Amber Alert

Young boy found safe after Florida Amber Alert in Palm Beach, father in custody

The AMBER Alert was cancelled minutes before 8:00 p.m. on Sunday

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A Florida AMBER Alert was cancelled on Sunday night for a young boy who was reported missing from Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County.

Christian Simeus, 7, was ultimately found safe after the alert had been issued earlier Sunday evening.

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Riviera Beach police said in a news release that the boy's father, 44-year-old Jean Simeus, abducted him while at a park. He has been taken into custody.

The father and son were located in north Florida, where the Florida Highway Patrol pulled over the father's car on Interstate 75.

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The child has since been reunited with his mother.

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