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Latest update from WBTV: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - WBTV. Latest update from Alaska's News Source: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - Alaska's News Source. Latest update from Alaska's News Source: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - Alaska's News Source. Updated on: August 17, 2026 / 2:41 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta The sound of a baby crying helped Atlanta police find two young sisters inside a trailer Monday, bringing an overnight kidnapping investigation to a safe end. Officers found 4-year-old Zola Cooper and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper, at an apartment complex located at 2001 Sylvan Road, Atlanta police Lt. Butler said during a news conference. The girls were in good health and taken for medical evaluation. Their aunt told CBS News Atlanta that the children were reunited with their family.
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Police said Brown had gained the mother's trust over about a year. Police took the girls' babysitter, Lakesha Brown, into custody at the scene.
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Updated on: August 17, 2026 / 2:41 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta The sound of a baby crying helped Atlanta police find two young sisters inside a trailer Monday, bringing an overnight kidnapping investigation to a safe end. Officers found 4-year-old Zola Cooper and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper, at an apartment complex located at 2001 Sylvan Road, Atlanta police Lt. Butler said during a news conference. The girls were in good health and taken for medical evaluation. Their aunt told CBS News Atlanta that the children were reunited with their family.
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Latest update from Alaska's News Source: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - Alaska's News Source. Latest update from Alaska's News Source: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - Alaska's News Source. Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two children believed to have been abducted by their babysitter on Monday are safe and the suspect is in custody, according to the Atlanta Police Deparment. Eleven-month-old Norah Cooper and her sister 4-year-old Zola Cooper were last seen near Jones Avenue and James P. Brawley Drive NW near downtown Atlanta, police said. The suspect’s name is Lakesha Brown, according to Atlanta police.
Latest update from WBTV: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - WBTV. Latest update from Alaska's News Source: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - Alaska's News Source. Latest update from Alaska's News Source: Abducted children at center of Amber Alert found, suspect in custody - Alaska's News Source. Updated on: August 17, 2026 / 2:41 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta The sound of a baby crying helped Atlanta police find two young sisters inside a trailer Monday, bringing an overnight kidnapping investigation to a safe end. Officers found 4-year-old Zola Cooper and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper, at an apartment complex located at 2001 Sylvan Road, Atlanta police Lt. Butler said during a news conference. The girls were in good health and taken for medical evaluation. Their aunt told CBS News Atlanta that the children were reunited with their family.
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