Missing and Murdered Children

Two-year-old Justice Rose Brown is another child kidnapped by a parent. Just days ago 7-year-old Reigh Roosevelt was allegedly kidnapped by her non-custodial father in the Boston area - that abduction prompted a statewide Amber Alert to be activated in Massachusetts. Reigh and her father were last spotted in Grant Central Station in New York City.

There is no Amber Alert activated at this time for Justice Rose because police believe her father has taken her to New York. Massachusetts authorities are trying to get New York authorities to activate the Amber Alert. I am trying to figure out the time line of the abduction. News articles state she was abducted Wednesday night from Memorial Drive in Chicopee. However, the poster from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children states the last time seen Justice was at her school. I wouldn't think she would be at her school at night. I don't suppose that detail is important; it is a bit confusing to me. According to police, Justice's father, 43-year-old Joel K. Brown, has a history of violence and there is an order of protection filed against him. I don't understand why police waited long enough for Joel Brown to escape their jurisdiction before deciding it was too late to activate the Amber Alert. The person writing the story about the abduction on wbztv.com tried to explain why the Amber Alert was not activated in this case:

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