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Missing boy found safe in Montana; Amber Alert canceled

Nov 15, 2012, 9:49 PM | Updated: Nov 16, 2012, 7:09 am

Police believe Alvin, 3, had been abducted by his biological father 39-year-old Robert Barnett....

Police believe Alvin, 3, had been abducted by his biological father 39-year-old Robert Barnett.

A missing 3-year-old boy has been safe in Montana prompting officials to cancel an Amber Alert spanning five states. The alert was issued Thursday when the boy was reported abducted in Elk River, British Columbia.

Police believed Alvin Barnett, 3, was abducted by his biological father, Robert Barnett.

The two were last scene crossing the border in Eureka, Montana at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.

Barnett was driving a blue, 2002 Subaru Outback with a British Columbia license plate 347SBL.

Alvin is 33 pounds, 3’9″, has brown hair and brown eyes and was last scene wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. Robert Barnett is 5’5″, unshaven with some facial hair, and has reddish blonde hair. He has a scar above his right eyebrow.

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