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Woman Arrested, Charged With Kidnapping By Farmers Branch Police After Weekend Amber Alert

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Farmers Branch Police detectives arrested Andrea Marie Francois in Dallas Monday afternoon in connection with a weekend Amber Alert.

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Andrea Marie Francois (credit: Farmers Branch Police Dept.)

Francois is currently in the Farmers Branch Detention Center charged with two counts of Kidnapping and one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.

Police have not said what if any relationship she had with the children.

A young boy and girl were abducted in a stolen vehicle Sunday around 3:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Signma Road.

The 4-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy were later found safe at a Family Dollar on Maple Avenue.

The car was later located at 7930 N. Stemmons Freeway in Dallas.

 

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