Amber Alert canceled: Wichita boy found safe, suspect in custody

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update: The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reports that a 5-year-old who was at the center of an Amber Alert Wednesday evening has been found and is safe with the Wichita Police Department. Police say the boy’s father forcibly took him from a south Wichita home.

Police said the father, Trevawn Strong, is now in custody.

This began with a report of a domestic disturbance reported a little before 5 p.m. in the 2000 block of South Grove.

An Amber Alert is issued for a five-year-old boy reportedly kidnapped by his father from a home in the 2000 block of South Grove, in Wichita. Wichita police say the boy “is in imminent danger.”

Police said a little before 5 p.m., the boy was forcibly taken from his mother by his father, Trevawn Strong. Police said the father was armed with a knife and a gun during a domestic disturbance at their home. Police said Strong Sr. threatened to kill the boy and stabbed the boy’s mother before taking him.

Police said Strong left in a vehicle which was later recovered in the 1900 block of North Woodlawn.

Strong Sr. is 30 and stands about 5′10 and weighs about 175 pounds. He has brown eyes, long hair, facial hair, and tattoos on his arms, chest, neck and under his right eye. He was last seeing wearing a white t-shirt, gray shorts and red shoes.

“Call 911 immediately if you have seen the missing child or suspect. If you have other information on the missing child, call 911 or 316-383-4661,” police advise.