Amber Alert for 5-Year-Old Dublin Boy

[Lorah]

http://www.kcbs.com/Amber-Alert-for-5-Year-Old-Dublin-Boy/2490195

Posted: Thursday, 26 June 2008 1:03PM

Amber Alert for 5-Year-Old Dublin Boy


DUBLIN, Calif. (KCBS) -- Dublin Police are searching for 5-year-old Justin Nottingham, who left his home in the company of Harold Bennett Wednesday night, and hasn't been seen since. Bennett is dating Nottingham's mother.
"He has a past history of using narcotics. Due to that we don't know what state of mind he's in," said Dublin Police Sergeant Nate Schmidt. "He also left in the mother's car which he doesn't have permission to drive. He also has a past history of taking the vehicle from the mother."

Bennett took the car without permission at around midnight, to go to a fast food restaurant.

He made an A.T.M. withdrawal at a 711 Store on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland around 2 a.m.

Bennett is described as a 37-year-old white male, 5-feet 9-inches tall, 245 pounds, bald, with brown eyes and a medium dark complexion.

Schmidt says he was last seen driving a blue Honda Civic four-door with a California license plate of 5TIC261.

Schmidt says Justin Nottingham is a white boy with blond hair and blue eyes who is 3- feet tall and weighs 48-pounds. The 5-year-old was wearing a sweatshirt and a diaper, and left the house without a change of clothes.

Authorities have issued an Amber alert for Alameda county, and anyone who sees the pair, or the car, are asked to call Dublin police.


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[khanson]

OMG I hope he's ok :(

[Colleen&Kail]

OMG I hope he's ok :(

:yeah what a creepy looking man. i sure hope they catch him soon.

[Sara]

Very strange!! I hope they find them soon!

[erin anne]

Those stories make me so angry. It seems like lately all the horrible stories of abuse/murder/neglect of kids has been at the hands of the mother's boyfriend, anyone else notice the trend?

I hope they find him :(

[howardvm]

:( So terrible! I hope they find him soon!

[Stacey]

I heard the alert was canceled. Must have turned out okay.

[Lorah]

Really? Ohhh that would be really good! I haven't had the TV on to see the news.... I'll have to go look.

[Lorah]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/26/BALU11FP1S.DTL&tsp=1

(06-26) 17:00 PDT DUBLIN -- A 5-year-old Dublin boy who was the subject of an Amber alert has been found safe, and police have arrested his mother's boyfriend, authorities said.

The boy, Justin Nottingham, was taken by Harold Bennett, 36, sometime between midnight and 3 a.m. today, said Dublin police Lt. Glenn Moon. Bennett said he and the boy were going to a McDonald's, police said.

At about 3:30 p.m. today, the car Bennett had been driving was found near Eighth Street and Mandela Parkway in West Oakland, police said. A short time later, Bennett and Justin were found walking in the area, Moon said.

Bennett was arrested by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy, and the boy was taken into protective custody. Justin appeared to be in good health, Moon said.

[Colleen&Kail]

im glad he was found, i hope he is okay.

[Lisa]

Thank God he was found. I sure hope his mother doesn't take the boyfriend back!

[becky]

that is so scary I am glad they found him. I have the Amber Alert Code on one of my sites and its always so sad when I see an alert pop up. I am so glad this one had a happy ending

[justamom]

When I heard this today I was thinking a 5 year old in diapers??? I am glad they found him!