A Turquoise Alert has been issued for a young girl last seen at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n
Violet Coultas, 6, was last seen on video surveillance at Phoenix Sky Harbor on July 12 around 10 p.m., DPS said.<\/p>\n
She was with her mother, Sarah Coultas who does not have custody, according to DPS. Sarah Coultas is believed to have fled Hawaii with Violet Coultas in violation of a court order, DPS said.<\/p>\n
Violet Coultas was described as a 3-foot-10-inch White girl weighing 43 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes, DPS said. She was last seen wearing a white shirt, pink jacket, pink sweater, light-colored shorts and white shoes, according to DPS.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information on Violet Coultas’ whereabouts was urged to contact 911.<\/p>\n
Detective Akina with the Hawaii Police Department was investigating and could be reached at 808-935-3311.<\/p>\n
What is a Turquoise Alert?<\/p>\n
The Turquoise Alert system is activated when a person goes missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances and is believed to be endangered, according to DPS.<\/p>\n
An alert is issued when there is a report of a missing or endangered person, including tribal members, under the age of 65, and specific criteria<\/a> are met, DPS said.<\/p>\n These included:<\/p>\n The missing person is under 65 years of age.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The law enforcement agency investigating the missing person report has used all available local resources.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The agency has determined that the person has gone missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sufficient descriptive information is available to assist in their recovery.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a measure<\/a> establishing Turquoise Alerts May 21. The alert officially launched July 10, according to a news release<\/a> from Hobbs’ office.<\/p>\n The alert was also known as “Emily’s Law,” named in honor of slain San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike,<\/a> 14, who was killed after she ran away from a Mesa group home. Her dismembered remains were found in February.<\/p>\n This was the first ever Turquoise Alert issued since the new system was implemented.<\/p>\n The Republic’s Debra Utacia Krol contributed to this article.<\/p>\n\n