soft” lockdown for three elementary schools in the area of the abduction—Blackburn, Mills and Tillman Elementary schools.
The AMBER Alert says the suspect “should be considered armed and dangerous.”
Moore’s classmates are being questioned about details of the kidnapping. “We’re continuing to interview them to see if they can remember additional information,” said Manatee County Sheriff Charlie Wells.
Eagle 8 Pilot Judd Chapin says deputies from several counties are stopping trucks of all shapes and sizes as they search for Moore and his kidnapper. “It’s spread all over the state,” Chapin said.
Sheriff Wells says Moore’s mother and father have been notified of their son’s disappearance, and have access to a counselor.
Anyone with information about Moore or the suspect is urged to immediately call the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office or 911.
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This is right at the end of my sisters current subdivision. On the news, I could see her house. Her and her husband are both freaked out, they have seen this kid playing where they live almost daily.
Please, if you see this boy or the truck, call 911.
Comments
OMG! I hope the find this guy and lock him up, before he can go out and do this to any other kid. You must be scared shitless for your own boys, knowing that this guy is on the loose.
And I hope that they find him before he does anything to that boy. No doubt he's a pervo...why else would a grown man kidnap a young boy? Pervos like this should be tossed in the slammer for life, and let the other inmates do what they will to them. This guy is the lowest form of scum.
I know Mark is home sick today, but you be sure to give Sebastian a big hug when he comes home safely from school today.
Posted by: Christine | February 23, 2007 12:18 PM