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10-Year-Old Oregon Girl Kidnapped From Home in Middle of the Night, Then Found Alive, Tied up in Closet
Authorities say Chavez was arrested without incident after a multiagency search that found the 10-year-old girl safe and alive.
On Wednesday, The Canby Police Department began investigating the reported abduction of 10-year-old Violet Hay from an apartment complex in Canby, Ore.
Investigators report an unidentified man entered the apartment at 1:39 a.m., assaulted a 12-year-old child, and abducted Hay, with officers responding at 1:47 a.m.
Hay is described as 5 feet tall and 125 pounds and was last seen wearing a green shirt and black shorts.
According to police, Hay's mother and father are cooperating with the investigation as investigators interview family members and canvass the neighborhood for surveillance footage.
Anyone with information regarding case number 26-021300 is urged to contact Oregon State Police at 1-800-442-0776; police have not released further details at this time.