The Hammond Police Department has declared a statewide AMBER Alert following reports of a missing six-month-old baby in Hammond, Indiana.
The Hammond Police Department had requested the Amber Alert around 7:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
The missing child, whose name was released by authorities, is Devaeyah Lucas-Bell, 22 inches tall and 16 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
She was last seen wearing a white shirt and brown pants in the early hours of Thursday, May 21 around 4:20 a.m. in Hammond, a city in northwest Indiana.
Today, authorities believe she is in danger; therefore, they had requested the Amber Alert.
State police have released suspect details in the case of the missing teen named Deandry Sabbs.
The suspect is described as a 31-year-old black man, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 208 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and was seen driving a gray 4-door Nissan sedan with unknown Illinois license plates.
Hammond police officials provided contact information in case anyone spots the suspect and should contact authorities at 219-852-6357 or simply call 911.
What is the difference between an Amber and Silver alert?
For the uninformed, there are established standards for missing a person that help police declare an Amber Alert or Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are primarily issued for children under the age of 18 who may have been abducted and are in extreme danger.
But for an Amber Alert to be declared, police must have information about the suspect and his automobile.
This is the case for Silver alerts, which mainly concern missing and endangered adults or children. In both cases, the police authorities are the only ones authorized to issue such reports.
