Amber Alert issued for abducted 3-year-old girl in North Carolina, FBI canvassing area she was last seen

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl who was reported abducted in North Carolina Wednesday, allegedly taken by a woman in her 20s, authorities said.

Ahlora Ashanti Sample Lindiment was reported abducted at 6:33 p.m. Wednesday from the Phillips Avenue area in Greensboro, the Greensboro Police Department said.

The 3-year-old was taken from a playground, reported ABC Raleigh station WTVD.

“Investigators with the Greensboro Police Department, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI will be canvassing the neighborhood where Ahlora was last seen to speak to anyone who may have information to help find her,” police said Thursday. “We encourage any resident or community member with information to come forward and speak to us. ”

Ahlora’s mother, Erica Lindiment, is also pleading with the public to help.

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“Even if you don’t want to be known, or you don’t want to have your name or anything to do with it, you can always leave an anonymous tip,” she told WTVD. “Help us find her and make sure she gets home safe.”

Police described the person who took Ahlora as a black woman in her 20s who stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds, said police. Her hair was in a short ponytail and she was wearing a short-sleeve black crop top with black pants with stripes on the legs and tiger print faces.

Police later said they were looking to identify this woman seen on surveillance video near the scene. While she matches the description given earlier, police spokesman Ronald Glenn said they are “not calling her a suspect, but we believe she may have information about the incident. We want to identify and speak with her about any information or insight she may have.”

Ahlora was last seen wearing a short sleeve pink T-shirt, black jeans and possibly white sandals, said police.

Anyone with information, or anyone who may have noticed something suspicious in the area between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., is asked to call 911 or the Greensboro Police Department at 336-373-2287.