Amber Alert issued for boy, 3, believed to have been abducted by his father

SPARWOOD, B.C. – Police in southeast B.C. have issued an Amber Alert for a three-year-old boy they believe has been abducted by his father.

The RCMP say they are looking for Alvin Barnet, who may be with his father, 39-year-old Robert Barnet.

The boy was abducted in the Elk Valley area near Sparwood.

Police say the pair may be travelling in a 2002 blue Subaru Outback with B.C. license 347S BL.

Alvin is wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, while his father is described as unshaven, with reddish blonde hair and a scar over his right eyebrow.

Police say anyone seeing the pair should not approach them, but should call 911.

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