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Police Search For Kidnapped Teen

Family Says Car Found But ATM Card, Cell Phone Missing

POSTED: 10:26 am CDT June 3, 2007
UPDATED: 8:21 pm CDT June 4, 2007

Police are searching for an 18-year-old woman who they said was kidnapped near a busy Overland Park shopping center.

KMBC reported that Kelsey Smith, a recent graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School, was abducted Saturday night after shopping for a gift at Target near Oak Park Mall.

Police said enhanced security video from the Target parking lot showed someone force Smith into her car.

Family members said they later found her car across the street in front of Macy's. Her purse and keys were inside the car, but her ATM card and cell phone were missing. Authorities said surveillance video from the Macy's parking lot was not clear enough to identify the person who drove her car.

Officials said Smith's ATM card and cell phone have not been used since the kidnapping.

"Please call the Overland Park police or the TIPS Hotline and let us know where she is at. We just want our baby back, that's all," said Kelsey's father, Greg Smith.

"She's just a great person, full of life. Never hurt anyone -- the sweetest girl you'll meet," said Stevie Hockersmith, the victim's sister. "I just hope they give her back."

Kelsey Smith's car

Smith is 5 feet 6 inches tall and 120 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. Police said Smith was last seen wearing a pink tank top and black shorts.

Smith's car is a gray, 1987 Buick Regal. Police ask anyone who saw the car on Saturday night at about 7:10 p.m. to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Friends and family members searched the area near Oak Park Mall on Monday and went door to door to hand out fliers. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads police to Smith.

"We couldn't believe how many people came out here to help us. I just want to thank everybody who took time to help us find our daughter. God bless you all and we love you," Greg Smith said.

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