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Amber Alert Canceled After Mom, 2-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (CBS) - An Amber Alert has been canceled after 2-year-old Mason Ross and his mother have been found by Police in New Jersey.

On Thursday afternoon, an Amber Alert for the toddler was issued after police say he was abducted from an Atlantic County mall.

The incident happened at about 1 p.m. at Hamilton Mall. Authorities say the 2-year-old was taken by his mother, 24-year-old Cassidy Michaela Purdy.

Officials say Purdy does not have legal custody over the boy.

The alert was cancelled at about 8 p.m. after the boy was located.

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