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Missing 6-month-old in Rockwall found safe after Amber Alert issued

From left to right: Margaret Van Aken, 21, Dakota Brady, 26, and 6-month-old Nova Brady. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

ROCKWALL – A 6-month-old Nova Brady at center of an Amber Alert has been found safe.

Police notified the public, saying she may have been in the company of two adults and traveling in a gray Toyota Sienna.

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It is unknow if any charges have been filed against the adults involved.

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Nova was last seen at 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 30 in the 300 block of Munson Street in Rockwall, Texas in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Authorities believe she may be in the company of two adults, Margaret Van Aken, 21, and Dakota Brady, 26.

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Nova is described as having blonde hair and blue eyes. She is 2′5″ tall, weighs 18 pounds, and was last seen wearing a two-piece white pajama set with flowers.

Margaret Van Aken, one of the individuals reportedly with the child, is a 21-year-old woman with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 5′5″ tall and weighing 200 pounds. Dakota Brady, 26, is described as having blonde hair and blue eyes. He is 6′0″ tall and weighs 175 pounds.

The pair was last seen in a gray 2007 Toyota Sienna with Texas license plate VKG9957. A stock image of the vehicle model has been provided, though authorities note it is not an exact image of the vehicle in question.

The pair was last seen in a gray 2007 Toyota Sienna with Texas license plate VKG9957. A stock image of the vehicle model has been provided, though authorities note it is not an exact image of the vehicle in question. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

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