7-Year-Old Girl Abducted, 'In Imminent Danger': Amber Alert

New York City NY

18 August, 2021

1:40 PM

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Update 4:55 p.m. NYPD reported the girl has been found safe. UPDATE: The missing has been located, and is safe. https://t.co/sqS95KRP73— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 18, 2021 NEW YORK CITY — An Amber Alert warns a young girl abducted early Wednesday in Queens is in "imminent danger" of serious harm or death. Phones rang out across New York City with an alert asking city dwellers to watch out for 7-year-old Jaila Puello. Puello was taken by Jean Puello, 40, about 2:15 a.m. during a child abduction on Grand Avenue in Queens, authorities said. "The child was taken under circumstances that lead police to believe that they are in imminent danger of serious harm and/or death," the alert stated in all-caps. #AMBERAlert: Jaila Puello, 7-year-old Hispanic female from Queens, NY, in 2002 Green BMW 530 I with license plate number KFM2998. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/bVzN4CafyY. pic.twitter.com/jDSL93iVOV— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) August 18, 2021 The abduction is being investigated by the NYPD Queens Special Victims Squad. Jaila Puello is described as a Hispanic girl with black hair and brown eyes, about 4 feet 1 inches tall and weighing 60 pounds. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, black shorts and gray shoes. Jean Puello has black hair and brown eyes, stand about 6 feet tall and weighs about 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing boxer shorts. He sped off with Jaila along Grand Avenue in a green four-door BMW 530i with a New York license plate bearing the number KFM2998. People with information are asked to contact NYPD's 110th Precinct at 718-520-9277 or call 911.