Amber Alert for 5-year-old Boy Spreads to 3 States

An Amber Alert has been activated in the Albany area, where police are investigating a child abduction.

A 5-year-old boy was reportedly grabbed in his home by two men wearing ski masks and all black clothes at about 1:20 p.m. Dec. 18. The alert has spread to New York, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Here’s the text of the alert:

The Albany County Sheriff’s Office has activated the New York State AMBER Alert and is investigating a child abduction that occurred on Thatcher Park Road, in Berne, NY at about 1:20 PMon 12/18/2014.

The CHILD, Kenneth White is a White male, approximately 5 years old with short, brown hairand brown eyes. He is approximately 3 feet 5 inches and weighs about 45 pounds. Kenneth was last seen wearing Jeans and checkered white short sleave shirt.

The SUSPECT, is a White male. He is approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall. The suspect was last seen wearing black clothing, including a ski mask, black boots, and black gloves. There was a second suspect, unknown race, wearing similar clothing.

The VEHICLE has been identified as black pickup truck. The truck is a 4 door with unkown license plate.

The VEHICLE was last seen traveling on Thatcher Park Road.

Two suspects wearing all black and ski masks, forced entry into a home and abducted 5 year old victim. They fled the scene in an unknown make 4-door pickup truck color black.

Anyone with any information on this abduction is asked to call the Albany County Sheriff’s Office at (866)N Y S-AMBER or dial 911 to provide information on a report or sighting.