MERCER COUNTY — Update 3:50 p.m. According to troopers, Ariella Downs was safely located in Reading, PA.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Pennsylvania State Police has issued an Amber Child Abduction Alert for the Sharpsville Police Department Mercer County.
According to troopers, an eight-month-old was abducted from 331 Canterbury Court in Sharpsville, PA at around noon.
Investigators believe that child, Ariella Downs, may be with Antonio Velazquez-Rupert, 36.
Velasquez is 5’10” with brown eyes and drives a dark green Ford Explorer with Ohio plates reading GGD-7760.
Troopers advise drivers to not approach the SUV if you see it.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 911 or the Sharpsville Borough Police Department at 724-662-6110.