Police Trying to Find Missing Toddler in Detroit
Amber Alert Issued for 2-Year-Old Bianca Jones
DETROIT (WJBK) - "I pray to God that you are alright. I pray to God I'll see you again," said Orlando Jones, the uncle of the missing girl.
Emotions are running high as the search continues for two-year-old Bianca Jones. As of Friday night, there was still no sign of her.
Her father, 32-year-old D'Andre Lane, told police a guy with a gun carjacked him and drove off with Bianca buckled into her car seat.
Police launched an intensive search. Lane said he was carjacked on John R. just north of East Grand Boulevard at 9:20 Friday morning.
Lane's 2004 silver Mercury Grand Marquis was recovered later on Beaubien between Euclid and Philadelphia, but Bianca was gone.
Bianca's great uncle got this story from Lane.
"They pulled the gun out and he was saying 'my baby's in the car.' And they said, 'Hey man, step back. Get out of the way,' said Oliver Nevers. "They just took the car and drove it off."
Nevers explained he was skeptical from the start. He said Lane's account of the carjacking kept changing.
"He [was] having so many different stories ? I don't know what to believe now," Nevers told us. "I know him ... well. He [has] been in our family for years, even ever since junior high."
Lane is known to police. He is a felon convicted of possession of cocaine, possession stolen property and a felon in possession of a firearm.
Early on in the Amber Alert, Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee said he was aware of conflicting stories and criminal convictions, but warned everyone not to lose sight of the objective.
"I'm not going to give any characterization as to the father, the mother or anything. Right now, that's not what's important. Obviously, they appear to be very distraught," he said.
Bianca's mother said she will not rest until her daughter is safely in her arms.
"My daughter is wearing a purple coat with gold trim and pink tights. Her hair is braided and she has beads in it. She's very smart, and she just had a birthday Saturday. She just turned two," said Banika Jones.
Late Friday night, Chief Godbee circulated a composite sketch of a suspect -- a black male with a short beard. (You can see the sketch at the top of this story)
The chief said he believes there were two men involved, but this is a composite of one of the suspects who had a gun.
"Right now, no matter what our worry is, I'm sure it does not trump the worry of the family, so we have to maintain our calm, do what we know how to do, follow every lead, continue to get information out. We're using Twitter, Facebook, anything we can do to get information out," Godbee said.
The number to call with tips about Bianca is 1-800-SPEAK-UP. You can remain anonymous.
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i hope they find this little girl.