Amber Alert has been arrested.
Wesley Mathews, father of Sherin Mathews, 3, was arrested on Saturday and
charged with Abandoning or Endangering a Child, according to the Richardson
Police Department Facebook Page.
An Amber Alert was issued for the girl Saturday afternoon after
police said she could be in immediate danger. She still hasn't been located.
Authorities say the girl was last seen by her father outside
their backyard around
Police weren't called to the home in the 900 block of
Sunningdale until some five hours after the child was last seen, according to
Sgt. Kevin Perlich.
He said search teams used dogs and went door-to-door in the
family's neighborhood this morning and into the afternoon but so far had no
leads on the girl's whereabouts.
“We’re trying to pick up any type of scent, or items of
clothing, or anything like that, that might give us a clue she was there,"
said Perlich.
Late Saturday, investigators towed two SUV's and a minivan
from the home as part of a search for "any potential evidence."
Sherin was last seen wearing a pink top and black pajama
bottoms.
The girl has developmental issues and limited verbal
communication skills, police said.
Site where 3 y.o. vanished in
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Members of the family's church gathered outside of the home
Saturday afternoon and said the girl's parents were being interviewed at police
headquarters.
Anyone with information pertaining to her whereabouts is
asked to call 972-744-4801.
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Dad jailed for endangering toddler who's still missing
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An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old
Wesley Mathews was charged with abandoning or
endangering Sherin Mathews, who remains missing as police continue their
investigation.
Sherin, who has development issues and limited verbal
communication skills, is described as Asian, about 3 feet tall and 22 pounds
with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink top, black
pajama bottoms and pink flip-flops.
Wesley Mathews last saw his daughter about
Police went door to door in the neighborhood and used search
dogs to look for the girl, and on Saturday evening towed away the family's
vehicles to look for "any potential evidence," WFAA-TV reported.