Skip to content

Amber Alert cancelled and mother arrested after three children found safe

FOX CREEK, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say three young children who were found safe after an Amber Alert was issued early Saturday were with their mother, and that the woman has been arrested.
17106356_web1_RCMP-updated

FOX CREEK, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say three young children who were found safe after an Amber Alert was issued early Saturday were with their mother, and that the woman has been arrested.

A news release from police says their preliminary investigation indicates the children, aged between nine months and four years, were abducted from a residence in Fox Creek and were taken in a vehicle.

An Amber Alert was issued with a description of the children, the alleged abductor and the vehicle police believed she was driving.

Police say the vehicle was later spotted on the side of a highway north of Sylvan Lake, more than 300 kilometres away, and that the mother and three children were found.

The children were unharmed but were taken to hospital as a precaution, police say, and charges are pending against the woman.

RCMP are thanking a member of the public who they say contacted them after receiving the Amber Alert and helped bring a swift resolution to the incident.