have been released by New York State Police. Frattolin, a resident of Montreal, Canada, was initially reported missing by her father, 45-year-old Luciano Frattolin, late Saturday. An AMBER Alert was issued early the next morning. A few hours later ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — A 9-year-old girl from Canada found dead in an upstate New York pond after her father reported her missing was drowned, according to preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday.

New York State Police said the father of a 9-year-old girl who was initially the subject of an Amber Alert and was later found dead has been charged with her murder.

New York State Police said they found "inconsistencies" in the father's account of events after he called police to report his daughter, Melina Frattolin, missing

New York State Police will be releasing information about 9-year-old Melina Frattolin's death Monday 10 a.m. at the State Police barracks in Latham.

A 9-year-old girl was abducted by an unknown suspect at New York’s Lake George, according to an Amber Alert received by some Massachusetts residents. New York State Police said in the alert that the girl, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was last seen at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday in a white van on Interstate 87 near exit 22.

Dad sparked an AMBER alert after his child was ‘kidnapped.’ After she was found dead, cops charged him with murder - Luciano Frattolin, 45, has been charged with his daughter’s murder after police say

Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9, was last seen in a white van on Saturday, July 19, at 9:40 p.m. local time, going southbound on Interstate 87 near exit 22 in the area, New York State Police announced in an Amber Alert, as well as in a Facebook post, issued on Sunday, July 20.

Anytime an amber alert is issued, there is a balance between providing prompt information to the public but also ensuring that information is accurate and reliable.”