An Amber Alert remained in place early Thursday for the 5-year-old girl who police said was abducted from a park in South Jersey on Monday.

The search for Dulce Maria Alavez turned from a missing person case to a kidnapping investigation late Tuesday as police issued an alert for a man and vehicle suspected of being linked to the young girl’s disappearance.

Detectives believe Dulce was taken from a playground at Bridgeton City Park Monday afternoon, according to an Amber Alert issued by New Jersey State Police.

Dulce’s mother, Noema Alavez, told NJ Advance Media investigators suggested that a family member played a role in the kidnapping, but she insisted that was not the case. Authorities have not commented on the claim.

“The police think our family did this,” she told NJ Advance Media Wednesday. “They think I did something to her. I didn’t. I love my daughter. I would never do nothing bad to her."

Here’s what police have released so far about the possible suspect:

He is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male

About 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 inches tall and thin

He has no facial hair, and facial acne

The man was last seen wearing orange sneakers, red pants and a black shirt

Police said he was last seen leading Dulce away from the playground at Bridgeton City Park to a red van, which had a sliding side door and tinted windows around 4:20 p.m. Monday.

The new information was based interviews and re-interviewing of witnesses, according to police.

Anyone with information was urged to call Bridgeton police at 856-451-0033 or State Police at 609-882-2000 ext. 2554 or 911 immediately.