Amber Alert for 11-month-old abducted in San Francisco cancelled
An Amber Alert issued across seven Northern California counties for an abducted 11-month old boy has been cancelled, authorities said Thursday.
William Brown was found outside of a Big Lots in Redwood City on Thursday afternoon, San Francisco officials said. The baby’s grandmother, Phoebe Haynes, 44, was detained.
Brown was abducted about 8 a.m. in San Francisco, officials said. The Amber Alert was issued before noon for the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa, Solano, Santa Clara and Alameda.
It was cancelled a few hours later when Haynes was detained after a witness reported seeing her and the baby at a liquor store in San Mateo. The baby was unharmed, and Haynes is being taken to San Francisco, officials said.
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UPDATES:
3 p.m.: This article was updated with a report that the Amber Alert was cancelled.
This article was originally published at 12:35 p.m.
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