Palatine Issues Amber Alert For Abducted Child

UPDATED: MISSING PALATINE BOY FOUND SAFE

The Palatine Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for an 8-year-old child who was abducted from an apartment at 430 W. Palatine Road on Thursday.

The child, Eriberto Perez, left with his mother's 30 year-old boyfriend, William Cruz, to go shopping at a nearby grocery store at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Palatine Police said. The two have not returned.

Cruz is not the boy's biological father, however, the mother gave him permission to take Perez with the understanding they would return shortly, police said.

"Before calling police, Eriberto's mother called Cruz on their cell phone at 9:20 p.m., and Cruz told her that they were going to a relative's house in Chicago," a press release from the Palatine Police department states. "At that time she requested that Cruz bring Eriberto home, however he did not comply. Since then Cruz's cell phone has been turned off."

Cruz has family in Chicago and Milwaukee. Police also said that Cruz is known to use illegal drugs.

Perez is a white male, four feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Perez was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, red shirt with black sleeves and blue jeans.

Cruz is a 30 year old white male. Cruz is five feet eleven inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. He has black hair in a crew cut and brown eyes. Cruz was last seen wearing a gray and white hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and white Nike gym shoes.

Cruz has a tattoo on his right wrist and also on his left arm. Cruz was driving a silver 2001 Chrysler four door with Illinois license plate P530118. Anyone with information should call 9-1-1.