An Amber Alert has been issued by Waskesiu Lake RCMP for five-day-old Koda Moccasin.
According to police, the baby boy was abducted from the health centre in Montreal Lake Thursday afternoon. The suspect, police say, is 35-year-old Merlin Junior Crookedneck.
Koda Moccasin is approximately seven pounds and was last seen wearing a blue sleeper, police say.
Crookedneck is described by police as 5-foot-11 “with a stocky build,” dark hair and brown eyes. He was last seen driving a black 2022 Hyundai Tucson SUV with a Saskatchewan licence plate 965 NAN.
According to police, he may be travelling to the Big River, Loon Lake or Mudie Lake areas.
“If seen, do not approach,” police said in the Amber Alert.
Police say Waskesiu Lake RCMP received a call around 1:50 p.m. that the five-day-old baby had been abducted.
The suspect and the child were last seen at the health centre in Montreal Lake early Thursday afternoon, RCMP say.
Montreal Lake is located approximately 106 kilometres north of Prince Albert.
According to the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, an Amber Alert may be initiated when police are investigating an abduction. Each of a particular set of criteria must be met prior to an Amber Alert being issued:
* The missing person is under 18 years old or an individual living with a significant cognitive, physical or intellectual disability;
* An investigation has confirmed either abduction by a stranger or abduction in which police to believe that an abducted person is in danger of bodily harm or death;
* There is enough descriptive information about the abducted person, the abductor or suspect vehicle to ensure the public can identify the elements;
* The alert can be issued in a time frame that would provide a reasonable expectation that the abducted person could be returned or the abductor could be apprehended.
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