Found Safe IN - Four Ballard children, ages 1-8, West Lafayette, 3 Aug 2017

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Indiana State Police have issued an AMBER Alert for four children, all under the age of 10, that have been abducted from West Lafayette.

Azzura Ballard is a 7 year old black female, 4 feet tall, with black hair, and brown eyes.

Akira Ballard is a 3 year old black female, 3 feet tall, with black hair, and brown eyes.
Ahleiryah Ballard is a 1 year old black female.
Anthony Ballard Jr. is an 8 year old black male, 4 feet tall, with black hair and brown eyes.
The children were last seen August 3 and are believed to be in extreme danger.

The West Lafayette Police Department believes the children were likely abducted by their mother, Victoria Dominique Whorton, 27, who is 5 feet 2 inches tall, 145 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.

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Rott Mom said:

I think the alert was canceled.

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The West Layette Police Department is seeking Victoria Whorton, 27, after she allegedly abducted her four children.

Whorton is 5’2″ and 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Whorton and her four children were last seen August 3 in West Lafayette.
The children are believed to be in extreme danger.

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Gardener1850 said:

Do you have a link? Their missing kids posters are still active and news stations are still reporting it: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/amber-alert-4-children-missing-from-west-lafayette

I know sometimes news won't correct until the morning though if they are found in the middle of the night.

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MsMarple said:

So far there's been no reports that I can find saying the Amber Alert is cancelled. I've got WDRB's Twitter open to monitor. They've been reporting the most on this case so hopefully if something changes we'll see it right away. I'm going to bed but I'm leaving the tab open. With luck I'll wake up to see these precious children found.

[video=twitter;893704380721115136]https://twitter.com/WDRBNews/status/893704380721115136[/video]

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meanmaryjean said:

FOUND SAFE!!!!!

http://wishtv.com/2017/08/05/amber-alert-issued-out-of-west-lafayette/

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Gardener1850 said:

Whoo hoo! :skip:

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Hope32 said:

Interesting IMO that police are not seeking charges against the mother.

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Police determined that Whorton was in Chicago with the children and made contact with her by phone, at which point she told police where she was, VanVactor said. Chicago Police then helped investigators verify that the kids were safe.

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VanVactor said that Whorton was not in police custody and that no charges were filed against her Saturday afternoon, but that Child Protective Services and the Tippecanoe County prosecutor’s office may pursue charges in the future.

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