Crime & Safety
Missing 3-Year-Old PA Girl Found: Cops
The 3-year-old girl who was abducted Friday morning has been found, and her captor is in custody, police said.
UPDATE, 3:07 p.m.: The 3-year-old girl that was abducted Friday morning has been found, and her captor is in custody, Pennsylvania State Police said.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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An Amber Alert has been issued for a Luzerne County girl who was last seen just after midnight on Friday in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Ava Byrne, 3, has brown hair and was wearing only a diaper the last time she was seen. 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 are 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.
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