Police: Mother in Custody After False Armed Kidnapping Report
- New Castle County Police received a report on June 10 that 3-year-old Nola Dinkins had been kidnapped in Newark, Delaware.
- The mother claimed an armed unknown white man abducted Nola after she stopped to comfort her on Gender Road, prompting an Amber Alert.
- Police and the FBI conducted an intensive overnight search, investigating the claim and later found the mother's statements to be false.
- Authorities canceled the Amber Alert on June 11 and announced Maryland State Police are now treating the case as a homicide investigation.
- Officials stated there is no public danger and urged anyone with information to contact Maryland State Police at 410-996-7800.
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Missing Indiana girl at center of homicide investigation in Maryland
MARION, Ind. — A missing 3-year-old girl who recently lived in Marion is at the center of a homicide investigation in Maryland. On Tuesday afternoon, Nola Dinkins became the focus of an Amber Alert issued by New Castle County Police in Delaware. Originally, police were told by Nola's mother that an unknown male armed with a handgun had abducted the 3-year-old. A photo of Nola Dinkins included in the original Amber Alert. Investigators soon dete…
Mother lied in Delaware Amber Alert; Nola Dinkins case now a homicide probe
The Delaware Amber Alert for 3-year-old Nola Dinkins has been canceled after investigators determined the original report of her abduction was false, according to officials. The case is now being treated as a homicide investigation in Maryland. The alert was issued Tuesday evening after Nola’s mother told police that an unknown white male armed with […]
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