April Jones five-year-old girl feared abducted, by fingerz on Oct 2, 2012 8:00:37 GMT 1, A major search is under way for a missing five-year-old girl who was feared abducted while out playing near her home.
Hundreds of local residents from Machynlleth in mid-Wales have been helping police hunt for April Jones, who it is claimed was last seen getting into a light coloured van yesterday evening before it drove off.
Dyfed-Powys Police said they were becoming "increasingly concerned" for the safety of the child, who was last seen out in the town riding a bike with a friend before she vanished.



it was reportedly the friend who said April had been taken away in a van.
The missing child was said to have been wearing a purple padded coat and her blue school uniform at the time.
A large number of officers and specialist teams were deployed to investigate her disappearance, with many officers and residents continuing their efforts overnight.
Police set up road blocks in the small market town and Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Powell said the force was following a number of lines of inquiry.
He said: "Dyfed-Powys Police have launched an intensive search and criminal investigation into the abduction of a five-year-old girl, April Jones, in Machynlleth.
"April was last seen playing on a bicycle near her home address at around 7.30pm and was seen getting into what we believe was a light-coloured van which then drove off.
"We are obviously becoming increasing concerned for her safety and are asking for anyone with information to please contact us on 101."

A major search is under way for a missing five-year-old girl who was feared abducted while out playing near her home.
Hundreds of local residents from Machynlleth in mid-Wales have been helping police hunt for April Jones, who it is claimed was last seen getting into a light coloured van yesterday evening before it drove off.
Dyfed-Powys Police said they were becoming "increasingly concerned" for the safety of the child, who was last seen out in the town riding a bike with a friend before she vanished.



it was reportedly the friend who said April had been taken away in a van.
The missing child was said to have been wearing a purple padded coat and her blue school uniform at the time.
A large number of officers and specialist teams were deployed to investigate her disappearance, with many officers and residents continuing their efforts overnight.
Police set up road blocks in the small market town and Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Powell said the force was following a number of lines of inquiry.
He said: "Dyfed-Powys Police have launched an intensive search and criminal investigation into the abduction of a five-year-old girl, April Jones, in Machynlleth.
"April was last seen playing on a bicycle near her home address at around 7.30pm and was seen getting into what we believe was a light-coloured van which then drove off.
"We are obviously becoming increasing concerned for her safety and are asking for anyone with information to please contact us on 101."