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By Steve Huff in missing persons
Wednesday, Oct. 15 2008 @ 9:49PM

puffinburger.jpgA 6-year-old boy named Cole Puffinburger is missing under mysterious circumstances in Nevada.

According to the Las Vegas Metro Police, Cole was kidnapped from his residence around 7:15 this morning. Authorities say three hispanic men abducted the child during the course of a robbery. The men allegedly knocked on the door of the residence and said they were police. They entered and bound Puffinburger's mother and "a male friend." The men allegedly searched the home for money and found none. So they took Cole, instead.

Read this paragraph from the Nevada Amber Alert about the descriptions of the suspects:

The reason why there was a delay in the AMBER Alert activation was that LVMPD did not have a reliable vehicle or suspect description, however, they have now given us a description of one of the three Hispanic males who are now suspects.

Police say the suspects have Hispanic accents. One suspect has slicked-back, shoulder-length hair. He is in his 30s, 5'7" and 150 lbs.

There is no description available of any vehicle that might have been involved in this case.

I hope Cole comes home safe and sound. But there's something really weird about this Amber Alert. A quick check of Google Maps seems to show that the area from which Cole was abducted is not rural at all. No one saw a vehicle with three hispanic men and a blond 6-year-old?

As they like to say on certain message boards, I'm afraid my hinky meter has been tripped, here.

UPDATE

AMW's entry about Cole's kidnapping gives a little more detail. I'm not sure it makes me less suspicious. From America's Most Wanted:

Cops tell AMW that two Hispanic males, posing as police officers and carrying handguns, entered a private residence near Hollywood and Lake Mead Boulevards at about 7:00 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2008 and demanded money from the boy's grandfather. However, investigators say the grandfather has not lived at that house since May 2007.

Cops told AMW that the men only kidnapped Cole after they ransacked the place and couldn't find any money.

The story is almost plausible. But almost doesn't strike me as good enough. Just saying.

[AmberAlert.NV.gov and Las Vegas Sun via ShadowScope]