Who is Violet Coultas? Turquoise Alert issued for 6-year-old Hawaiian girl
Officials believe she may have been taken in violation of a court order.
The alert went out Wednesday night, urging the public to keep an eye out for Violet, who was last spotted around 10 p.m. on July 12 at the airport. She had been travelling with her mother, who does not have legal custody.
'Public Safety Alert This is the Arizona Department of Public Safety. A Turquoise Alert has been issued for Arizona,' the alert every Arizona native receiving read. 'Contact 911 with any information or sighting.'
Arizona authorities described Violet was 'last seen with non-custodial mother Sarah Coultas (48-year-old white female, 5 feet 11 inches, 160 pounds, brown hair, hazel eyes).'
Sarah Coultas, Violet's mother, is wanted for questioning by the Hawaii Police Department in connection with a custodial interference investigation, according to Hawaii News Now, a sister station of Arizona's Family.
{This is a developing story. Please stay tuned with us for the latest updates.}
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