AMBER Alert Canceled for 7 Year Old Idaho Boy Posted: Thursday August 20, 2009 7:14 AM CT Updated: Tuesday September 1, 2009 6:32 PM CT
The State of Idaho canceled the Amber Alert on Tuesday afternoon after the boy's mother turned herself in to officials in Boise. The mother, Ekaterina Principali, has been arrested for second degree kidnapping.
The State of Idaho issued the Amber Alert early Thursday morning (08-20) after the boy was reportedly abducted from his home in Boise. The suspect reportedly knocked on the door and asked to see the boy. The suspect then took the boy and fled in the listed vehicle.
Luca Principali a 7 year old white male, 4 feet tall, weighing 60 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black Star Wars T-shirt with a picture of Darth Vader and the Emperor on it, camouflage knee length shorts, and was barefoot. He goes by the nickname of Goober.
The suspect is an Unknown White Male 45 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 190 lbs. with brown hair, a full beard with a short hairstyle that is thinning on top. He was last seen wearing a Red, white, purple, green horizontal striped short sleeve t-shirt and blue jeans.
The suspect vehicle is a 2009 Chrysler Town & Country Mini Van with California tag number 6GQC981.
Anyone with information is asked to call Boise PD at 208-570-6457 or dial 911.
With over 2000 missing children reported each day, fewer than 1 of those children meet the strict criteria for an Amber Alert.
Advocates for missing children would like to see all cases get the attention that high-profile incidents receive, but the vast majority of abduction cases go relatively unnoticed.
AMBER Alert Canceled for 7 Year Old Idaho Boy
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