AMBER Alert discontinued for missing children from Dallas area

Jennifer Burns, Jessica Burns and Jame Burns have been found, authorities say

(From left to right) Jame Burns, 60, Jennifer Burns, 6, and Jessica Burns, 9. (KSAT/Texas Dept. of Public Safety)

MCKINNEY, TexasUpdate:

An AMBER Alert issued for two McKinney children has been discontinued.

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Authorities said six-year-old Jennifer Burns, nine-year-old Jessica Burns and Jame Burns, 60, have been found.

Further details are limited.

Original:

An AMBER Alert has been continued for two missing McKinney children who police believe are in “grave or immediate danger.”

The McKinney Police Department said they are searching for six-year-old Jennifer Burns and nine-year-old Jessica Burns.

Jennifer is 4 feet tall and is 60 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing purple frame glasses, along with a light blue shirt with sparkle designs on front and blue jeans.

Jessica is 4 feet 10 inches tall and is 90 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was seen wearing dark-frame glasses, a red long-sleeved shirt with black shoulders/sleeves and blue jeans.

The girls were both last seen around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, in the 320 block of North Central Expressway northbound, in McKinney, Texas.

Police said they are looking for Jame Burns, 60, in connection with the disappearance. She is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 230 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing black clothing.

DPS says Burns is driving a 2009 black Ford Escape with Texas license plate number MTC6093.

Anyone with information about the abduction is asked to contact the McKinney Police Department at 972-547-2700.


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