Missing Va. Girl Found Safe; Amber Alert Canceled

UPDATE : An Amber Alert was canceled after a young girl missing from Petersburg, Virginia, was found safe.


An Amber Alert has been issued for a young girl missing from Petersburg, Virginia.

Kaleya Ketter, a 4-year-old girl, is believed to have been abducted by Phillip Alexander Ketter, who may be driving a black Nissan Altima south on I-85 towards Charlotte N.C.

Kaleya is described as a black female, four years old, 3 feet tall, weighing 50 pounds, with brown eyes and braided black hair. She was wearing a pink Hello Kitty t-shirt and Coogi pajama pants.

Ketter is 28 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair worn in dreadlocks. He was wearing a black shirt, jeans and a black coat. He may be with a woman named Love Shariff.

Kaleya was abducted Wednesday at 2:48 p.m., according to a release from Virginia's Amber Alert system.

Anyone with information should contact the Petersburg Police Department at 1-804-732-4222 or Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453.

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