WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are talking to 22- and 25-year-old Maryland brothers who are suspected of traveling to Missouri and driving off with a 12-year-old girl they met online.
An Amber Alert was canceled for the girl when she was found safe Sunday in the St. Louis suburb of Wentzville. The alert was issued after the girl went missing Saturday night from her home about 275 miles away in the Kansas City of Blue Springs.
KOLR-TV reports that Wentzville Police Chief Kurt Frisz says one brother was arrested at a cafe after an unsuccessful effort to get a hotel room without paying. The girl was taken to a hospital to be checked out and released to her father.
The other brother turned himself in later Sunday afternoon to police in Columbus, Ohio.
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Update – The The Blue Springs Police Department has CANCELLED an AmberAlert for an abduction incident that occurred at 2514 NW 6th Street, Blue Springs, Missouri at 11:21 PM on 04/08/2017. Blue Springs Police said the girl has been found safe.
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The Blue Springs Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for an abduction incident that occurred at 2514 NW 6th Street, Blue Springs, Missouri at 11:21 PM on 04/08/2017.
Abducted Is:
Apple S. Briscoe a white, female, age 12
Vehicle Information:
Silver 2015 Nissan Versa bearing Maryland, 6CK5071 last seen 2514 NW 6th Street, Blue Springs, Missouri
Possible suspects or associates are believed to be:
William L. Dela Cruz, a Asian, male, age 22, hgt 5’10, 220 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes
The abducted child is:
Apple S. Briscoe, is a white, female, age 12, hgt 5’03, 125 lbs, brown hair, green eyes
Brief circumstances regarding the abducted child incident:
Apple S. Briscoe met William L. Dela Cruz online and was last seen getting into his vehicle on 04/08/2017 at 11:21 PM and has not been heard from since.
Anyone seeing the abducted child, suspect, associate, or vehicle, or anyone having any information related to the Amber Alert should immediately dial 911 to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or call the Blue Springs Police Department at 816-228-0152.