Police find two-year-old Alizae Mata, cancel Amber Alert

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police say a young girl who allegedly was kidnapped by a family friend was found unharmed late last night in southeast Houston.

Houston police say they located Alizae Mata around 11:30pm after they tracked her alleged abductor, 22-year-old Jessenia Saldana, to an apartment complex in the 8400 block of Broadway.

Alizae and Saldana had been missing since they left to run errands Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the little girl was allowed to go with Saldana, but then the two never returned.

Police say Saldana called the girl's mother, Crystal Mata, Thursday evening and told her she would drop Alizae off at Memorial Hermann Hospital. The mother rushed up to the hospital, but the pair was not there.

As a result, the Houston Police Department issued the Amber Alert, and Alizae's mother was left pleading for help.

"I think she was here. I just don't know where. I don't know where. And this part is scaring me, I don't know where my baby is. I don't know who she's with anymore. Please, I'm scared for my baby's life. She's only two," Crystal Mata told Eyewitness News shortly before the alert was canceled.

The mother and daughter were reunited last night. Police say the child appears to be OK, but investigators recommend she gets checked out fo a doctor.

Saldana was arrested at the scene and now faces a charge of kidnapping.
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Amber Alert issed for missing Pasadena baby

Kaitlyn Lavois is believed to have been taken from a day care in Pasadena Friday by her grandmother, who didn't have permission to get her.

  PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- Pasadena Police have issued an Amber Alert for a four-month-old who they say was taken from a day care by her grandmother without permission Friday.

The alert was issued for Kaitlyn Lavois, who is believed to have been taken by her grandmother, Robin Lavois, without the parents' approval or knowledge.

The two were last seen in Baytown at around 9:30pm.

Robin Lavois is believed to be driving a green, four-door 1996 Toyota Camry with license plate 783CGH.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect, vehicle or child is asked to immediately contact the Pasadena Police Department at 713-477-1221.
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Amber Alert canceled for abducted 1-year-old Alvin boy

  ALVIN, TX (KTRK) -- The 14-month-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert was found safe Tuesday night. Police say the toddler was taken earlier in the day from his home in Alvin.

Alvin police say Manuel Recendez was kidnapped at about 5:20pm. They say his mother had him in a stroller as they were out for a walk near West Phillips and Second Street, which is not far from their home.

Investigators say that's where at least three men and two women jumped out of a car nearby, grabbing Manuel from the stroller. They apparently didn't show any weapons, but police say they sped off with the child before the mother could do anything about it.

Alvin police negotiated the child's release.

"The identity of one of the suspects was known by the family," said Detective Bobby Taylor with the Alvin Police Department. "Detectives were able to get on the phone with him and I think through a third party, made arrangements for the child to be dropped off at the hospital and be examined."

Police are not yet saying why the child might have been kidnapped or if the abductors made any demands. At this point, they have four women who they consider "detained for questioning." They tell us no arrests have yet been made.

They are looking at the possibility that three people, possibly more, could have been involved in this kidnapping. What relationship, if any, there is between kidnappers and the victim or his family right now is not known.

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Toddler located safely after Amber Alert issued

Melanie Mireles, 2, was last seen around 8:30am Tuesday at a Pasadena Walmart with her babysitter.

  PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- The Pasadena Police Department issued an Amber Alert for a two-year-old who was missing with her babysitter after an outing to Walmart.

Melanie Mireles had been last seen around 8:30am Tuesday with her babysitter, Jessica Garcia, at the Walmart at 1107 Shaver in Pasadena.

Officials feared for the toddler's safety and issued the Amber Alert shortly before 11pm. But just a couple of hours after that, the alert was cancelled when Melanie was safely located and returned to her mother. She was not injured.

The babysitter is in police custody with criminal charges pending.

No other details were available.

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Amber Alert canceled for 3-year-old Humble boy

Chance Cleaver is 3-foot-3, weighs 40 to 50 pounds, and has blue eyes and blonde hair. He was last seen wearing Sponge Bob Squarepants pajamas and a camo jacket.

  HUMBLE, TX (KTRK) -- An Amber Alert that was issued for a three-year-old boy from Humble Friday night was canceled after he was safely located.

Police say Chance Cleaver was safely located shortly after the Amber Alert was issued Friday night, according the Humble Police Department.

Cleaver had been missing since around 10am Friday, when he was last seen with 38-year-old Michael Joseph Boden, Jr. at an apartment complex at 18839 South Memorial Drive.

Authorities did not specify where Cleaver was found or his relation to Boden, Jr.

No other details were immediately available.

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