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Abducted New Mexico Teen Found Alive In Indiana

DENVER (CBS4) - An Amber Alert issued for a 16-year-old girl from New Mexico who was once believed to be in the Denver area has been canceled after she was found alive in Indiana.

Andrea Lucero was allegedly abducted by Joe Medina, 37, from Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Joe Medina
Joe Medina (credit: Denver Police)

The Rio Rancho Police Department confirmed that Lucero was found by Indiana State Police in Indianapolis Sunday.

Lucero wasn't injured and Medina has been taken into custody.

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