---
title: "Amber Alert Canceled After a 3-Month-Old Is Found Safe in West LA"
description: "A statewide Amber Alert that reached across Southern California was canceled Wednesday after a 3-month-old infant, reported taken from the Bay Area city of Hayward, was found safe in West Los Angeles and a woman was taken into custody."
category: "Los Angeles"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/los-angeles
author: "Hana Nakamura"
published: 2026-07-01T23:55:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-01T23:55:00.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/amber-alert-canceled-after-a-3-month-old-is-found-safe-in-west-la
tags: ["Amber Alert", "California Highway Patrol", "Hayward", "Westwood", "missing child"]
---
# Amber Alert Canceled After a 3-Month-Old Is Found Safe in West LA

A statewide Amber Alert that reached across Southern California was canceled Wednesday after a 3-month-old infant, reported taken from the Bay Area city of Hayward, was found safe in West Los Angeles and a woman was taken into custody.

An emergency alert that lit up highway signs and phones across much of California ended the way officials had hoped: with a baby found safe.

## A statewide alert

The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert early Wednesday after a 3-month-old boy was reported taken from Hayward, in the East Bay, [ABC7 reported](https://abc7.com/post/amber-alert-issued-parts-socal-3-month-old-baby-abducted-hayward-chp-says/19428498/). Hayward police said the case stemmed from a court-ordered custody arrangement, and the alert — which named a white Mazda SUV — spread across several counties, from the Bay Area down to Los Angeles.

## Found safe in Westwood

Wednesday afternoon, the vehicle was located in a parking lot on Wilshire Boulevard in the Westwood area of West Los Angeles, and the infant and a woman were found a short time later, the CHP said. Officials confirmed the baby was safe, and Hayward police said they were working to reunite him with his father, [NBC Los Angeles reported](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/amber-alert-la-county-missing-hayward-baby/3911507/).

## A woman in custody

A woman described by police as the infant's mother was taken into custody by Hayward police, according to NBC Los Angeles. No charges had been announced by the time the alert was canceled, and she is presumed innocent. The Herald is not naming the woman or the child.

Authorities credited coordination between agencies across Northern and Southern California for the quick resolution, and said the child's safety had been the priority throughout.

## Sources

- [Amber Alert issued for parts of SoCal; 3-month-old baby reported taken from Hayward, CHP says](https://abc7.com/post/amber-alert-issued-parts-socal-3-month-old-baby-abducted-hayward-chp-says/19428498/)
- [Amber Alert canceled: 3-month-old found safe in West LA, woman taken into custody](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/amber-alert-la-county-missing-hayward-baby/3911507/)