AMBER Alert Issued for Ohio Toddler Abducted by Teenage Father

An AMBER Alert was issued for an Ohio baby who was abducted by her teenage father on Thursday.

The Licking County Sheriff's Office is searching for Lux Tiwari, an infant girl from Newark, Ohio was taken by her dad shortly before 4 p.m.

The baby is described as an Asian female. She is about 2 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighs 17 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Individuals last saw the baby in a red flannel dress and white tights.

The child's biological father abducted her from 15 Mesimer Drive in Newark.

The father, Sewak Tiwari, 19, is an Asian male standing about six feet tall and weighing 120 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue Batman T-shirt, red and black shorts and white Crocs.

He may be driving a silver 2006 Honda Pilot with Ohio license plate KHE7597, which has front passenger side damage.

Newsweek reached out to the Licking County Sheriff's Office, which stated the investigation is ongoing and no new information is available at this time.

Local law enforcement requests anyone with information on Tiwari's whereabouts or the suspect's vehicle to contact them immediately.

Abductions by Non-Custodial Parent

Child Find of America reports that 78% of parents who abduct their children are non-custodial. A family abduction occurs when a family member takes or keeps a child in violation of the custodial parent's or guardian's rights.

A parent might abduct their child if they are unhappy with a court's custody decision, have been denied visitation due to unpaid child support, want to protect the child or themselves from abuse, are upset about the relationship's breakup, or are angry with the other parent over lifestyle changes.

What is an AMBER Alert?

AMBER Alert is a nationwide notification system used to alert the public of missing children under the age of 18.

The alerts are shared across radio, TV, road signs, cellphones and other data-enabled devices.

As of last year, 1,200 children were found because of the AMBER Alert system and 180 children were rescued as a result of the emergency alerts.

In order for an alert to be issued, an abduction must have occurred, the child must be at risk of serious injury or death and there has to be descriptive information of the child, the suspect or the suspect's vehicle.

Active AMBER Alerts

There are two other active AMBER Alerts for children in Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Sebastian Rogers, 15, has been missing since February 26. He was last seen at his mother and stepfather's home in Sumner County, Tennessee.

He is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and he wears glasses. He was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a black sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about Rogers is being asked to call the Sumner County Emergency Communications Center at 615-451-3838 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

Elijah Vue, 3, disappeared from his mother's boyfriend's house on February 20 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

"He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, long sleeve dark colored shirt and red and green dinosaur slip on shoes," the AMBER Alert said.

Anyone with information in this case should contact the Two Rivers Police Department at 844-267-6648.

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