Crime & Safety
Amber Alert Canceled In New Jersey; 3-Year-Old Girl Found
A 3-year-old girl who was abducted Friday morning has been found, and an Amber Alert has been canceled in New Jersey, police said.
An Amber Alert has been canceled in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for a 3-year-old girl who has been found, police said.
Ava Byrne, 3, of Luzerne County, Pa., and her father, Robert, were both located near the Lincoln Tunnel, according to PIX11. It wasn't clear at press time where she was located.
The girl has been brought to a Manhattan hospital and her mother is on her way to New York City to be with the child, according to the report.
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Pennsylvania first issued an Amber Alert for the girl, who lives about an hour from the New Jersey border. New Jersey and New York soon followed.
Her last known location was Vine Street in Nescopeck, police said.
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Police suspect she was abducted by Robert Byrne, 24, a white male who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 215 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.
Police had been looking for a silver 2004 Hyundai Elantra, with PA license plate number HKB-4681.
Anyone with information about the abduction should immediately contact the police by calling 911.
Images of Robert and Ava Byrne courtesy Pennsylvania State Police; Patch file photo.
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