An AMBER Alert for a 4-year-old believed to be abducted by her mother from Vancouver, Washington has been called off.
The alert was issued in San Diego just after 1 p.m. Saturday.
The girl was taken by her mother Thursday afternoon during a court-supervised visit, according to KGW8 in Portland, Oregon.
Just before noon on Monday, the Vancouver Police Department requested the alert be deactivated.
Police believed the suspect and child are now in Mexico.
The girl's mother, Esmeralda Lopez, was last seen with her at the Vancouver Mall, KGW8 said.
The 4-year-old's name is Aranza Lopez.
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She has been in a foster home for about a year.
Aranza was last seen wearing a long sleeve, dark blue shirt with a bulldog on the front, said KGW8. Aranza was also wearing pink pants and PAW Patrol shoes.
Esmeralda, 21, is also a person-of-interest in a robbery that occurred around the same time as the abduction.
She was last seen wearing a red and white striped soccer jersey.
Based on the mother's history, police fear for Aranza's safety. Officials believe she might flee to Mexico.
The car Esmeralda was using was described as a red Chevrolet Cobalt.
It has a Washington license plate that reads “BLK1552.”
San Diego was one of 26 counties to issue the AMBER Alert, according to CHP.
There was no specific connection between the abduction and San Diego, Escondido Police Lt. Ed Bennett. However, many counties south of Vancouver and along the coast were notified.
If anyone has information, call 911.
No other information was available at this time.
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