DICKINSON, Texas – Authorities are investigating the abduction of 6-year-old Kiara Hsieh, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a local Amber Alert at 5:50 a.m. on Saturday. Authorities said Kiara was last seen around 6:39 p.m. on Friday in the 12300 block of 2nd Street in Dickinson in Galveston County.
The Amber Alert notes Kiara is 4 feet 8 inches tall, 60 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Ramirez is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 138 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Investigators have filed kidnapping charges against James Dean Ramirez, 36, after he allegedly failed to return Kiara to her mother, deputies said. Officials added Ramirez is not the child’s biological father.
Ramirez was last known to be in the Galveston area and may be driving a brown 2012 Ford Explorer with Texas license plate SVM5598, authorities said.
Constable Mark Herman said the agency’s Special Victims Unit is actively working the case alongside federal partners.
“We are urging anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Kiara Hsieh or James Dean Ramirez to immediately contact 911 or their local law enforcement agency,” Herman said in a statement.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911. The point of contact listed in the alert is the Harris County Constable’s Office Precinct 4 at (281) 376-3472.