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Amber Alert canceled after 6-year-old boy in Orange County is located
Six-year-old Joseph Garcia was reported taken by his grandfather in Orange County, California.
He was last seen around 4 p.m.
Sunday near Collins Avenue and Lemon Street in the city of Orange.
The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert seeking information about the boy and his grandfather, 47-year-old Frank Ramirez.
The alert covered Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties.
CHP later said the subject had been located, and the alert was canceled a few hours after it was issued.
Authorities released no further details about where Garcia was found or what happened next.
An Amber Alert for 6-year-old Joseph Garcia in Orange County was canceled after authorities said the subject had been located.
Garcia was believed to have been taken by his grandfather, 47-year-old Frank Ramirez.
Garcia was last seen around 4 p.m. Sunday near Collins Avenue and Lemon Street in Orange.
The California Highway Patrol deactivated the alert Monday morning.
Authorities released no further details after saying the subject had been located.
- Who
- Joseph Garcia, 6, and his grandfather, 47-year-old Frank Ramirez.
- What
- An Amber Alert for Garcia was canceled after authorities said the subject had been located.
- When
- The alert was deactivated Monday morning, October 26, 2026. Garcia was last seen around 4 p.m. Sunday.
- Where
- Garcia was last seen near Collins Avenue and Lemon Street in Orange, Orange County, California.
- Why
- Authorities believed Garcia had been taken by his grandfather. The reason was not stated.
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Joseph Garcia was last seen near Collins Avenue and Lemon Street in Orange.
An Amber Alert was issued for Garcia.
The California Highway Patrol deactivated the Amber Alert after declaring the subject had been located.
- Child
- Joseph Garcia, 6
- Last seen
- Around 4 p.m. Sunday near Collins Avenue and Lemon Street, Orange
- Person believed to have taken him
- Frank Ramirez, 47
- Alert status
- Deactivated Monday morning, October 26, 2026
- Vehicle described
- Blue 1995 GMC Sonoma, California plate 5B30127
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