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USA Today
29-04-2025
- USA Today
Amber Alert issued after suspects reportedly kidnap child, mother then demand $1M ransom
Amber Alert issued after suspects reportedly kidnap child, mother then demand $1M ransom Police in North Carolina issued an Amber Alert early Tuesday morning after a 1-year-old child and her mother were abducted from their home, according to officials. Grecia Salome Alejandro-Benitez and her mother Alondra Michelle Benitez-De Jesus were kidnapped after three masked suspects carrying guns broke into their Garner, North Carolina, home Tuesday morning, multiple local outlets including WRAL and WYFF4 reported. The suspects — two men and one woman — reportedly demanded $1 million from the child's father, Eliuth Alejandro Martinez. When he did not comply, they restrained him with tape and took the child and mother, per reports. The Garner Police Department did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment Tuesday. More news: A firefighter paramedic was fatally stabbed in an ambulance. A patient is being charged. Police search for abducted child and mother According to the Amber Alert shared by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alejandro-Benitez is approximately 2 feet tall and weighs 26 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a pink pajama shirt and red and yellow striped pajama pants. The suspects were last seen driving a black Nissan Altima. Anyone with information regarding the case should call the Garner Police Department at 919-772-8810. Melina Khan is a trending reporter covering national news for USA TODAY. She can be reached at MKhan@
Newsweek
29-04-2025
- Newsweek
Amber Alert in North Carolina for Abducted One-Year-Old
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. An Amber Alert was issued in North Carolina for Grecia Salome Alejandro-Benitez, a one-year-old girl who was abducted with her mother. The Garner Police Department is searching for the girl, described as Hispanic, approximately two feet tall, weighing 26 pounds, and with brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink pajama shirt and red and yellow striped pajama pants. Her mother is Alondra Michelle Benitez-de Jesus. "The three abductors are described as two Hispanic males with no other description given and a Hispanic female described as short and stocky with black curly hair," the alert said. "They were last seen traveling in a black Nissan Altima, license plate unknown." Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Garner Police Department on 919-772-8810. This is a breaking news story and more information will be added soon.
