Amber Alert issued by RCMP for 14-month-old boy taken near Hinton, Alta.
Alberta RCMP have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-month-old boy believed to have been abducted by his father.
Waylon Armstrong was abducted from his home around 2:30 a.m. MT in the western Alberta hamlet of Brule, RCMP said in an alert issued around 3:30 a.m. Friday.
RCMP said the toddler has blond hair and brown eyes, and was wearing a onesie with moose prints on it.
The boy’s father, Cody Armstrong, was described as five-foot-nine, 170 pounds with blond hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a grey shirt with Stanfield’s long johns.
<a href=»https://twitter.com/hashtag/AMBERAlert?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw»>#AMBERAlert</a>: Waylon Armstrong, 14-mths. The child was abducted by his father, Cody Armstrong in <a href=»https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brule?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw»>#Brule</a> near <a href=»https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hinton?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw»>#Hinton</a> in a 2002, green, GMC Sierra, Alberta licence plate BSF 524. If you have any info contact Hinton RCMP at 780-865-5544 or call 911. Details: <a href=»https://t.co/smCN3CepCE»>https://t.co/smCN3CepCE</a> <a href=»https://t.co/nHeivTZ9mw»>pic.twitter.com/nHeivTZ9mw</a>
—@RCMPAlberta
Police said the two were last seen leaving a home in Brule, in a 2002 medium green GMC Sierra pickup truck with Alberta licence plate BSF-3524. Brule is 20 kilometres west of Hinton and about 315 kilometres west of Edmonton.
A spokesperson for Hinton RCMP told CBC News the front licence plate of the truck has a decorative cover that reads YCFD (Yellowhead County Fire Department), but the father is not a member of the fire department.
The boy’s mother was in the house when the alleged abduction took place, but the woman and the rest of the family are safe, RCMP said.
Investigators are asking anyone who sees the truck or Cody Armstrong to call police immediately and not approach the vehicle.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Hinton RCMP at 780-865-5544.
