ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department says two missing kids are now safe, after investigators say their mother kidnapped them.
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Police say 8-year-old Tyshawn Keys and 9-year-old Samyia Keys were taken from their court-appointed guardian. Investigators say their mother, 33-year-old Bernice Keys, was last seen in a dark gray Jeep SUV, driving away from the 400 block of Carey Drive in southeast Atlanta.
Detectives from Homicide and SVU secured arrest warrants for Bernice Keys and had activated Levi’s Call, the state’s Amber Alert system.
Around 9:14 a.m., Atlanta police said, with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana, both children were recovered in good health, and the suspect is in custody.
No other details were released.
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