A 13-year-old whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert is back with her family Friday after Hitchcock police said a man from Kansas City, Missouri drove over 500 miles to get her and take her back with him.
A 13-year-old whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert is now back with her family Friday after Hitchcock police said a man from Kansas City, Missouri drove over 500 miles to get her and take her with him.– A 13-year-old whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert is now back with her family Friday after Hitchcock police said a man from Kansas City, Missouri drove over 500 miles to get her and take her with him.
“When I first saw her today, she seemed relieved,” said Captain Jeff Evans with the Hitchcock Police Department. “She found out we were from Hitchcock, and we were bringing her home. She said she was ready to go home, and she missed her family.” Rescuing the teen was a joint effort between the Hitchcock Police Department, the FBI’s Houston and Kansas City field offices, and Texas Equusearch.“I was shocked, hurt, and wanted to shed tears over it and was praying that my daughter was alright,” he said.“I got the call from the [Hitchcock Police] chief when he said they got eyes on her, the FBI’s going to take her,” Miller said. “They’re going to get her. It was a relief. They all don’t have this happy ending by no means.
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