Amber Alert: Missing toddler returned safe by relative, police say

Manhunt for stabbing suspect

Atlanta police say Tremayne Hines may have taken MARTA to escape with a two-year-old. The child was later found safe, but Hines is still on the run.

ATLANTA - Atlanta police said a 2-year-old, who was taken from her home is safe in police custody.

Police are still searching for the suspect who allegedly took her, who has pending charges stemming from a domestic dispute on Sunday morning. 

A relative of the suspect brought 2-year-old Tamar Massey to the DeKalb County Jail and gave her to authorities.

Police said 2-yr-old Tamar Massey was taken from her residence by Tremayne Hines, age 24, after a violent domestic dispute with the child’s mother.

Atlanta Police Department investigators said the toddler was taken from her home by Tremayne Hines, 24, after a domestic altercation with the child’s mother that became violent. 

Police said the mother was seriously injured in the assault.

Police originally reported Tamar Massey last seen at 1315 Eppworth St. at 4 a.m. Police said Hines left on foot and may have used MARTA.

Police described Tremayne Hines as a black man, standing at approximately 6-foot-1. Investigators said Hines changed clothes and may now be wearing a brown suit jacket and a bucket-style hat with a flower design on it.

Anyone who sees Hines is asked to contact Atlanta police by calling 911 immediately.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation activated Levi's call, Georgia's Amber Alert System for missing and abducted children, at the request of the Atlanta Police Department. 

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