An AMBER Alert for an Edmonton boy was cancelled this morning, after the boy and his mother were spotted by an off-duty CPS member.

The AMBER Alert described an 8-year-old boy, who RCMP believed was abducted by his mother, Brianne Hjalte, from Waverley Elementary School at 2:50 p.m. Friday.

Hjalte was arrested by Okotoks RCMP early Saturday morning.

The alert was cancelled this morning, when the Edmonton Police released a statement saying the issue had been resolved at around 6 a.m.

A spokesperson with Edmonton Police, Agnieszka Patrycja Mokrzan, says Hjalte remains in custody, and is facing a charge for abduction.

 

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