Public Safety
Amber Alert canceled after 3-year-old Marieny Calderon found safe
Marieny was located safe early Sunday, and the statewide alert issued Saturday night has been canceled.
The California Highway Patrol reported that Marieny Calderon was located at about 12:46 a.m. Sunday. ABC7 Los Angeles also confirmed that the Amber Alert was canceled after the 3-year-old was found safe. Authorities did not immediately release further details about the recovery.
What happened
The alert was issued at 10:29 p.m. Saturday on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said Marieny had been in the back seat of a running vehicle near 49th Place and Figueroa Street when the vehicle was taken during a reported carjacking at about 7:40 p.m.
The original alert covered Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. With the child found safe and the alert canceled, the public is no longer being asked to search for the vehicle described in the initial notice.
Read the updated local report: ABC7 Los Angeles →
Read the recovery report: MyNewsLA →