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Amber Alert sent out for Sheridan teen

The Indiana State Police issued two Amber Alerts Monday. Both children were found safely and alerts were canceled.

The first was issued at 1:38 p.m. for the disappearance of a mother and child in Hammond. They were last seen at 7 p.m. Sunday and were believed to be in extreme danger at the time of the alert.

Yolanda Walker, a 20-year-old woman and her two-month-old son were believed to have been abducted by the boy’s non-custodial father Ralph Beineau, according to the Hammond Police Department. They were found safe by 2:07 p.m.

At 7:47 p.m. an Amber Alert was issued stating that the ISP was investigating the abduction of Madison Lloyd, a 17-year-old girl from Sheridan, Indiana. She was last seen at 1 a.m. Monday morning. At the time she was believed to be in extreme danger, according to the ISP press release.

Police suspected she was abducted by 20 years-old Dustin Fisher in a tan 1997 Chevy, Blazer.

The Amber Alert was cancelled by 8:45 p.m. when Lloyd was safely in police custody, according to ISP Sgt. John Perrine.

Lindsay Moore and Lyndsay Jones

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