Ohio Amber Alert: Licking County infant found safe

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NEWARK , Ohio (WJW) — An Ohio child allegedly abducted on Thursday afternoon has been found safe, according to police.

Newark Police Department on Thursday issued an Amber Alert for Lux Tiwari, an infant girl who had been reportedly abducted by her non-custodial father on Thursday.

Police said the infant’s non-custodial father, 19-year-old Sewak Tiwari, took the child just before 4 p.m. on Thursday from 15 Mesimer Drive in Newark, Licking County , which is the address of Licking Memorial Women’s Health – Newark .

Just before 6 p.m., Newark police reported on Facebook that the child had been found safe. The Amber Alert has since been canceled.

The suspect vehicle was a 2006 Honda Pilot SUV (pictured above). The vehicle had damage to its front-passenger side, authorities reported.

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