NY JAILA PUELLO: Missing from Queens, NY - 18 August 2021 - Age 7 *Found Safe*
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AMBER Alert Canceled For 7-Year-Old Jaila Puello Of Queens
Police say Jaila Puello, 7, was found safe after her mother reported her abducted in Elmhurst, triggering the AMBER Alert.
newyork.cbslocal.com
Authorities say Jean Puello went to the apartment of his ex-girlfriend at Grand Avenue near Van Horn Street in Elmhurst Wednesday morning around 1 a.m. and attacked her. They say Jean Puello tried to rape her, threatening her with a knife. She kicked him, and managed to get away and call police.
Jean Puello then took off with Jaila, police said.
Dad arrested, Amber Alert canceled for missing 7-year-old girl in Queens
An Amber Alert has been canceled after a 7-year-old girl in Queens was found unharmed.
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Police say her 40-year-old father, Jean Puello, attempted to have sex with his ex-girlfriend, Jaila's mother.
She said no, and that's when he allegedly became violent.
The suspect is accused of twisting her wrist, taking out a knife, attempting to put it on her throat, and telling her he would kill her.
The 29-year-old woman fled to the apartment building's laundry room, where she called police.
The suspect grabbed the couple's older daughter and drove off.
They are believed to be driving in a green 2002 BMW 530i. The license plate reads KFM2998.
AMBER Alert Canceled For 7-Year-Old Jaila Puello Of Queens
Police say Jaila Puello, 7, was found safe after her mother reported her abducted in Elmhurst, triggering the AMBER Alert.
newyork.cbslocal.com
AMBER Alert Canceled For 7-Year-Old Jaila Puello Of Queens, Father Arrested
Authorities have canceled an AMBER Alert issued for a girl from Queens.They say Jaila Puello, 7, was found safe after her mother reported her abducted in Elmhurst, triggering the AMBER Alert.
Now the father, Jean Puello, has turned himself into police. He has been arrested and charged with attempted rape and menacing.
Sources say the girl was found unharmed in the vicinity of a relative’s home and is being taken to a hospital for observation.
CBS2 spoke with members of the father’s family who deny he forcibly removed the child.
As CBS2’s Nick Caloway reports, it was a scary situation for that little girl and her mother. Police initially said the girl was abducted from her apartment in Elmhurst early Wednesday morning after a violent encounter between her parents.