Amber Alert Issued for Unknown Washington Boy

Springfield, IL, March 05, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Snohomish County Sheriff's Department and The Washington State Police officials have issued a statewide Amber Alert after a man reportedly grabbed a child from Discovery Elementary School in Everett this morning and forced him into a blue van.

The boy is described as 5 to 7 years old, about 3 feet 6 inches tall, and was last seen wearing a dark-colored knit cap and a dark-colored backpack.

The suspect is a Hispanic man in his early 20s, wearing a dark red raincoat, police said.

The van may be a Mitsubishi model, but witnesses did not report a license plate number. Police do not know what direction the van is heading but have alerted law enforcement and media agencies through Western Washington.

Anyone with information should call 9-1-1 or contact the Snohomish County at (425) 407-3970.

Please visit http://www.projectsafekids.org for more details.

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