Ashlee Crocitto, [Found] 16 Allegedly ABDUCTED From Chula Vista, CA 03/08/08

[Grande]

Amber Alert Issued For Pregnant 16-Year-Old
UPDATED: 6:35 pm PDT March 9, 2008

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- An Amber Alert remains active Sunday for a 16-year-old girl who police say was abducted at knifepoint in Chula Vista by her estranged boyfriend.

The alert was issued Saturday after 20 year old Carlos Antonio allegedly abducted Ashlee Crocitto at about 8:45 a.m. from the 1300 block of Santa Ynez Avenue, said Chula Vista police Lt. Buddy Magor.

Antonio is Latino, 5 feet 8 inches and 160 pounds, with brown eyes and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.

He was driving a teal-colored Hyundai Accent with a loud muffler and California license 4EPA103, Magor said.

Crocitto, who is four months pregnant, is white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 150 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts was urged to call Chula Vista police at 619-691-5151, Magor said.

http://www.10news.com/news/15542642/detail.html#

[Grande]

Amber Alert is issued for pregnant girl, 16
March 9, 2008

Ashlee Crocitto was abducted by a former boyfriend at 8:45 a.m. from a parking lot at her mother's residence, police said. Police said she contacted her mother later in the day to say she was all right.
The Amber Alert Web site said Crocitto is four months pregnant. She was described as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 150 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing a black shirt, beige pants and black sandals.

Police were searching for a suspect, Carlos Antonio, 20, who had a knife.

Antonio was described as Latino, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and jeans. He has a 2-inch scar on his chin and a tattoo on his back with the word “Carmelo.”

He may be driving a teal Hyundai Accent with California license plate 4EPA103. The car has a San Diego sticker in the rear window, a loud exhaust and a missing hubcap. There may be a white dog in the car. Anyone with information is asked to call Chula Vista police at (619) 691-5151. –K.D. & L.S.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080309-9999-1m9pubsafe.html

[Grande]

Amber Alert still in effect for pregnant girl
UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM
8:48 a.m. March 9, 2008

CHULA VISTA – An Amber Alert remained posted Sunday for a 16-year-old Chula Vista girl who police say was kidnapped at knifepoint Saturday by her estranged boyfriend.

Ashlee Crocitto was abducted about 8:45 a.m. Saturday from a parking lot at her mother's residence, police said. Neighbors told police the girl's mother tried to stop the suspect, but was unable to do so because he had a knife at her daughter's throat.

The Amber Alert Web site said Crocitto is four months pregnant. She was described as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 150 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing a black shirt, beige pants and black sandals.

The suspect was identified as Carlos Antonio, 20.

Antonio was described as Latino, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. He has a 2-inch scar on his chin and a tattoo on his back with the word “Carmelo.”

He may be driving a teal or bluish-green 1999 Hyundai Accent with California license plate 4EPA103. The car has a San Diego sticker in the rear window, a loud muffler and a missing right front hubcap. There may be a white dog in the car.

Anyone with information is asked to call Chula Vista police at (619) 691-5151

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080309-0848-bn09amber.html

[Grande]

Amber Alert still active for pregnant teenager
UNION-TRIBUNE
March 10, 2008

CHULA VISTA: An Amber Alert remained in effect late yesterday for a 16-year-old Chula Vista girl who was kidnapped at knifepoint Saturday.

Ashlee Crocitto was abducted by a former boyfriend about 8:45 a.m. Saturday from a parking lot at her mother's residence, police said. Neighbors said the girl's mother tried to stop the suspect, but he had a knife at her daughter's throat.

The girl has called her mother twice since the abduction, Saturday and yesterday, to say she was all right, police said.

The Amber Alert Web site said Crocitto is four months pregnant and described her as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 150 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes.

The suspect is Carlos Antonio, 20, who is described as Latino, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his chin and “Carmelo” tattooed on his back.

He may be driving a bluish-green 1999 Hyundai Accent with California license plate 4EPA103. Anyone with information can call Chula Vista police at (619) 691-5151.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080310-9999-1m10pubsafe.html

[packy]

They interviewed her mom by phone on Fox this morning, and her mom said she has called home with a short call saying she was okay. We can keep hope up for that to be true and he'll soon let her go.

[Roamer]

Those calls always bother me. I wonder if they were forced to make them.

[Grande]

Pregnant 16-Year-Old Found in Mexico After Alleged Knifepoint Abduction by Abusive Boyfriend
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

A pregnant 16-year-old allegedly kidnapped at knifepoint by her abusive estranged boyfriend has been found with him in Mexico, according to her mother.

An Amber Alert had been issued Monday for 4-months-pregnant Ashlee Crocitto after she was apparently taken from her mom's house in southern California Saturday by 20-year-old Carlos Antonio, who is reportedly the father of her unborn baby.

Chula Vista Police told FOXNews.com that Antonio was lying in wait for Crocitto before he jumped out at her wielding a knife and forced her into his car.

Crocitto's mother, Bobbi Crocitto, told FOX that police had contacted her with the news that her daughter was found safe in Mexico with Antonio.

Ashlee Crocitto was reportedly taken at about 8:45 a.m. Saturday by Antonio. Her tearful mother said Monday that she was sure the alleged abduction wasn't a plot by her daughter to run away with her former boyfriend.

Amber Alert Police concurred and said they'd been treating the case as an actual kidnapping.

"There doesn't appear to be any doubt that it was not voluntary," Bernard Gonzales, a public information officer with the Chula Vista Police Department, told FOXNews.com on Monday. "There's always a possibility that it was an act, but we don't operate under assumptions. We take it seriously."

Gonzales said Crocitto was apparently pregnant with Antonio's child and at some point the pair had been girlfriend and boyfriend, but he couldn't say whether the couple was still together. Various local media reports indicated the teen had recently broken up with Antonio because he was abusive.

Crocitto called home a few times since Saturday to tell her mom she was all right.

Police released a description of the vehicle Monday. Antonio had spoken of fleeing to Mexico, according to Gonzales, but authorities initially believed they'd managed to stop him from crossing the border.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336720,00.html

[packy]

Glad they found her. I wonder how this unfolded, whether he decided to let her go, or police and/or public led them to her. Thanks, Grande.

[Faith]

I'm glad they found her.

[TigressPen]

It's always a breath of fresh air to read of one being found safe!!

[Nut44x4]

By Ray Huard
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

12:46 p.m. May 2, 2008

CHULA VISTA – A Chula Vista man pleaded guilty Friday to abducting his pregnant, 16-year-old ex-girlfriend at knifepoint and fleeing to Mexico.
Carlos Omar Antonio, 20, pleaded guilty in Chula Vista Superior Court to charges of child abduction and assault with a deadly weapon, said Deputy District Attorney Hector Jimenez.

Under the terms of a plea agreement, Antonio faces up to two years in prison at a July 9 sentencing hearing, Jimenez said. Antonio is being held in jail in lieu of $130,000 bail.
Police said Antonio abducted his girlfriend March 8, one day after the couple broke up. She was four months pregnant with his child at the time.

The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert for the girl, who called home twice to say she was fine.

Antonio and the girl were found together March 10 at his grandmother's home in south Tijuana and brought back to the United States.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080502-1246-bn2antonio.html

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[Roamer]

I'm glad she was found safe.

[Grande3]

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[annalyzer]

Shouldn't this be moved to the located thread?