The V.I. Police Department announced Monday that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has put out an AMBER ALERT for a child who went missing out of Miami and could possibly be in St. Thomas. Law enforcement authorities in Florida believe the child was abducted by his father.

Authorities are searching for Jorge “Jo Jo” Morales, age 6, who was last seen on Aug. 27 on Southwest 184th Avenue in Miami.

Jorge Gabriel Morales, age 45, the child’s father, is wanted for the interference of custody and concealing a minor contrary to a court order in connection with the disappearance of Jorge Jo Jo Morales, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Florida authorities say there’s information that Jorge Morales may be in St Thomas. If seen or if you know the whereabouts of Jorge Morales, and/or the missing 6-year-old boy, Jorge “Jo Jo” Morales, call 911 immediately, the Major Crime Bureau Tip-Line at 340-642-8449, or send an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers USVI here.

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