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Update: Aleah Conrad was found safe in Greensboro, North Carolina. Authorities are working to reunite her with her mother.
Kassin Rodriguez was taken into custody and is facing charges of interference with child custody and false imprisonment.
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Previous story: A Florida Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old girl believed to have been abducted out of Pinellas Park.
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Aleah Conrad was last seen near US Highway 19 North and 76th Avenue North wearing a red shirt, black shorts and black and white high-top Nike sneakers. She's described as having dirty blonde hair and may be carrying a black backpack.
She is believed to be in the company of 38-year-old Kassin Rodriguez, a man who used to be in a relationship with Aleah's mother, Casey Conrad, according to Pinellas Park police. Investigators say they're still working to learn more about the "circumstances surrounding how Aleah was under the care of Kassin."
Rodriguez was last seen wearing a black American Eagle shirt, black pants and a gray hat with a blue logo and blue brim while carrying a blue drawstring bag. Officials say he may have a Japanese tribal tattoo on his left forearm and a dragon tattoo on his left shoulder.
He is described as being 5-foot-6 and 160 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and a short-trimmed beard.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/florida-amber-alert-12-year-old-missing/67-86b8e1b0-6877-48aa-af25-7f700fadbbe2