Amber Alert for 2-year-old cancelled, situation deemed non-criminal: EPS

Edmonton Police Service generic. (Sean McClune/CTV News Edmonton)

Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said it has cancelled the amber alert for a two-year-old girl on Saturday afternoon after determining that the situation was not criminal.

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Around 5 p.m., an Amber Alert issued across the province said that the child had been taken by a man in the Steinhauer area.

Around 5:30 p.m., Alberta Emergency Alert posted on social media and their website that the alert had been cancelled and the child had been found.

EPS sent out a release later Saturday evening confirming the child was found safe at 5:32 p.m.

They said that at the time, officers believed the child may have been in danger.

After investigating, police said they believe the incident was non-criminal, and there are no charges pending against the man.