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Dallas kidnapping suspect still on the loose, police release new photos of vehicle
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Dallas police have released new pictures of a vehicle they’re looking for in a kidnapping investigation. They want to find the man who lured a boy and a girl into his vehicle. Both are now safe.
DALLAS – Dallas police detectives are hoping new surveillance images will help identify a man wanted for kidnapping a 7-year-old girl on Sunday.
The suspect’s vehicle is described as a gray crossover type-car with spots of color missing.
“Perhaps someone recognizes that car might know who drives it and that’s why we’re asking people to take a close look at it,” said Kristin Lowman with Dallas Police.
After speaking to the girl Monday, detectives were also able to get an updated description.
The suspect is believed to be a light-skinned Black man, with short hair with multiple bald patches over his head.
Police say on Sunday, the girl and her 9-year-old brother accepted a ride from the suspect near their apartment complex, located off Argentia Drive in Central Oak Cliff.
The boy was abandoned at a strip mall around noon in the area of West Kist Boulevard at South Polk Street.
Investigators say the suspect drove off with the girl.
She was found walking near her apartment complex some 10 hours later.
Police have not found any witnesses who saw her being dropped off.
They indicated she was victimized in other ways during the kidnapping and asked us not to show her photo.
Police hope someone connects the vehicle, the timing and the location.
“Maybe someone was in that area around noontime on the 11th, was in the area of West Key South Polk, and saw this vehicle and maybe saw the children,” said Lowman. “Any information that someone might have, maybe the vehicle, you noticed a vehicle, that strange in your neighborhood that’s parked that shouldn’t be there. It’s that tiny bit of information that we may get as a police department that could help us in an investigation.”
He siblings’ cousin told FOX 4 Monday the family is desperate for an arrest.
“Oh, man. Just, you know, caught it our little one. Or just reach out to them. So we can do it off the street so that, you know, nothing like this will ever happen again,” said Corey Smith.
The family continues to rally around the siblings who are back home with their mom.
Anyone with information is asked to call Dallas police.