Amber Alert Issued for 6-Year-Old Boy Houston-Area Child Canceled

An Amber Alert issued Friday for a 6-year-old Houston-area boy is canceled after Pearland police said the boy had been located and was safe.

Police said 6-year-old Amari Daniel Baylor was abducted by a woman Thursday evening in Pearland. The kidnapping prompted an Amber Alert by early Friday morning after police said they believed the child to be in immediate or grave danger.

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At about noon Friday, Pearland police said the child had been found with his biological father.

The Pearland Police Department has located Amari Daniel Baylor safe with his biological father. The Amber alert has been cancelled. We would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating Amari. pic.twitter.com/3SYnNIUjNa
— Pearland Police (@PearlandPD) September 17, 2021

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Police have not said why they believed the child to be in danger. Details about how the child was located have also not yet been provided.

No arrests have been announced.

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