Missing 3-year-old boy found after his abduction in Miami led to Amber Alert

Amber Alert issued for missing 3-year-old boy last seen in Miami

MIAMI -- Police said they have located a young boy who was taken when the SUV he was sleeping in was stolen from a Miami home early Saturday morning. 

Oliver Williams Miami Police Department

The incident prompted officials to issue an Amber Alert after the vehicle was taken from the area of NW 3rd Avenue and 15th Street about 3:08 a.m.

"We have located 3-year-old Oliver Williams in good health," police said in a statement.

Police did not disclose details of where the child was found or say if anyone has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Investigators said the sleeping boy was with his 7-year-old sibling and left inside a 2018 gray Santa Fe. 

The children's mother left the vehicle engine running after parking it in front of the Lotus House and going inside, police said.

A man wearing a ball cap and orange shirt drove off in the vehicle, police said.

According to police, the older child was dropped off at NW 6th Avenue and 58th Street at 3:25 a.m, and was unhurt.

Investigators did not immediately say if anyone would face criminal charges in connection with the abduction.

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