
Amber alert issued for missing 5-year-old South Jersey girl
BRIDGETON, NJ (Cumberland County) – An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 5-year-old Bridgeton girl who vanished from a park on Monday afternoon.
Dulce Maria Alavez was last seen in a Bridgeton City park playground shortly after 4:00 p.m.
Alavez is described as a Hispanic female , approximately 3’, 60-70 pounds, brown eyes, and brown hair. She was last seen wearing a yellow shirt (with an elephant), black and white pants and white shoes.
Detectives believe that Dulce was taken by a light-skinned Hispanic male, 5’6″ to 5’8″, thin build, no facial hair and facial acne, wearing orange sneakers, red pants and a black shirt.
The suspect was last seen leading Alavez from the Bridgeton City Park playground to a red van with a sliding side door and tinted windows at approximately 4:20 P.M. yesterday afternoon.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at 609-882-2000 ext. 2857, Bridgeton Police Department at 856-451-0033 or 911 immediately.