Redwood City Grandma Taken Into Custody In Connection With Abduction of Grandchild

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA – A missing 11-month-old boy who was abducted in San Francisco on Wednesday night was found safe in Redwood City and his grandmother was taken into custody this afternoon, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.

The boy, William Brown, was located after a citizen who had seen an Amber Alert about the case reported seeing him and the suspect at a liquor store in San Mateo, according to Max Szabo, a spokesman for the district attorney's office.

Redwood City police located and detained his grandmother, Phoebe Haynes, 44, at a Big Lots store on Broadway Street in Redwood City.

The boy was cleared by medical personnel at the scene and Haynes has been taken into custody and is being returned to San Francisco.

Authorities said William was abducted around 8 p.m. Wednesday in San Francisco.

An Amber Alert was issued this morning that included Haynes' vehicle description and her car's license plate number.

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--Bay City News/Photos via California Highway Patrol