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6-year-old boy at center of Amber Alert located, CHP says

The child was believed to have been taken by his grandfather in Orange County on Sunday, according to authorities
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UPDATE (8:30 a.m.): The California Highway Patrol has deactivated the Amber Alert after declaring the "subject has been located."

No other information was released.


An Amber Alert has been issued for a 6-year-old boy believed to have been taken by his grandfather on Sunday.

Joseph Garcia, 6, was last seen near Collins Avenue and Lemon Street in Orange, Orange County, around 4 p.m.

California Highway Patrol officials say he may be with his grandfather, Frank Ramirez, who is driving a blue 1995 GMC Sonoma with California license plates “5B30127.”

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Garcia is described as 3’ 7”, 65 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a beige shirt, blue shorts, and black shoes.

Ramirez is 47 years old, 5’ 6”, and 180 pounds. He has black hair and hazel eyes, and was last seen wearing a gray tank top and shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

The Amber Alert is in effect for Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange counties.