Amber Alert for Atlanta Sisters, Babysitter Sought
Amber Alert for Atlanta Sisters, Babysitter Sought
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An Amber Alert is active in Georgia for two Atlanta sisters - Zola Cooper, 4, and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper - who police believe were abducted by their babysitter.
The girls were last seen around 6 p.m. Saturday in the area of Jones Avenue Northwest and James P. Brawley Drive Northwest, WSB-TV and FOX 5 Atlanta report. WSB-TV places the last known location at 365 James P. Brawley Drive NW.
Atlanta police say the children are in extreme danger. Anyone who sees them should call the Atlanta Police Department Special Victims Unit at 404-546-4260 or Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477.
What Police Are Looking For
Atlanta police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are searching for a 2009 white Ford F350 with Alabama license tag 1C087Y4.
Police identified the babysitter as Lakesha Brown, according to WSB-TV.
Zola is 3 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 42 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in a multicolored dress.
Norah is about 2 feet tall and weighs about 28 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She is missing the index and middle fingers on her right hand, police say, and was last seen in a pink onesie.
Timeline
The sisters are last seen with their babysitter.
Atlanta police list both girls as critically missing and say they believe the babysitter took them. FOX 5 Atlanta publishes the alert at 5:47 a.m.
An Amber Alert is issued, and the GBI joins the search for the truck.
Reactions
Atlanta police called the disappearance a "very active investigation" and said additional information will be released as it comes in, WSB-TV reports.
The Daily Mail, citing FOX 5 Atlanta, reported that a family friend said the mother was using the babysitter - described as an acquaintance - for the first time, that the babysitter said she was taking the girls to Walmart and a candy store and would be back by 10 p.m., and that she stopped answering calls and texts after that. The Frank has not independently confirmed that account.
What's Next
The Amber Alert stays active until the girls are found. Police have released photos of both children through the Atlanta Police Department and are asking drivers across Georgia and Alabama to watch for the white F350.
Investigators say more details will follow as the search develops.
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