Crime & Safety
Teen Girl, Subject Of Amber Alert, Found Safe In Williamson County
The 15-year-old girl believed to have been abducted by stepfather two days ago was found within minutes of the activated alert.

LEANDER, TX -- Area police have located a 15-year-old girl for whom an Amber alert was issued Tuesday evening.
The Amber alert was transmitted to area cell phones suggested it had been generated by the Leander Police Department. But local police said the alert was initiated by the Decatur County Sheriff's Office in Georgia as they sought the missing teen.
By 5:22 p.m., the girl was found in Georgetown, Leander police said via Twitter.
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She was identified as Alexis Mackenzie Leigh Berry of Bainbridge, Ga. She had last been seen with her stepfather, identified as Duane Jaso, 43, on March 27.
The alert indicated Jaso was driving a 2007 Chevrolet gray pickup truck.
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No further details related to the abduction were immediately available. But the girl -- who law enforcement said they believe was "...in grave or immediate danger..." was found safe.
It's unknown how Jaso came to be in the Williamson County area. The last known whereabouts of the girl after her abduction was in Leander, law enforcement officials noted during the alert.
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