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Amber Alert issued for 8-year-old girl from Wautoma, concern for her safety

An Amber Alert was issued on Saturday morning for a missing 8-year-old girl from Wautoma, Wisconsin.
Irene Lentz
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WAUTOMA, WI — An Amber Alert was issued on Saturday morning for a missing 8-year-old girl from Wautoma, Wisconsin.

Irene Lentz

The 8-year-old, Irene Lentz, has been missing since Friday and may in the company of Joseph Nicpon and Betty Lentz.

They were last seen in a 2005 blue Buick Terraza heading westbound on I-90 in Monroe County, near Sparta, on Friday at approximately 12:55 p.m., with the license plate number BCU3028.

Joseph A. Nicpon Jr.

Nicpon is described as a 44-year-old white male, who is 6' 10" tall and weighs about 170 lbs. He has brown hair and green eyes.

Lentz is described as a 34-year-old white female who is 5' 3", weighs about 190 lbs and has brown hair and brown eyes.

Betty J. Lentz

According to Amber Alert Wisconsin, there is concern for Irene's safety.

According to the Wautoma Police Department, they are working on the investigation with the DCI and Adams County, along with the FBI, which is now assisting in the case.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911.


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