AMBER ALERT for Utah 4-year-old canceled after she is found, non-custodial mother held for abduction
SOUTH SALT LAKE, UTAH: An Amber Alert was canceled on Sunday, April 19, after 4-year-old Arilyn Crow, who was believed to have been abducted from South Salt Lake, Utah, earlier the same day, was found safe and unharmed. The suspected abductor was the child's non-custodial mother, 25-year-old Courtney Lynn Crow, who was arrested and charged with first-degree felony child kidnapping by the police.
Earlier the Amber alert was issued by the Utah Division of Emergency Management for the four-year-old girl who went missing in South Salt Lake.
According to the South Salt Lake Police Department, the victim, Arilyn Crow, is believed to have been abducted by one Courtney Crow, 25, at about 12:45 am.
Both the victim and the suspect were described as American Indians or "Alaskan Native."
The child was last seen wearing a pink shirt and diaper. She is described to have black hair and brown eyes, is three feet six inches tall, and weighs about 35 pounds. Courtney, on the other hand, was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and light jeans. She has black hair and brown eyes, is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds.
When the abduction took place, Courtney was believed to be driving a silver 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix with the license plate F142SY. The front end of the vehicle has sustained some damage and there were parts of the grill missing on the car.
If anyone has any information regarding the incident or the whereabouts of the victim or the suspect, they are requested to call 801-840-4000 or call 9-1-1.
Meanwhile, the amber alert went viral on Twitter as frustrated residents of Utah took to social media to highlight the incompetence of their state government in sending out the alerts without proper information or relevant context.
"First, Utah amber alerts say things like 'gry toyt' and now it just says 'UT AMBER ALERT'. Okay, that’s really helpful?" wrote one, while another said, "I’m not saying people aren’t capable of finding this info. But not putting these details in the “Amber Alert” itself kinda defeats the purpose of its existence. This is the 3rd time in a row there has been ZERO info in the alert sent out."
A third tweeted: "Can someone tell the State of Utah that their people still don't know how to use the Amber Alert system".
And a fourth said: "Jesus Christ did anyone else get that middle-of-the-night amber alert with no context?"
Others were angry at the state's emergency system for waking them up before daybreak without an informative explanation. "If you’re going to give me a heart attack at 3:30 a.m. by sending an Amber Alert, please make sure you actually include the Amber Alert in your Amber Alert. This is just a blank message that shrieked at me" one wrote, while another said, "Got scared s**tless at 3:35 AM from the Utah amber alert and had to come to twitter to find info because the website is down... and they didn’t put info on the alert..."
Another user tweeted: "Yuh that amber alert did not provide any description....but it did provide me a heart attack @ 3:35 am. cool beans Utah".