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AMBER Alert Issued for 5-Year-Old Girl Taken From Affton
Two women face charges after fabricating a missing-child claim that triggered an Amber Alert and a large search in St. Louis County, police said.
- On Monday, St. Louis County Police issued an AMBER Alert for 5-year-old Aleise Dawson after a car theft in Affton, but authorities later confirmed no child was abducted and the kidnapping report was a hoax.
- A guardian left the 5-year-old in a running 2020 Jeep Renegade at 8915 New Hampshire Avenue in Affton while retrieving items from a residence; the vehicle was stolen around 8 a.m.
- Investigators grew suspicious due to missing photographs and no clothing descriptions, which St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons supervisor Gerry Lohr described as "indicators" that no child was involved.
- Two individuals are currently in custody, and authorities are seeking charges for filing a false police report. The motive behind the fabrication remains under investigation.
- Police emphasized the significant resources deployed, stating "We take this very, very seriously" regarding time and personnel allocation. The underlying stolen vehicle report was confirmed accurate despite the false abduction claim.
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Report of 5-year-old girl left unattended in running vehicle that was then stolen a 'hoax': Police
The Amber Alert has since been canceled after detectives learned a child had never been abducted, police said Monday afternoon. The reporting party recanted their story "after an intense investigation," according to the St. Louis County Police Department.
St. Louis Police Cancel Missing Child Alert in Affton Precinct
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The St. Louis County Police canceled an alert on Monday afternoon, March 30, 2026, after detectives determined there was never a missing or abducted child reported from the 9800 block of New Hampshire Avenue in the Affton-Southwest Precinct, the department said.The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons detectives “have been able to confirm that there was never an abducted child” from that locati…
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AMBER ALERT: 5-year-old girl abducted in St. Louis County
An Amber Alert was issued Monday morning as St. Louis County police searched for a missing 5-year-old. St. Louis County police said that Aleise Dawson was left in a running 2020 Jeep Renegade that was stolen around 8 a.m. in the 8900 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Affton.
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