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<p>NANTICOKE &#8212; Pennsylvania State Police on Sunday night issued <a href="http://www.missingkids.org/poster/AMBER/30374/11639/screen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">an Amber Alert</a> for a 15-year-old girl reported abducted by a man believed to have stolen a Nanticoke Police Department SUV at knifepoint after assaulting an officer.</p><p>Samara Derwin, 15, is described as a white non-Hispanic female, with brown hair with red highlights, blue eyes, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and black yoga pants.</p><p>Troopers say Derwin was reported abducted by Jordan Oliver age 20, a white non-Hispanic male, unknown clothing description, driving a stolen marked 2014 Ford Interceptor utility Nanticoke police cruiser bearing PA registration MG5473H-PA. An earlier report misstated his first name.</p><p>The vehicle also says Car #7 on the front.</p><p>Police were searching for the vehicle and the missing pair on Sunday at press time.</p><p>The incident began around 3:20 p.m. after police were called to Greater Nanticoke Area High School where a man reportedly was holding a woman at knifepoint, acting Nanticoke Police Chief Robert Lehman said.</p><p>Attempted negotiations failed, and the suspect overpowered an officer before fleeing with the SUV and the hostage.</p><p>An officer did open fire, Lehman said, but no one was struck. The officer who was assaulted was taken to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for treatment.</p><p>The suspect was last seen in the area of Alden Mountain Road.</p><p>Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately, police said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Jordan Oliver, 20, is believed to have stolen a Nanticoke PD SUV like this one. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_NANTICOKE_SUV-6.jpg</photo0><caption0>Jordan Oliver, 20, is believed to have stolen a Nanticoke PD SUV like this one. </caption0><photoCredit0>Via Facebook </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_Amber_Alert-9.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Samara Derwin, 15, left, was reported abducted by Jordan Oliver, 20, right.  </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_Amber_Alert-9.jpg</photo1><caption1>Samara Derwin, 15, left, was reported abducted by Jordan Oliver, 20, right.  </caption1><photoCredit1>Via Pennsylvania State Police </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Police: Man, 20, assaulted officer, stole SUV, kidnapped girl, 15</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Kevin Carroll and Roger DuPuis</p><p>kcarroll@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Troopers searching for teen abducted in stolen Nanticoke police SUV