WEST JORDAN, Utah, Aug. 6, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) — An Amber Alert notification out of West Jordan has been cancelled Friday morning.
“The West Jordan Police Department has located the child and the suspect from the Amber Alert,” said a tweet from West Jordan Police Department at 11 a.m. “The child has been safely reunited with family. The suspect was taken safely into custody without incident. We wish to thank the media and public for their assistance.”
According to the West Jordan PD, the suspect in the case was identified as Yorba Linda Vargas, 34.
The abduction happened in West Jordan at 8:37 p.m. Thursday, police said, but no other information was provided in the original Amber Alert.
Police told local media Vargas took the child during an unsupervised visit when she put the infant in her car and drove off.
Vargas had reportedly made comments leading police to believe the infant may be in danger.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information is made available.
