UPDATE | May 30, 9 a.m.
LA MARQUE, Texas – Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office say they have located 6-year-old Kiara Hsieh safe in La Marque, Texas, following what the agency described as a rapid response and diligent investigation.
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Kiara is being evaluated by EMS as a precaution and is expected to be reunited with her mother.
Deputies also took James Dean Ramirez — described as the mother’s ex-boyfriend and not the child’s biological father — into custody.
The Amber Alert has been canceled.
“Outstanding work by our Special Operations Unit, Special Victims Unit Investigators, law enforcement partners, and everyone involved in bringing this case to a safe resolution,” Herman said.
The case remains an active investigation.
ORIGINAL REPORT
DICKINSON, Texas - Authorities are investigating the abduction of 6-year-old Kiara Hsieh, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a local Amber Alert at 5:50 a.m. on Saturday. Authorities said Kiara was last seen around 6:39 p.m. on Friday in the 12300 block of 2nd Street in Dickinson in Galveston County.
The Amber Alert notes Kiara is 4 feet 8 inches tall, 60 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Ramirez is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 138 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Investigators have filed kidnapping charges against James Dean Ramirez, 36, after he allegedly failed to return Kiara to her mother, deputies said. Officials added Ramirez is not the child’s biological father.
Ramirez was last known to be in the Galveston area and may be driving a brown 2012 Ford Explorer with Texas license plate SVM5598, authorities said.
Constable Mark Herman said the agency’s Special Victims Unit is actively working the case alongside federal partners.
“We are urging anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Kiara Hsieh or James Dean Ramirez to immediately contact 911 or their local law enforcement agency,” Herman said in a statement.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911. The point of contact listed in the alert is the Harris County Constable’s Office Precinct 4 at (281) 376-3472.