Amber Alert issued for 13-year-old girl who is missing from Princeton, Texas

Nicole Lopez

August 31, 2024 at 8:23 p.m.·1 min read

Princeton, Texas, police issued an Amber Alert for a 13-year-old girl who went missing on Saturday.

Authorities are looking for Madison Carroll. She was last seen around 2:40 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Princeton Heights.

She is described by police as a white female with brown eyes, brown hair, who weighs 120 pounds, and is 5 feet, 7 inches tall.

The suspect in Carroll’s abduction is believed to be driving a white Dodge Ram, according to authorities. The identity of the suspect is not known.

Police believe Carroll to be in grave or immediate danger.

Anyone with information about the child’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact Princeton police at (972) 736-3901.

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