Amber Alert in Texas for Four-Year-Old Taken by Man
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An Amber Alert was issued for Texas after a four-year-old boy named Luciano Gallegos was taken by a 21-year-old man named Louis Ricker on Monday, June 9.
Gallegos was last seen at 2900 Block of South Walton Walker Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, the alert said.
The vehicle involved is a White Mitsubishi Outlander. The vehicle year is between 2007-2010 and its license plate is unknown.
The boy is described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, weighing around 65lbs and 3 ft 4 inches in height.
He was last seen wearing no shirt and black crocs.
Anyone with information should call 911 or the Dallas Police Department on 214-671-4268.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
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