Amber Alert cancelled for 5 to 7 Year Old Washington Boy
Posted: Monday March 5, 2007: 2:36 PM CST
Updated: Monday March 5, 2007: 6:11 PM CST

AMBER Alert cancelled, Snohomish County Sheriff's Office has been unable to indentify a victim and has no further information on a possible missing child.

On March 5, 2007: the EVERETT, Washington Police Department and the State of Washington had issued an Amber Alert for a child who was apparently abducted on March 5, 2007. Click for map of EVERETT, Washington.

A 10-year-old boy who was on his way to school near Everett reported seeing a man in a blue van grab a 5- to 7-year-old boy, put his hand over the boy's mouth, put the boy in the van and drive away. The boy who was taken is white and was wearing a dark coat, a dark ski cap and a backpack. He is 3 feet 3 inches to 3 feet 6 inches tall.

The man sought in the case is Hispanic, in his early 20s and was wearing a dark red raincoat.

Officials at nearby Discovery Elementary School are taking attendance to determine if any student is missing. No child who was expected to attend a pre-school event were found to be missing. No parents have reported their child missing. Deputies are searching for the van and treating the case as an abduction.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Snohomish County Sheriff at 425-407-3970 or dial 911.