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AMBER Alert canceled after abducted one-year-old found safe in East Baton Rouge Parish

1 hour 10 minutes 45 seconds ago Wednesday, April 08 2026 Apr 8, 2026 April 08, 2026 8:53 AM April 08, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — An AMBER Alert was canceled on Wednesday, less than an hour after it was issued, after an abducted one-year-old boy was found safe.  

Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse said the boy was inside a truck that was stolen from the In A Flash gas station along Airline Highway around 7:15 a.m. Louisiana State Police said that the suspect, who is believed to be armed, reportedly stole the child's mother’s truck from the gas station and fled with the child in the backseat.

An AMBER Alert was sent around 8:45 a.m. The suspect in the abduction is an unidentified Black male wearing black jeans, a black hoodie and brown boots. 

At 9:15 a.m., a BRPD officer found the truck and the child inside. The AMBER Alert was canceled by 9:28 a.m.

A spokesperson told WBRZ that the truck was still running when it was found, noting that the suspect in the theft was not yet taken into custody.

Around this time, along nearby Dutton Avenue, the child was being held in the area while the truck was towed away. 

Anyone with any additional information is asked to call 911. 

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