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Police follow new leads in abduction of 5-year-old Montgomery County girl
The Conroe Police Department reported in a press release late Wednesday night that the couple who allegedly abducted their biological daughter from a Conroe restaurant Monday night may have left the Conroe-Houston metropolitan area and crossed state lines.
Conroe Police issued an Amber Alert for Annabelle Nichole Williams-Forlano, 5, who allegedly was taken from a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant at Interstate 45 and Texas 242 by Angela Faith Williams, 46, and Carl Forlano, 57, who do not have custody of their child, around 8:30 p.m. Monday.
They are believed to be traveling in a tractor-trailer rig. The tractor is described as a black 2008 International tractor bearing Texas license plate RC8C54. The logo of the company name “Moving Cargo” may be on the side of the tractor. The trailer is a 1996 box style van bearing Texas license plate Y10163.
An updated Amber Alert has been issued for the abducted child and now includes the information on the tractor-trailer rig.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has entered the investigation and is providing assistance.
The Conroe Police Department has been diligently pursuing a number of leads and tips from the public as well as conducting interviews regarding the abduction.
Anyone with information regarding the location of the child, suspects or the tractor-trailer can contact the Conroe Police Department Communications Division at (936) 522-3204.
Williams allegedly took her from the restaurant, where she met Annabelle and her aunt, Joyce Nielsen, of The Woodlands. Joyce and Kurk Nielsen have custody of Annabelle.
Joyce Nielsen is Williams’ sister.
Williams ran out of the restaurant with Annabelle and got into a pickup truck, where Forlano was waiting, Conroe police said. The three then drove off.
Annabelle is about 3 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs around 35 pounds. She has light-brown hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a white Hannah Montana shirt, pink jacket, blue jeans and pink boots with fringe.
Both Williams and Forlano have criminal histories, according to Public Data. Williams was released Jan. 4 from the Harris County Jail, where she served half of a 10-month sentence for drug possession, a Harris County Sheriff’s Office official said.
Forlano was arrested in 1988 for criminal sale of a controlled substance in Oneida County, N.Y., according to Public Data. Because he has family in New York and Brownsville, he and Williams could be planning to take Annabelle to either place.
Joyce and Kurk Nielsen have raised Annabelle since she was born and won temporary sole custody of her just days ago, on Feb. 10, in the 284th state District Court. According to court documents, the Nielsens applied not only for sole custody – allowing Williams only supervised visitation – they sought and received an emergency restraining order against Forlano and the complete severance of his relationship with Annabelle.
The reason for the emergency restraining order was because of Williams’ recent release from jail, said Woodlands attorney Robert Kalish, who represented the Nielsens in the custody matter.
In a Jan. 14 court affidavit, Kurk Nielsen described Forlano as a “transient” and said Forlano and Williams were attempting to take Annabelle out of school for three months to drive to New York in an 18-wheeler.
How to Help
Anyone with information about Annabelle Nichole Williams Forlano’s abduction or her and her biological parents’ whereabouts should call the Conroe Police Department Communications Division at (936) 522-3204.
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