An Amber Alert was discontinued Tuesday night for a 14-year-old girl who had last been seen Monday afternoon in the Ellis County city of Glenn Heights.
The girl had last been seen in the 800 block of Cascade Drive in Glenn Heights just before 5 p.m. Monday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Glenn Heights police said the girl's father reported she was taken from the bus stop by her biological mother, who lives in Missouri.
It was not immediately clear Tuesday what led to the alert being discontinued.
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Authorities were looking for the girl's biological mother, 33-year-old Shawnice Hickman, in connection to the alert.
Anyone with information was asked to call the Glenn Heights Police Department at 972-223-3478.
TEXAS STATEWIDE ALERT PROGRAMS
Eight kinds of alerts can be issued for missing or endangered people in Texas. Below are links to articles with more information about each type of alert.
- Active Shooter Alert
- AMBER Alert & Athena Alert
- Blue Alert
- Silver Alert
- CLEAR Alert
- Camo Alert (no longer operational)
- Endangered Missing Person Alert
- Power Outage Alert
