Crime & Safety
Update: AMBER Alert for Cancelled for Children Abducted in Burien
The two boys were found safe in SeaTac Tuesday afternoon.
UPDATE 6 p.m.: The two boys were found safe around 4:30 p.m. in SeaTac on Tuesday. They were in Michael Riley's custody and he appeared to be high on crack cocaine and was carrying a loaded gun, according to a report from KOMO News.
The man was taken into police custody and awaits charges.
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BURIEN-- An AMBER Alert has been issued for two young children who were taken from the Burien Library parking lot on today, Tuesday, May 22.
Police believe that 23-year-old Michael Riley III stole his former girlfriend's car around 1 p.m. while it was parked at the Burien Library, located at 400 SW 152nd St. Inside the car were Riley's 7-month-old son Jamier Riley and another child, 2-year-old Jermiah Watkins.
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Riley has a history of gang affiliation and weapons use, but no weapons were observed during the abduction. He is described as an African American male, approximately 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds.
He drives a green 1994 Lexus with Washington State license plate 299UOM.
It is not known where Riley may be headed.
Anyone with information on the trio’s or the car’s whereabouts is urged to call 911 immediately.
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