Amber Alert canceled for 2 sisters who were found safe after being taken by grandmother

MCKINNEY, Texas (KTRK) -- An Amber Alert has been canceled for two sisters who were last seen in McKinney, Texas, on Thursday, officials said.

The McKinney Police Department said 6-year-old Jennifer Burns and 9-year-old Jessica Burns were safely located on Sunday evening.
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The girls were last seen just before 6 p.m. Thursday at a restaurant near Central Expressway and Virginia Parkway, police said. Authorities said the sisters were at a supervised visit with their father and child protective services, who had temporary custody of them.

Police said that the girls' paternal grandmother, 60-year-old Jame Burns was a person of interest in their disappearance.


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Burns was also located on Sunday and was taken into custody, according to police.

She faces two felony counts of kidnapping.



This investigation remains ongoing, police said.