February 2009

Amber Alert Issued For Frankfort Two Year Old

by Rick Howlett on February 28, 2009

Police in Frankfort, KY have issued an Amber Alert for a two year old girl.  The text of the alert is posted below:

AMBER Alert

Summary of Alert:

Incident Information:

Last seen on Fri Feb 27 06:30:00 -0700 2009
Incident Summary: **CAUTION-FATHER IS ARMED AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS DUE TO SUICIDAL TENDENCIES**FATHER PICKED UP CHILD AT FRANKFORT PD AT 06:30 HRS LAST DATE AND WAS TO HAVE CHILD RETURNED TO MOTHER AT 16:00 HR LAST DATE PER CUSTODY ORDER.

Victim Information:

Victim 1

BREANNA WOODSIDE, WHITE F, 2 Years Old, 3 feet 0 inches tall, 35lbs., BLONDE hair, HAZEL eyes,.
Additional information: STRAIGHT BLONDE HAIR PASSED SHOULDERS Clothing description: PURPLE SWEATPANTS, PURPLE/PINK STRIPED SHIRT, BLACK JACKET WITH PINK LINING, BLUE SHOES

Suspect Information:

Suspect 1

MILES WOODSIDE, WHITE M, 30 Years Old, 6 feet 01 inches tall, 190lbs., RED hair, BLUE eyes,.
Additional information: TATTOO WITH SYMBOLS BETWEEN UPPER SHOULDERS
Clothing description: LOOSE BLUE JEANS AND TENNIS SHOES, NO FURTHER AVAILABLE.

Vehicle Information:

Vehicle 1

1997 LINCOLN TOWNCAR KY lic. # 064BAA.
Description: PICTURE ATTACHED IS NOT ACTUAL PHOTO; VEHICLE REGISTERED TO EUGENE WOODSIDE

Contact Information:

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. You can also call the Frankfort Police Dept at 502-875-8582 or visit http://www.kentuckyamberalert.com

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