Kidnapped Bay Area girl, 6, found safe

A missing 6-year-old girl is safe after Stockton Police found her Wednesday morning and arrested two suspects in the kidnapping.|

SAN FRANCISCO — A missing 6-year-old girl is safe after Stockton Police found her Wednesday morning and arrested two suspects in the kidnapping.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1FAIIkF) police canceled the Amber Alert for Ava Bar-Illan, who authorities say went missing in the early morning hours near San Jose.

Police took 39-year-old Maurice Cheadle and 35-year-old Dawn Atkisson into custody at a Stockton home about an hour and a half from San Jose.

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Information from: San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com

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