An Amber Alert was issued Friday for a Miami-Dade child who's been missing for days shortly after police issued an arrest warrant for his father.
Jorge Gabriel Morales, 45, is wanted for the interference of custody and concealing a minor contrary to a court order in connection with the disappearance of 6-year-old Jorge "Jo Jo" Morales, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued the alert, calling the elder Morales a suspect in the case.
On Saturday morning, the child was picked up from his mother's home by his father and paternal grandmother "in accordance with a court time sharing order," police said.
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The elder Morales never returned the child back home, violating court orders. The child's mother then reported his disappearance to police and told NBC 6 that she wasn't able to contact her ex-husband and that everything was gone from his apartment.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert Wednesday for the 6-year-old.
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"Investigators have not been able to locate the father and are concerned for the safety of the child due to the possible need of services," Miami-Dade Police said in a news release.
Yanet Concepcion, the mother, said her son has autism.
Six-year-old Morales is 3 feet tall and 50 pounds with brown hair and eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, gray shorts and black shoes.
His father, 45 years old, is 6 feet tall and 185 pounds with brown hair and eyes. His mother, Lilliam Morales, is 68 years old.
The car they were in is a 2006 gray Ford Expedition XLT, with Florida tag CSIU53.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Police at 305-596-8176, Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS, or 911.
