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Amber Alert Activated as Search Intensifies for Missing 12-Year-Old in Minneapolis Park

A command center has been established to coordinate K9 teams, drones and volunteers in locating Victoria Jackson before her insulin supply is depleted.

Overview

  • Victoria Jackson, 12, has been missing since Saturday evening near Minnehaha Falls and an Amber Alert was issued Tuesday to heighten public awareness.
  • Minneapolis Police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have established a command center at Minnehaha Park to orchestrate search operations, deploying drones and K9 units for a new sweep Tuesday evening.
  • More than 60 community volunteers gather daily at Rick’s Coffee Bar to join ground searches of the park and surrounding neighborhoods.
  • Authorities warn that Jackson’s Type 1 diabetes and reliance on an automatic insulin pump create a critical medical urgency as her supply likely required a Monday refill.
  • Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or Hennepin County Dispatch at 952-258-5321.