4-Year-Old Texas Girl Was Taken By Force, Police Say
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4-Year-Old Texas Girl Was Taken By Force, Police Say
A 4-year-old Texas girl, for whom an Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday, was grabbed by a man in a pickup truck while she played with her older sister and some other children.
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HIDALGO (May 14, 2009)--Lesley Estefania Perez was playing baseball with her older sister and some other children Tuesday night in Hidalgo when a man stepped out of a white pickup, hit her sister on the head and grabbed her.

"She was taken by force," said Hidalgo Police Capt. Robert Vela.

An Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday for the kidnapped girl.

She’s believed to be with an Hispanic man in his 30s who’s driving a 1990s white Ford F-150 pickup truck with Texas license plates, police said.

The man is about 5-foot-7, weighs about 190 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair.

He was wearing a dark shirt when he was last seen.

The girl is 3 ½ feet and has brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen wearing green shorts and a green striped shirt with a white collar.

She has a small scar on her right eyebrow and a birthmark on the upper part of one of her legs.

She was wearing Hello Kitty earrings.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hidalgo Police Department at (956) 843-2737.


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Posted by: Mommy22 Location: McGregor on May 14, 2009 at 08:41 AM

Last night my son played a trick on me, he was hiding behind the front door for 15min while i called his name desperately looking for him. He has never done that before and that was the worst feeling a mother can ever feel. For this little girls family you are in my thoughts and prayers and in this hard time i pray God keeps his arms around you until your little girls is returned.
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Posted by: Texas Girl Location: Temple on May 14, 2009 at 07:58 AM

I hope this baby is found soon and my thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.
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Posted by: Anonymous on May 14, 2009 at 07:10 AM

I know its sad, but too many parents depend on their kids to watch their younger siblings, and kids are not Babysitters!
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