The Amber Alert for missing Luisa Alvarenga has been cancelled.
RCMP issued the Amber Alert around 4:30 p.m. for the 8-year-old girl. Police said she was taken from her home in Portage la Prairie in a stolen pickup truck around 11 a.m. by her biological mother Colleen McIvor, 43.
RCMP said it received a report by a member of the public that the vehicle the girl was taken in was spotted on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg.
Officers then found both the mother and daughter. They said that no harm came to Luisa and that she is safe.
“Very happy she is safe and obviously will be returned to loved ones later this evening,” Chief Superintendent Mark Fisher with the RCMP said.
Fisher said how quickly Luisa was found is a great example of how efficient the Amber Alert system is.
“It’s been extremely effective,” he said. “We have obviously many eyes out on the street, far more than our police forces would be able to put on the street.”
Luisa is living with another family member in Portage la Prairie and police said her mother was not allowed to have contact with her.
Police said they received information earlier Friday of a possible sighting at the airport, which made them concerned.
The investigation into the incident and any potential charges against the mother are ongoing, police said.
