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Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect in possible kidnapping

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By Staff Report February 2, 2021 1 min read

UPDATE: The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation and found no evidence to support the Feb. 1, kidnapping allegation. The incident has been determined to be unfounded.

The HCSO says it did not issue an Amber Alert since at the time deputies took the initial report, the reported victim was at home and unharmed, and so the incident did not warrant an Amber Alert or an Endangered Child Alert as determined by the TBI.

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The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is in search of a suspect in connection to a possible kidnapping that happened in East Brainerd Monday, according to a news release.

Shortly after 4:00 p.m., deputies responded to a home in the 9400 block of Windrose Circle on a report of an alleged kidnapping. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a 10-year-old who had returned home safe, the news release states.