AMBER Alert: Kaufman County 12-year-old boy missing since July 4

You may have heard your phone go off with a Public Safety Alert Saturday night as police in Crandall issued an AMBER Alert, now Dallas police want the public's help finding 12-year-old Connor Young and his mother.

Young was last seen with 42-year-old Dorcas Young at The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas and police said they believe the child may be in grave or immediate danger.

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The initial AMBER Alert by Crandall police said 12-year-old Connor Young was last seen in the 1800 block of Lolita Way in Heartland, which is an unincorporated community in Kaufman County about 25 miles from Dallas.

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NBC 5 reached out to Crandall police to ask why the AMBER Alert said Young was last seen July 4.

Crandall police said it received a call from an AT&T employee on Oct. 30, advising Dorcas Young texted concerning messages regarding her mental health. When officers went to her home in Heartland, no one appeared to be home. Police said Kaufman County "pinged" her phone which showed to be in the area of Park Lane and North Central Expressway in Dallas.

Police said that on Nov. 2, Dorcas Young's 24-year-old daughter arrived at the Crandall Police Department to file a missing persons report on her mother and two siblings ages 19 and 12.

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Crandall police said late Saturday night that Dorcas Young's black 2023 GMC Yukon was located at a hotel in Dallas and officers are still working on locating Young and the two children.

Connor Young stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 100 pounds. Dorcas Young also stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds.

The AMBER alert was activated for 39 counties, most in North Texas. Now Dallas police are assisting Kaufman County and asking anyone who sees Connor and Dorcas Young to call 911 or the police department at 214-671-4268.

TEXAS STATEWIDE ALERT PROGRAMS

Eight kinds of alerts can be issued for missing or endangered people in Texas. Below are links to articles with more information about each type of alert.