1-year-old safe after being reported kidnapped, police say

ATLANTA — Atlanta police say a toddler they say was kidnapped by his father is safe.

Police initially reported that a 1-year-old was taken without permission by his “alleged father.”

They say they were investigating the incident as a kidnapping.

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Officers later confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that he has permission to have custody of the child.

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