Crime & Safety

AMBER ALERT: State Police Looking for Woman Who Took 3-Month-Old Daughter

The suspect in an Amber Alert issued Wednesday morning was driving a gray 2004 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with Massachusetts license plates.

[UPDATE, Wednesday, 1:39 p.m.]

Massachusetts State Police will do a short briefing on this investigation at 3 p.m. at State Police Headquarters in Framingham.

[UPDATE, Wednesday 1:16 p.m.]

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State police are investigating credible information that the suspect headed south from New England along the Eastern Seaboard to the Mid-Atlantic Region. They are working to narrow the geographic area. 

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Massachusetts State Police issued an AMBER Alert on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at around 10:18 a.m.

The alert reads as follows:

The Massachusetts State Police have just received a request for an AMBER Alert from the Westfield Police Department regarding a Westfield woman who has taken her 3-month-old daughter, of whom she does not have legal custody. We are in the early stages of assessing the request to determine it if meets the criteria for an AMBER Alert. An AMBER Alert has not issued at this time. In the meantime, we have advised all patrols of the following information, which is also being sent to police departments nationwide.

Cheryl E Kozaczek, 28, of 80 Woodmont St., Westfield, left her home at approximately 1 a.m. today with her 3-month-old daughter, Gaebria Kozaczek, in a gray 2004 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, MA Plate 85ZH15. Cheryl Kozaczek does not have legal custody of the child. The child’s legal guardian is Cheryl Kozaczek’s mother, of the same address.

Cheryl E Kozaczek is Caucasian. She is approximately 5’4” tall, approximately 115 pounds, with long brown hair with blond highlights, often worn in a ponytail. When last seen she was wearing a lightweight tan sportcoat, black jeans, and black Army boots with yellow stiches. She may be carrying a  large black diaper bag.

Gaebria Kozaczek, a Caucasian female infant, was born on July 18, 2012. She is approximately 2 feet tall and weighs approximately 12 lbs. She has a full head of brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing pink and black striped tights with either what is a described as a fluffy top or a pink night shirt.

The vehicle is a 2004 gray Toyota Tacoma pickup with Mass. Registration 85ZH15. The truck bears a Westfield State University parking decal.

Cheryl E Kozaczek’s whereabouts are unknown. She has previously spent time in California. She will sleep in her vehicle or in hotels. Preliminary information indicates that there may be reason to fear for the child’s safety and well-being.

Anyone who sees persons or the vehicle matching these descriptions, or who has information about the whereabouts of Cheryl E Kozaczek, is urged to call 911 or Massachusetts State Police at 508-820-2121.


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