The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious incident involving a child that may be missing from the southside.
At approximately 5:45 p.m. Saturday, witnesses in front of the Target near the Avenues observed an unattended 5-7 year old child in a Target shopping cart.
When they asked about her parents she indicated that they were in the Academy Sports which shares a parking lot with the Target store. During the time that they attempted to get assistance from Target employees and older white male, between 40-50 years of age stated that he would assist the child in locating her parents.
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The girl climbed out of the cart and entered the man’s blue SUV style vehicle with unknown Florida license plates and they left the area.
The girl is described as having very blond hair and wearing a purple jacket or sweatshirt and light colored blue jeans. The man in the SUV is described as having salt and pepper colored hair and wearing a dark shirt.
At this time police say this is not considered a bona fide abduction, but out of concern for the child, investigators are working to verify the information and locate the man and child to ensure that she is safe.
Anyone who has any information about the location of either of these subjects is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.
