Five-year-old girl found alone; man leaves with child, Tarentum PA
Police found a five-year-old girl alone outside in freezing weather. A man arrived claiming to be her father and left with the child before officers could verify him. The child may be autistic. Authorities are searching the area, possibly using a drone, to locate them.
Audio|Source: North Hills Police / Fire / EMS
08:30
Transcript:
00:00
West 7th, Western Street.
00:02
Seerick Plainer, they find a five-year-old female outside alone.
00:09
Freezing.
00:13
54 answer, Steve.
00:14
They never provided a name to the call taker.
00:17
They said that they have the paperwork on site there.
00:22
Copy.
03:56
I just gave an update that a man came and picked up the child, said the child was his.
04:03
Caller tried to have him wait.
04:04
Apparently he took off with the child.
04:07
Caller still has the tablet that the child was holding.
04:15
Copy it on there now.
04:18
Copy it. Copy.
05:26
The complaint said they should be in a bronze Chevy Equinox.
05:40
No known direction of travel, probably somewhere up in the neighborhood no known location could be going to.
06:06
The white t-shirt was the only description for the supposed father to pick the child up.
06:21
They crossed over the street over here and the kid may be autistic.
06:37
A young girl kept running away that was autistic.
06:43
Copy. It's probably going to be the same too.
07:12
If you have the drone with you, can you head over to the gardens at an all projected lane, please?
07:56
Juvenile by 55, blondish brown hair, a rest of the jacket, a girl's light color is purple.
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Location mentioned:
W 7th Ave & Western St, Tarentum, PA 15084
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