俄勒冈州警方称,一名10岁女孩被发现安然无恙,据报道她昨晚在公寓被绑架。
官员们表示,当地时间周三下午2点45分,紫罗兰·海伊(Violet Hay)在俄勒冈州的一处住所被找到,这是她在坎比的家中被绑架12个多小时后的事情。
“我有好消息。我们发现她还安全活着,”坎比警察局长何塞·冈萨雷斯在周三的新闻发布会上情绪激动地说。
他说,一个特警队包围了住所,并拘留了一名嫌疑人。
坎比警察局表示,周三早些时候,大约凌晨1点47分,警方对坎比的一个公寓楼做出了回应,称发生了绑架事件。
“调查人员得知,大约在凌晨1点39分,一名不明身份的男性据报进入一所公寓,袭击了一名12岁的儿童,并绑架了10岁的维奥莱特·海伊,”警察局在周三的新闻稿中说。
克拉克马斯县首席副地方检察官克里斯·欧文在简报中说,维奥莱特是“被强行带走的”,她12岁的妹妹是“被恶意攻击的”。
坎比警长詹姆斯·墨菲在周三的新闻发布会上说,这名12岁的女孩被送往当地医院,目前仍在接受治疗。
墨菲形容这一天的发展“非常动态”,并表示警方仍在调查。
“我们希望更清楚地了解此案涉及的这些情况,”他说。
欧文说,调查结果将于周四上午提交给地方检察官办公室,“我们将对任何嫌疑人做出指控决定。”
警方没有回答任何问题,称正在进行调查。
在搜查中,警方表示,调查人员正在采访家庭成员,并努力收集任何监控录像,并制定嫌疑人和/或车辆描述。
警方称,女孩的父母正在继续配合调查。
据坎比警方称,搜查涉及地方和州政府,以及美国联邦调查局。警察局长感谢所有参与寻找维奥莱特的人,他说:“没有他们的帮助,我们今天不可能找到她,而且她还活着。”
“作为一名家长,我很焦虑,我想解决这个问题,我很高兴我们发现她还活着,很好,”他说。
坎比学区表示,在周三解散时,“出于充分的谨慎”,将增加卡鲁斯小学的警力,紫罗兰是该校的学生。
坎比学区在给学校社区的一封邮件中说:“我们认识到,像这样的新闻令人深感担忧,可能会给我们的家庭带来恐惧和不确定感。”。“在这个困难时期,我们能做的最重要的事情是保持冷静,与我们的孩子保持密切联系,并立即报告任何可能有助于调查人员的信息。”
任何有线索的人都被敦促拨打1-800-442-0776联系俄勒冈州警察局,并参考坎比警察局案件编号26-021300。
坎比位于波特兰市中心以南约25英里处。
10-year-old girl reported abducted from Oregon apartment found safe: Police
A 10-year-old girl who was reported kidnapped from her apartment overnight was found safe, police in Oregon said.
Violet Hay was located at a residence in Oregon City at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday local time, over 12 hours after she was reported abducted from her home in Canby, officials said.
"I have great news. We found her safe and alive," Canby Police Chief Jose Gonzalez said during a news conference on Wednesday, getting emotional.
A SWAT team surrounded the residence and took a suspect into custody, he said.
Officers had responded earlier Wednesday, at approximately 1:47 a.m., to an apartment complex in Canby for the reported kidnapping, the Canby Police Department said.
"Investigators learned that at approximately 1:39 a.m., an unknown male reportedly entered an apartment, assaulted a 12-year-old child, and abducted 10-year-old Violet Hay," the police department said in a press release Wednesday.
Violet was "taken by force," and her 12-year-old sister was "viciously assaulted," Chris Owen, Clackamas County chief deputy district attorney, said during the briefing.
The 12-year-old girl was transported to a local hospital and is still receiving treatment, Canby Police Capt. James Murphy said during Wednesday's press briefing.
Murphy described the day's developments as "very dynamic" and said police are still investigating.
"We would like to learn more obviously about these circumstances involved in the case," he said.
Owen said the results of the investigation will be submitted to the district attorney's office Thursday morning and "we will make a charging decision concerning any suspect or suspects."
Police did not take any questions, citing the ongoing investigation.
Amid the search, police said investigators were interviewing family members and were working to collect any surveillance footage and develop a suspect and/or vehicle description.
The girl's mother and father are continuing to cooperate in the investigation, police said.
The search involves local and state authorities, as well as the FBI, according to Canby police. The police chief thanked all those involved in the search for Violet, saying, "Without their help, it would have been impossible for us to find her well and alive today."
"As a parent, I was anxious and I wanted to get it resolved, and I'm so glad that we found her alive and well," he said.
The Canby School District said there would be an increased police presence at Carus Elementary School, where Violet is a student, at dismissal on Wednesday "out of an abundance of caution."
"We recognize that news like this is deeply concerning and may cause fear and uncertainty for our families," the Canby School District said in a message to the school community. "During this difficult time, the most important things we can do are remain calm, stay close and connected with our children, and immediately report any information that could help investigators."
Anyone with tips is urged to contact Oregon State Police at 1-800-442-0776 and reference the Canby Police Department case No. 26-021300.
Canby is located about 25 miles south of downtown Portland.





