10/11/2021- 1:29 p.m.
Police have issued a statewide Amber Alert after a baby was reported kidnapped.
The Merriville Police Department says seven-month-old Xeniyah Sanders was last seen on Monday morning at 5:35.
Xeniyah is described as a black female, 2 feet tall, 25 pounds, black hair with brown eyes, and last seen wearing a white shirt with a watermelon on the front and the words “Grandpa is one in a melon,” diaper, and no shoes. She is believed to be in extreme danger.
Police say the suspect is 35-year-old Leandre Nutull, he is a black male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 pounds, black hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a black coat and black jeans and driving a silver 2006 Acura TL with Illinois license plates of CU62616.
If you see the pair, you are asked to call 911.
