Crime & Safety

Pearland Boy Found Safe With Father: Police

6-year-old Amari Daniel Baylor was found safe with his biological father Friday afternoon. The Amber Alert has been canceled.

PEARLAND, TX — Pearland police found a 6-year-old boy believed to be kidnapped. He was safe with his biological father, according to the Pearland Police Department.

The Texas Department of Public Safety had issued an Amber Alert for Amari Daniel Baylor after it was believed he had been kidnapped Thursday night at a football practice in Pearland.

The Pearland Police Department issued a notice on its Facebook page that Baylor had been found safe with his father, Anthony Lamont Baylor Jr., on Friday afternoon.

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