ESSENCE LOVATO - 2 yo - Colorado Springs CO

ACTIVE AMBER Alert: Essence Lovato – Colorado Springs,CO

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ACTIVE AMBER Alert: Essence Lovato – Colorado Springs,CO

Incident
The child was abducted by the suspect. They may be traveling in the listed vehicle.
Incident Date: 12/19/2012 00:00 City: Colorado Springs State: CO
Victim
Essence Lovato
	Name: Essence Lovato Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Ethnicity: White Age: 2 Year(s) old Height: 2ft 0in Weight: 28 Gender: Female Description: Hair is long Subject Believed to be Wearing : short-sleeved pink and black striped shirt, black leggings with colored polka dots, grey hooded Cheetah jacket, white socks. The child may have a pink blanket.
Suspect
Tonia Shetina
	Name: Tonia Shetina Hair: Blonde Eyes: Hazel Ethnicity: White Age: 38 Year(s) old Height: 5ft 7in Weight: 135 Gender: Female Description: No Information Provided
Vehicle
	Year: 2000 Make: HONDA Model: ACCORD Color: Green License State: CO License Text: 592716K Description: Temporary tag; loud muffler, sun roof doesn't close all the way, may be a silver colored item around the license plate

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Missing Colorado Springs 2-year-old found safe and sound

7:12 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Written by Melissa Blasius

COLORADO SPRINGS - Colorado Springs police canceled an Amber Alert for missing 2-year-old Essence Lovato after she was found safe and sound Wednesday afternoon.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Susan Medina says a tip received by police after the state agency issued an Amber Alert Wednesday led investigators to a home in nearby Fountain. Essence Lovato was found safe in the home.

Essence was missing for almost 24 hours. Colorado Springs police believe the child was with a family acquaintance, 38-year-old Tonia Shetina.

Colorado Springs police say Essence's mom was having an argument with her boyfriend at a home in the 400 block of Kiowa. The mother asked Shetina to take her daughter out of the residence. Colorado Springs police say Shetina was supposed to take the child to her grandfather's house, which was nearby. When the mother tried to check on her daughter the Tuesday, she realized the 2-year-old was missing.

9Wants to Know has learned that Shetina had only know the girl's mom for two weeks. Police say Shetina is a drug user. A close relative of Shetina says she has two children of her own, but she does not have custody of those children. That relative says she does not think Shetina would intentionally harm any child.

Police say Shetina may face charges of kidnapping and auto theft.

http://www.9news.com/moms/article/305805/499/Missing-2-year-old-found-safe-

Suspect arrested in Amber Alert for Essence Lovato from Colorado Springs

Tonia Shetina charged with kidnapping, car theft

Posted: 12/20/2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Springs police arrested a suspect in connection with the Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old Essence Lovato.

Colorado Springs police said Tonia Shetina, 28, was taken into custody Wednesday night.

Shetina is charged with second degree kidnapping and motor vehicle theft.

Police said they found Lovato unharmed at a home near Fountain on Wednesday after receiving a tip based on the Amber Alert.

Her mother gave Shetina permission to drive Lovato to her grandfather's home. The pair never arrived at the grandfather's home and authorities issued an Amber Alert early Wednesday morning.

Just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, police received a tip based on the Amber Alert that Shetina was at a home just south of Fountain, Miller said. At about 3:30 p.m., police investigators and El Paso County sheriff's deputies went to the home and safely recovered Essence.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/suspect-arrested-in-amber-alert-for-essence-lovato-from-colorado-springs