Cops hunt for missing girl as grandmother issues heartbreaking plea
The grandmother of a missing two-year-old has spoken of her utter heartbreak as police look for the missing toddler.
Sharen Eddings, the grandmother of little Wynter Cole Smith said it has been an "emotional rollercoaster" for their family after Wynter was allegedly abducted from her home in Lansing, Michigan on Sunday.
"We have faith because we’ve seen kids returned home after tragic events," Sharen told The Detriot News. "We just have to hope that Wynter is one of those."
Police in Michigan are still looking for Winter and her family hope she will be returned home safe and sound.
An amber alert has been issued as police arrested a man named as 26-year-old Rashad Smith after a police chase ended with him crashing into the authorities' vehicle.
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Rashad Trice has been arrested in St Clair Shores, but the two-year-old is still missing (Facebook/Rashad Trice)Amber alerts are sent out when law enforcement has a “reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred.”
Trice is the ex-boyfriend of Wynter's mother but is not her father. He was arrested after he allegedly took Wynter and stabbed and physically assaulted her mother who was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police allege Trice fled in the injured mother's car and reached speeds of 100 miles an hour during a chase. Authorities said Trice was arrested in St Clair Shores, at around 5.50am Monday morning, but the toddler was still missing.
Lansing Police Department said on Facebook: "As our officers have been going from door to door and we’ve been talking to the community, we’ve been hearing from a lot of people who thought that 2-year-old Wynter Smith has been found.
The route police believe Trice took (Lansing Police Department)"Unfortunately, that is not true. We are actively looking for Wynter. Please do not spread misinformation and rely on the Lansing Police Department page or any information directly from the FBI. We promise as soon as there is news, we will let you know."
Trice was listed as being in a temporary serious condition after he collided with St. Clair Shores police.
Concern for Wynter is increasing and local communities have been asked to be on the lookout for her.
"All agencies continue to work diligently investigating the suspect's course of action after he left the crime scene," Lansing police said.
"We are following leads in both Lansing and Detroit and plead with anyone who has information to please call the tip line. We need every community to help bring Wynter home."
Police allege Wynter was abducted (FBI)The FBI, meanwhile, has asked people not to spread rumours about the disappearance.
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FBI Detroit said in a statement: "Since early this morning, the FBI across Michigan has been providing investigative, intelligence, technical, and forensic resources to support the Lansing Police Department and we will continue to do so until Wynter is found.
"We regularly lend resources to assist our law enforcement partners any time a child is abducted or goes missing under mysterious circumstances, even if there is no immediate federal jurisdiction."
The statement added: "Finally, we would like to remind the public not to spread rumors on social media about the search for Wynter."
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