Amber Alert for Pahrump toddler canceled

Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 | 6:49 p.m.

Updated Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 | 11:21 p.m.

Julian Alarid, at 6 months

Stephen Alarid

The Nye County Sheriff's Office has canceled an Amber Alert issued Friday for a missing toddler from Pahrump.

The alert was issued Friday evening for 18-month-old Julian Alarid, taken at about 3 p.m. Friday by his father, Stephen Alarid, 47, authorities said.

The alert was canceled shortly before 10:30 p.m. No further details were immediately released.

Officials said Stephen Alarid had threatened the boy's mother and thought he might have been headed for New Mexico.

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By geeenah18

Nov. 20, 2009

7:40 p.m.

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By KillerB

Nov. 20, 2009

9 p.m.

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This is a gross abuse of the Amber Alert system. It is legally impossible for a parent to kidnap his or her own child, stupid laws notwithstanding. If any parent feels their kid is in danger, neglected, &c., it's a solemn duty to remove the child. That it has to be explained to anyone just shows how far we've fallen from free to being ruled.

The state would rather have the child in its own custody to it can collect the big bucks.

Godspeed, Stephen!
By Harley

Nov. 20, 2009

9:37 p.m.

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Amber alert?

Isn't the kid's name Julian?

Oddly, there was a Julian kid in the movie Big Daddy as well.

Fwiw:
I have no idea what "amber alert" means.

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By dhvincent1

Nov. 21, 2009

1:19 a.m.

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Supposedly, it is a joint custody issue.
By KillerB

Nov. 21, 2009

9:07 a.m.

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dhvincent1 -- the entire legal myth of custody is at the heart of the larger issue, that a court can order custody to one parent at the expense of the other. "Custody" and "visitation" are artificial terms invented by lawyers to suck money out of emotionally-desperate families. The only other area of law using these terms is corrections -- you know, prisoners. Appropriate.