Crime & Safety
AMBER Alert Canceled, Dolton Teen Found Safe
Police said the kidnapper crashed their Ford Five Hundred sedan on I-94 while fleeing with 15-year-old Antaneya Smith.
DOLTON, IL — An AMBER Alert issued late Monday night was canceled around 3:30 a.m. after 15-year-old Antaneya Smith was found safe, Illinois State Police said. No other details were provided after police said she was abducted by a kidnapper who caused a crash on I-94 that injured a state trooper, then fled.
According to the alert, Smith was kidnapped around 2:42 p.m. Monday by an unknown suspect wearing a mask and driving a black 2005 Ford Five Hundred sedan. The license plate on the vehicle is DG20425.
The vehicle has front-end damage sustained in the crash Monday afternoon on I-94, according to police.
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Dolton police were pursuing the Ford on northbound I-94 at 87th Street when a trooper spotted the vehicle. Police said the Ford sideswiped another vehicle, pushing it into the state trooper's squad car before fleeing. The Ford was last seen heading north.
No photo or description of the suspect issued with the AMBER Alert.
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