Amber Alert issued after hostage situation, kidnapping in northwest Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Atlanta Police are in search of the general public’s help in finding a male suspect concerned in a hostage/kidnapping that occurred Saturday in northwest Atlanta.

APD says officers responded to 1633 Abner Terrace round 12:45 p.m. in reference to a kidnapping. Upon arrival, officers discovered {that a} male suspect kidnapped an grownup feminine, recognized as 38-year-old Kerline Lubin, and her 11-year-old son, Pierre Lubin, in opposition to their will, forcing them to get into his black 2016 Jeep Compass with Georgia tag CSL5977. The car fled the world.

The suspect, presumably recognized as 37-year-old Leonard Cross, is believed to be armed and harmful. The investigation stays energetic.

If any data is thought on their whereabouts, please contact 911 or the Atlanta Police Murder/Grownup Lacking Individuals Unit at 404-546-4235. You may as well submit data anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), on-line www.crimestoppersatlanta.org, or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637). Individuals wouldn’t have to provide their title or any figuring out data to be eligible for the reward of as much as $2,000.

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