0516-007a UPDATE Child Located and Two Arrested in Missing Child Case

City of North Las Vegas sent this bulletin at 05/14/2016 11:20 PM PDT

CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS

POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, Alexander Perez

SENDER: Officer Ann Cavaricci, PIO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/14/16

SUBJECT: Two Arrested in Missing Child Case

North Las Vegas, Nevada – A missing child has been located and two suspects are arrested following a kidnapping investigation.

On Saturday, May 14, 2016, at about 2:45 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance call in the 4200 block of Oak Bay Way. Arriving officers contacted an injured woman and discovered her 22-month-old daughter Anastasia Barletta as well as her vehicle were missing. The child had last been seen by other family members at about 11:45 p.m. the previous evening. At about 11:15 a.m. on Saturday a man contacted police at the North Las Vegas Police Department Northwest Area Command and notified them he had the located the missing toddler. Anastasia was returned to family members and appeared unharmed.

The preliminary investigation indicates the victim’s mother encountered the male and female suspects on Friday evening. Prior to that evening they were not known to the family. After spending some time together, a physical altercation took place and the suspects took the mother’s vehicle and the child. The suspects eventually took the child to a house. A man at the residence became aware of the Amber Alert out for the child. The man took the child to a North Las Vegas Police Station and called police to return her. Officers learned the suspects had possibly fled on foot. They located the suspects in the area of Ann Rd. and Simmons St. where they were taken into custody.

23-year old Dennis Gentle and 21 year old Samantha Campbell were arrested for one count each of first degree kidnapping and grand larceny auto pending further investigation. They were booked at the Las Vegas City Detention Center. See photos attached.

Anyone with additional information regarding this case is urged to call the North Las Vegas Police Department at (702) 633-9111 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.

For more information contact:

Public Communications Office

North Las Vegas Police Department

2332 North Las Vegas Blvd Suite 200

North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030

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0516-007a *UPDATE* Child Located and Two Arrested in Missing Child Case

0516-007a UPDATE Child Located and Two Arrested in Missing Child Case