Police search for 10-year-old girl abducted from Canby apartment overnight (Oct. 28)
Updated 11:55 a.m. PT Oct. 28. Police are still searching for 10-year-old Violet Hay. Anyone with information should call 1-800-442-0776.
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Canby police say an unknown man entered a southeast Canby apartment at about 1:39 a.m. Wednesday, assaulted a 12-year-old and abducted 10-year-old Violet Hay.
Violet is about 5 feet tall and 125 pounds and was last seen wearing a green shirt and black shorts.
Canby police are working with the Clackamas County Major Crimes Team, Oregon State Police and the FBI.
Tips go to 1-800-442-0776 or osp.ncc@osp.oregon.gov, referencing Canby police case 26-021300.
CANBY, Ore. - Police in Canby are searching for a 10-year-old girl who they say was abducted from her family's apartment early Wednesday, Oct. 28, and they are asking the public for help finding her.
What police say happened
Officers were called to an apartment complex in southeast Canby at about 1:47 a.m. on a report of a kidnapping, according to the Canby Police Department, as reported by KPTV FOX 12. Police did not release the complex's exact address.
Investigators learned that an unidentified man entered the apartment at 1:39 a.m., assaulted a 12-year-old child and abducted 10-year-old Violet Hay, police said, according to KOIN and The Oregonian/OregonLive.
As of 10:30 a.m., police did not have a description of the suspect or of any vehicle that may have been used, KATU reported.
Description
Police describe Violet as about 5 feet tall and about 125 pounds. She was last seen wearing a green shirt and black shorts. The Canby Police Department released her photo, which is available in the linked reports from KATU, KPTV and OregonLive.
The investigation
Detectives are interviewing family members, canvassing the neighborhood and collecting video from surveillance cameras in the area, police said. Violet's mother and father are cooperating with investigators, according to police.
"Canby Police investigators are currently working with detectives and forensics experts from the Clackamas County's Major Crimes Team, Oregon State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation," Canby police said in a statement quoted by KATU.
How to help
Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-442-0776 or email osp.ncc@osp.oregon.gov and reference Canby police case number 26-021300. If you see her, call 911.
This is a developing story. Willamette News will update it as police release new information.
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