An Amber Alert was issued late Tuesday night for a young girl missing nearly 31 hours.
Dulce Maria Alavez, 5, was last seen at about 4:20 p.m. Monday at the Bridgeton City Park playground.
While a search has been ongoing, State Police issued an Amber Alert after 11 p.m. Tuesday.
The girl was last seen being led to a red van with a sliding side door and tinted windows, according to the alert.
The suspect is described as a thin-built light-skinned Hispanic man who is about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 with no facial hair and acne. He was wearing orange sneakers, red pants and a black shirt.
Dulce is a Hispanic female , approximately 3-feet-tall weighing 60 to 70 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair.
She was last seen wearing a yellow shirt with an elephant, black-and-white pants and white shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at 609-882-2000, ext. 2857, Bridgeton Police Department at 856-451-0033 or call 911 immediately
