MADISON, IL (KTVI-FOX2now.com) -
Police in Madison, Illinois issued a St. Louis Regional Abduction Alert late Sunday evening after a child was kidnapped over the weekend. Madison police say 5-month-old Cortez Rose was taken from his home on Saturday afternoon by his 17-year-old babysitter, Danielle Medina. The family and investigators fear the child might be in danger.
The child's parents told authorities the child was taken without their permission around 2:00pm Saturday.
Cortez Rose was last seen in a red t-shirt and diaper at a bus stop on 19th Street in Granite City with Medina. Baby Cortez is approximately two feet tall and has birth marks on his right arm near his shoulder and on his right ankle.
Danielle Medina is described as a black female, five feet tall, 120 pounds, with a black ponytail and black and orange bangs. She was wearing a long brown shirt and black leggings and carrying a large gray purse. Police say the babysitter was pushing the baby in a large brown and tan stroller.
Madison police ask you to contact them at 618-876-4300 or dial 9-11 if you have any information on Danielle Medina or Cortez Rose.
See the alert on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children HERE.
The child's parents told authorities the child was taken without their permission around 2:00pm Saturday.
Cortez Rose was last seen in a red t-shirt and diaper at a bus stop on 19th Street in Granite City with Medina. Baby Cortez is approximately two feet tall and has birth marks on his right arm near his shoulder and on his right ankle.
Danielle Medina is described as a black female, five feet tall, 120 pounds, with a black ponytail and black and orange bangs. She was wearing a long brown shirt and black leggings and carrying a large gray purse. Police say the babysitter was pushing the baby in a large brown and tan stroller.
Madison police ask you to contact them at 618-876-4300 or dial 9-11 if you have any information on Danielle Medina or Cortez Rose.
See the alert on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children HERE.
