Amber Alert for Illinois Baby

[mominiowa]

Amber Alert Issued For Illinois Infant

Police Searching For Toyota Camry

POSTED: 8:44 pm CDT June 12, 2005

UPDATED: 9:11 pm CDT June 12, 2005

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Authorities in Illinois have issued an Amber Alert for an infant who they said was taken Sunday by her father.

Police received a domestic battery call in Wheeling, Ill.

Wheeling police said 2-month-old Adriana Amezcua was taken by her father, Salvador Amezcua, according to police.

The child has black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a one-piece outfit with pink and white strawberries, the alert said.

The father is 6 feet tall, and weighs 160 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt, blue pants and khaki boots, according to the alert.

Police are looking for a white 1995 Toyota Camry with an Illinois license plate of 6252255.

Those with information are asked to call the Wheeling Police Department at (847) 459-2632.

[Peg]

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