Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that $25,000 reward offered if missing lady, Carlee Russell, is found after she got kidnapped after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate.
Hoover Police have not received any other calls of someone missing a small child.
Russell was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and white Nike shoes. She is 5’4, 150-160 lbs.
Her mother, Talitha Russell implored the public to keep her daughter in mind. Police said any tip no matter how small it may seem can prove helpful.
“Just anything you can all do, if you see something at Walmart, Target, McDonald’s, anything, if you can just pay extra attention and take extra precaution and report anything abnormal.”
WBRC has obtained traffic camera video from Interstate 459 from the moment it is believed that Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell disappeared.
WBRC has obtained traffic camera video from Interstate 459 from the moment it is believed that Carlee Nichole Russell disappeared.
A $25,000 reward is being offered in exchange for any information about her disappearance or whereabouts. Anyone with information is asked to call Hoover Police Department at 205-444-7562. You can also call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777 to remain anonymous.
Police say Carlee got off work last night at around 8:20 p.m. from a business at The Summit and is believed to have stopped to pick up food from a restaurant at The Colonnade before traveling toward Hoover on I-459 where she stopped near mile marker 11 between the Galleria flyover and Exit 10.
The family says they are staying positive and trusting God their daughter will be brought home safely.
Talitha Russell said the last time she spoke with her daughter Carlee was around 9:18 Thursday night when she left Taziki’s after picking up food and was headed home.
The US Department of Justice reports the Ashanti Alert Act became law at the end of 2018. It’s named in honor of Ashanti Billie, a 19 year-old who was abducted and killed in Virginia in 2017. The DOJ says the law established a voluntary nationwide network to help with search and recovery for those missing between 18 and 65.
It doesn’t guarantee every state will have a plan established to respond with an alert in these cases. Their website reads: “The National Ashanti Alert Network does not accept reports of missing adults, but is a link to the state, territorial, and tribal area to share missing adult information to assist in the location and investigation of that individual.”
Many will remember Aniah Blanchard, a 19-year-old who was abducted and murdered in 2019. Her mom Angela Harris tells WBRC Fox 6 that she’s working closely with the family of Carlee Russell and says Alabama needs to utilize something like the Ashanti Alert.
Anyone who believes they may have seen Russell or may have any information about this case is asked to call Detective Brad Fountain at 205-444-7562.
While police are investigating the disappearance family, friends, and the community are also looking for the 25 year old.
A search party was held on Friday at the Hoover Met.
“She is sweet, love her family, that’s why we’re all here came out to support,” said John Cole, a relative of Russell.
Some people drove from as far as Atlanta, Georgia to help in the search.
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