New Information: AMBER Alert issued for Kaufman County 12-year-old last seen July 4
You may have heard your phone go off with a Public Safety Alert Saturday night as police in Crandall issued an AMBER Alert for a boy last seen on July 4. Here's what we know.
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AMBER Alert: Dallas police need public's help finding 12-year-old from Kaufman County
You may have heard your phone go off with a Public Safety Alert Saturday night as police in Crandall issued an AMBER Alert, now Dallas police want the public's help finding 12-year-old Connor Young and his mother.Young was last seen with 42-year-old Dorcas Young at The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas and police said they believe the child may be in grave or immediate danger.
The initial AMBER Alert by Crandall police said 12-year-old Connor Young was last seen in the 1800 block of Lolita Way in Heartland, which is an unincorporated community in Kaufman County about 25 miles from Dallas.
NBC 5 reached out to Crandall police to ask why the AMBER Alert said Young was last seen July 4.
Crandall police said it received a call from an AT&T employee on Oct. 30, advising Dorcas Young texted concerning messages regarding her mental health. When officers went to her home in Heartland, no one appeared to be home. Police said Kaufman County "pinged" her phone which showed to be in the area of Park Lane and North Central Expressway in Dallas.
Police said that on Nov. 2, Dorcas Young's 24-year-old daughter arrived at the Crandall Police Department to file a missing persons report on her mother and two siblings ages 19 and 12.
Crandall police said late Saturday night that Dorcas Young's black 2023 GMC Yukon was located at a hotel in Dallas and officers are still working on locating Young and the two children.
Amber Alert issued for 12-year-old Kaufman County boy believed to be with his mother
Dallas police are helping search for a 12-year-old boy missing out of Kaufman County.
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Amber Alert issued for 12-year-old Kaufman County boy believed to be with his mother
An Amber Alert was issued Saturday for a 12-year-old boy from Kaufman County who authorities say is believed to be with his mother.The alert says Connor Young has been missing since July 4, and the Texas Department of Public Safety lists him as last seen that day in the 2800 Block of Lolita Way in Heartland, about 25 miles from downtown Dallas.
In the Amber Alert, police say 42-year-old Dorcas Young is wanted “in connection with the abduction” of her son Connor. She is believed to be driving a black 2023 GMC Yukon with TX license plate SNH9831.
There have been a few recent developments in the case, according to reports.
Crandall police said on Wednesday it received a tip from an AT&T employee that Young had sent “concerning” texts regarding her mental health which prompted officers to go to her home in Heartland, WFAA-TV (Channel 8) reported.
When no one was there, law enforcement pinged Young’s phone and it was in the area of The Shops at Park Lane in the 8000 block of Park Lane off U.S. 75.
The TV station reported Young’s vehicle was recovered at a Dallas hotel but the search for Connor and his mother is ongoing.
Crandall police told KXAS-TV (NBC5) that Young’s 24-year-old daughter came to the police department Saturday and filed a missing persons report for her mother and two siblings ages 12 and 19.
MEDIA - CONNOR YOUNG: Missing from Heartland, TX - 4 July 2024 - Age 12
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