Investigators with the St. Clair County Police Department have determined a recent Amber Alert issued for a missing mother and her two daughters was a false report.

: The Amber Alert in Ohio issued for 7-year-old Oaklynn Alexander was canceled on Monday night, authorities said. The original story can be found below.PITTSBURGH (KKDA) — An Amber Alert has been issued in Ohio for a 7-year-old girl who was abducted by a 43-year-old man,

Why do some missing persons cases receive a statewide AMBER alert while others don’t? Ohio has seen six AMBER alerts in the first four months of 2024. This is compared to nine in all of 2023, and six in 2022.