Kidnapped Fairfax County 3-Year-Old Found Safe in West Virginia: Police

Fairfax County police said that the 3-year-old girl who was kidnapped Tuesday, June 14, has been found safe and her alleged abductor is in custody.

Police say Catherine Agnes Kraus kidnapped 3-year-old Amelia Marianna Kraus. Authorities say the child is in extreme danger.
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Josh Lanier

06/14/2022 11:01 p.m.

Authorities issued a statewide AMBER alert after Catherine Agnes Kraus took Amelia Marianna Kraus around 4:30 p.m. from the Tauxemont Road area in Alexandria, the alert said.

Police issued an update on Wednesday morning that police located them in West Virginia, and they had arrested Catherine Agnes Kraus. Charges are pending, according to the update.

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