Less than an hour after an Amber Alert was issued for a missing teen Friday afternoon, it was lifted. The teenager and the alleged abductor were found.
Edmonton police received a call about a 14-year-old girl reportedly being abducted in the area of 106 Avenue and 84 Street at around 3 p.m.
EPS said a school official received a tip from students from a nearby school about a teenager and a suspicious male talking in a vehicle. It was reported that the man was armed.
“Circumstances led to them [witnesses] alerting the School Resource officer that there is a suspicious male looking for this young lady, and witnesses observed the female speaking to the male in his vehicle prior to getting into the vehicle with him,” said Inspector Ray Akbar with the Edmonton Police Service's downtown division.
Shortly before 4:30 p.m., a witness spotted the suspect’s vehicle and immediately called 911.
At about 4:45 p.m., EPS said the teenager had been found safe in northwest Edmonton in the area of 97 Street and 118 Avenue.
The suspect, a 47-year-old male, was taken into custody.
An investigation is currently underway but preliminary information includes the fact that the suspect is known to the victim, said Akbar. But it is still not known if they are related.
The girl was found unharmed, and is now currently at the Zebra Centre to be interviewed by EPS Child Protection Section officers.
