An Amber Alert issued Wednesday afternoon was canceled hours later by Inglewood Police after a missing teenager was located and is now safe with family, authorities said.
Inglewood police said an arrest was made, but did not say if the person detained was the suspect mentioned in the flyer.
Nevaeh Holden was last seen on 97th Street near Flower Street at about 12:30 p.m. in Inglewood on New Year's Day. In the CHP alert, the agency said they believed she was with a man identified as 59-year-old Edward Mason.
This AMBER Alert has been deactivated.
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The subject has been located.
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AMBER Alert - Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties
Last seen: 97th St. and Flower St., Inglewood@Inglewood_PD
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Nevaeh was described as 5 foot, 5 inches tall, 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black leggings, black Croc sandals and a pink headwrap, the CHP said.
Mason was described as 6 foot, 2 inches tall, 220 pounds with black-gray hair and brown eyes.
A black 2013 Dodge Caravan with license plate 6ZMY987 was sought in connection with their disappearance.
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Police say Holden is safe with her family.
