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DALLAS — An Amber Alert has been issued for an nine-month-old baby who was snatched from a Dallas apartment after her mother said she was assaulted late last night.

Police spokesman Kevin Janse said the 19-year-old mother told investigators that a man entered her home at the Oak Run Apartments around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday and tried to sexually assault her. The woman said she managed to fight off the assailant, but he grabbed her daughter, as he left the residence.

Daisja Weaver is black, has brown eyes and weighs 20 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red hoodie.

Janse said officers have been searching the immediate area using foot patrols, police dogs and a helicopter. They prevented trash pickup today, so dogs could sniff dumpsters for clues. They have found nothing, so far.

"Each dog has a discipline. Some of our dogs have more than one discipline, like live and deceased but we have other dogs out here that are deceased only and dogs out here that are alive only. Some are trailing, some are air scent," said Paul Lake from search and rescue.

The man was dressed in red and black. No other descriptions were available.

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Daisja Weaver

The missing child's mother and father were taken to police headquarters for questioning. The parents were offering conflicting stories about what happened, said police. They said that's why they delayed issuing the Amber Alert. The parents also didn't have a recent picture of the baby. The only one they had was when she was just a few days old.

Police have expanded their search to a second apartment block, Nantucket Landing, located at 18949 Marsh Lane, where they say the parents of the girl were in the process of moving to last night.

"It crossed my mind, why are they moving at midnight with a small child?" said a neighbor, Marilyn Johnson. "You don't know what's going to happen anymore."