Amber Alert Issued for 3 Year Old North Dakota Girl
Posted: Monday May 22, 2006: 7:39 PM CST
Updated: Wednesday May 24, 2006: 12:20 PM CST

The suspect information reference Leigh Cowen is no longer included in the AMBER Alert. The suspect vehicle a 1995 Teal colored Chevrolet Astro Van with ND License plate HAY 548 is no longer included in the AMBER Alert. The child, Reachelle Smith, is still included in the AMBER Alert. No additional information about her possible whereabouts is available. The AMBER Alert for Reachelle Smith remains active.

The Minot Police Department and the State of North Dakota issued the Amber Alert after the girl was abducted this morning, May 22nd.

Reachelle Smith, 3 years old. She's white with brown eyes and light brown hair. She is about 3 feet high and weighs about 40 pounds.

She's believed to be with Leigh Cowen, a 22-year-old white man with black, collar-length hair and brown eyes, standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds. Cowen has a Chinese symbol tattooed on the right side of his neck.

They might be in a teal 1995 Ford van with minor front end damage and North Dakota license plates HAY 548 and on route to Kansas.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Minot Police Department at (701) 852-0111 or dial 911.