A man in detention in New York, a car found but no sign of disappearance of a 12-year-old girl

The NYPD says that they found the vehicle where a 12-year-old Hudson Falls girl had been seen for the last time while a Bronx man was in detention – but there is no Sign of the girl who disappeared from her hometown Wednesday.

The authorities issued an Amber alert for Malaya Johnson on Thursday afternoon, warning that anyone taking it can travel to New York City, and officials later said Johnson was sighted around noon that same day near the Staten Island ferry. . It is not clear what happened after that.

Late on Thursday, police said they found the two-door red Ford Mustang with the Pennsylvania license plate number KCG8950 that she was looking for in New York as part of the Amber Alert, but the exact location was not immediately known.

The arrested person was identified early Friday as George Torres, 19, of the Bronx; he was taken to Washington County late Thursday for questioning. The Glens Falls Post-Star reports that he has been accused of endangering the well-being of a minor, although the newspaper claims that Johnson has used social media to connect with him and that She arranged for Torres to pick her up Wednesday after school. she was missing.

Authorities say Torres left Johnson at the Staten Island Ferry on Thursday; We did not know immediately if he had a lawyer able to comment.

Officials said Johnson was taken near Oak Street in Hudson Falls around 3 pm Wednesday "in circumstances that lead the police to believe that she is in imminent danger of serious injury and / or death".

Johnson is described as a black girl with long brown hair and brown eyes that is about 5 feet tall and weighs about 115 pounds. The last time she saw her, she was wearing light red jeans and a white tank top. If you see it, call 911.