Amber Alert ends with Harris County girl found safe in La Marque

A 6-year-old Harris County girl was found safe in La Marque and reunited with her mother after deputies took a suspect into custody, ending an Amber Alert that had put families across the region on alert.

Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies recovered Kiara Hsieh after she was reported abducted and last seen in Dickinson. Authorities identified the suspect as James Dean Ramirez, described in reporting as the child’s mother’s ex-boyfriend and not her biological father. Before the reunion, Kiara was evaluated by EMS as a precaution.

Precinct 4 said the case remained an active investigation. Officials also thanked the Huntsville Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety and park rangers for helping bring the child home safely. The alert had been issued Friday, May 30, 2026, and was canceled after Kiara was located in La Marque.

The case showed how quickly an Amber Alert can move information across county lines in Texas. DPS issued the alert on behalf of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office, helping push the message beyond Harris County and into surrounding jurisdictions where a vehicle, suspect or child could have been traveling.

That coordination matters in Harris County, where the sheriff’s office says more than 4.1 million people live across 1,788 square miles and 41 incorporated municipalities. In a county that large, officials often depend on the public to spot a child, a suspect or a vehicle fast enough to break a dangerous chain of minutes, not hours.

Texas DPS says the state’s AMBER Alert system began in North Texas after the 1996 killing of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Arlington, part of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The goal is to rapidly notify the public about urgent missing-child cases and generate tips that can be checked by law enforcement.

For parents and guardians, the first minutes of a suspected abduction matter. Call 911 immediately, give the child’s name, age, description, clothing and last known location, and tell dispatchers about the suspect, any vehicle, and the direction of travel if known. Quick, specific details can help investigators issue an alert faster and widen the search before a child is moved out of reach.