{"id":53006,"date":"2025-03-31T23:44:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T03:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=53006"},"modified":"2025-04-01T01:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T05:21:16","slug":"texas-amber-alert-emmett-and-apollo-abducted-in-rockdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/texas-amber-alert-emmett-and-apollo-abducted-in-rockdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Amber Alert: Emmett and Apollo Castilleja abducted in Rockdale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>UPDATE: The amber alert has been canceled. The children have been found.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Texas Amber Alert has been issued for 5-year-old Emmett Castilleja and 6-year-old Apollo Castilleja after they were allegedly abducted in Rockdale, local officials say. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amber alert was issued on Monday night. Emmett and Apollo Castilleja were reportedly abducted by 35-year-old Brittney Shields. Specific details about the circumstances of the abduction were not immediately released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have not released any information about a possible vehicle involved in the abduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmett is described as a 5-year-old Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 3 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 40 pounds. Apollo is described as a 6-year-old Black male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 3 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 45 pounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brittney Shields is described as a 35-year-old Black female with black hair and brown eyes, standing 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone who sees Emmett, Apollo, or Shields is urged to call 911 immediately, or call the Rockdale Police Department at (512) 446-3436 if you have any other information that could help investigators in their search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is an amber alert. Please check back or follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNONews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@BNONews on Twitter<\/a> as details become available. If you want to receive breaking news alerts by email, <a href=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/email-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here to sign up<\/a>. 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