Turquoise Alert canceled for missing 4-year-old in Mesa after being located safe
MESA, Ariz. - A Turquoise Alert was canceled for a 4-year-old boy out of Mesa.
What we know:
Mesa Police had been searching for the boy last seen leaving the area of Extension Road and 8th Avenue at 3 p.m. on Nov. 8. He was reportedly seen with an unknown white female with red hair.
DPS said the alert was geo-targeted, while Mesa Police said "the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued the alert within a five-mile radius of the child's last known location."
Roughly an hour after the alert was issued, he was confirmed to have been found safe with family.
What we don't know:
The circumstances surrounding the child's disappearance, or the identity of the person he reportedly left with, are unknown.
Map of the nearby area where the boy was last seen.
The Source: Information in this report was gathered from the Mesa Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.