COLORADO, USA — Four children that were the subject of an Amber Alert on Friday were found safe, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Police said the children were taken by their mother, identified as Stacia Potter-Norris, who does not have custody of them.
The children were taken from Fremont County, Wyoming, and were last seen Sunday in Riverton, Wyoming. An Amber Alert was issued Friday when authorities said they had reason to believe they were in Colorado and might be headed to California.
The children were found about 9:40 p.m. Friday at the Motel 6 at 9201 E. Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village.
A citizen found the vehicle involved in the Amber Alert, a 2018 Dodge Journey, abandoned north of the motel and called authorities, according to a news release from the Greenwood Village Police Department.
Officers found the children in one of the motel rooms, safe and unharmed. Potter-Norris was not with the children, and her whereabouts are unknown.
The case is still under investigation, according to Greenwood Village police.
“Amber” stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. The alert was created after the January 1996 kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman.
Certain criteria must be met before an Amber Alert is issued
The abducted child must be 17 years old or younger.
The abducted child must be in immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death.
There must be enough descriptive information available to believe a broadcast will assist or aid in the recovery.
A local law enforcement agency or Amber designee from another state must request the activation.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is responsible for issuing amber alerts.
> More information about Amber Alerts can be found here.
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