The “kidnapping alert” device was triggered on Saturday evening, February 8, for Vanille, a 1 year old girl, who was allegedly abducted by her mother in Angers Friday afternoon, announced the judicial police.
“Vanilla, female, 1 year old, of mixed race type, measuring 1 meter, black eyes, dark brown hair, short and curly, would have been kidnapped in Angers (Maine-et-Loire), 3 rue Lebas le 7 February 2020, around 5.30 pm The suspect is his mother Stephan Nathalie, 40 years old, dressed in a down jacket and leggings, and likely to travel by public transport in the Angers area “, details this alert.
“If you locate the child or the suspect, do not intervene yourself, immediately call 197, or send an email to: [email protected]”, specifies the alert accompanied by a photo of the child.
A device inspired by the American “Amber Alert” plan
The “abduction alert” plan is a massive and immediate alert device, deployed to assist in the search for a child suspected of being abducted. It is largely inspired by the “Amber Alert” plan, created in Texas in 1996, after the kidnapping and assassination of little Amber Hagerman.
Adopted in France in February 2006, it consists in launching a massive alert in the event of the abduction of a minor child to mobilize the population in search of the abducted child and his abductor.
It is only activated if several criteria are met: there must be a proven abduction and not a simple disappearance, the victim must be a minor and his physical integrity or his life must be in danger; there are pieces of information to help locate the child.
It was officially launched on July 9, 2006 after the disappearance of two sisters, Emeline and Mélissa, 8 and 10 years old, in Maine-et-Loire. This case had turned out to be an irrelevant alert, the two girls having returned to their home about fifteen hours after their disappearance. The last “kidnapping alert” dates back to May 2019 for a 2-year-old boy, Osnachi, who was kidnapped in the heart of Marseille. He had been found safe and sound a few hours later in a hotel in Valence (Drôme) with the man who had abducted him.
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