Crime & Safety

Amber Alert Cancelled Thursday For Upstate Girl

Police have identified a suspect in the abduction and a vehicle.

UPDATE 7:07 p.m. — New York State police said the Genesee County Sheriff's Office has cancelled the AMBER alert activated at 1:48 p.m.

She was found safe in Pennsylvania. She was with Guillermo Torres-Acevedo, 22, who had been accused days ago of statutory rape, according to news reports.


BYRON, NY — An Amber Alert was issued for a Genesee County girl Thursday. Police said Kamerie Elliot, 14, has been missing since Thursday, Nov. 29.

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She is white and has hazel-colored eyes. She currently has blue hair.

Elliot is 4 feet, 11 inches and weighs 140 pounds.

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The Genesee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the abduction that occurred on West Bergen Road in Byron around 8 a.m. Nov. 29.

The suspect, police said, is Guillermo Torres-Acevedo, a Hispanic man, who is about 22 years old, with black hair and brown eyes.

Guillermo Torres-Acevedo. Photo credit: NCMEC.

Torres-Acevedo is about 5 feet, 6 inches and weighs about 180 pounds.

His vehicle was identified as a blue SUV Dodge Journey with New York license plate number HHP5458.

Anyone with any information should call the Genesee County Sheriff's Office at 866-NYS-AMBER (866-697-2623) or 911.


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Photo caption: Kamerie Elliot. Photo credit: NCMEC.

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