Crime & Safety
Amber Alert: 1-Year-Old Kidnapped By Dad [Update]
The child was found safe several hours after the Amber Alert was issued.
BOTHELL, WA - Bothell police issued an amber alert Thursday night for a 1-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by his father. The boy was located safe at his mother's house in the early hours of Friday morning.
However, the suspect who police said kidnapped the boy remains at large.
According to police, Terrance Lee-Hammond took his son from the mother. Police have released an image of the suspect's vehicle (pictured below). Police said the vehicle is a 1998 Toyota Corolla sedan with license plate number BIH7899.
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There may be another adult man in the vehicle with Lee-Hammond.
AMBER ALERT! Father Terrance Lee-Hammond kidnapped his 1 year old son from mother. Consider subject armed and dangerous. Drove away in a dark green or blue colored 4 door 90s Volvo type vehicle. Unknown plate. Also another unknown black male in the vehicle. CALL 9-1-1 pic.twitter.com/mvZgWdf1SU
— Bothell Police (@BothellPolice) March 16, 2018
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UPDATE: Suspect vehicle license plate #: BIH7899 It is a blue, 1998 Toyota Corolla sedan. pic.twitter.com/28YgnUFKm8
— Bothell Police (@BothellPolice) March 16, 2018
UPDATE: The child was located at the suspect’s mother’s house. The suspect remains at large. Child is safe and Amber Alert is canceled.
— Bothell Police (@BothellPolice) March 16, 2018
Images courtesy Bothell police
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