Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old girl taken, later found, from South Los Angeles

An Amber Alert was issued on Saturday night after a 3-year-old girl was allegedly taken from the Highland Park area of South Los Angeles. 

It was issued at around 10:30 p.m. after the girl, Marieny Calderon, was abducted from the area near W. 49th Street and Figueroa Street earlier in the day, at around 7:35 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the Amber Alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department to Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties.

At 12:46 a.m., the CHP said the girl was found and the Amber Alert was deactivated. Police did not immediately say where the girl was located or whether the vehicle was found.

Officers described Calderon as standing about three feet tall and weighing approximately 27 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black shirt, red shorts and pink and white shoes. 

Police said she was believed to have been taken by someone driving a gray 2019 Toyota RAV4 with the California license plate 9ETY017. The suspect has not been identified.