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Zoe Moss Amber Alert canceled: Missing 6-yr-old Pennsylvania girl allegedly abducted by mom found in Virginia

The police search for the mom and daughter ended in Fairfax, Va., after a traffic stop

UPDATE: Zoe Moss has been found safe, Pennsylvania State Police said. The Amber Alert was canceled. The 6-year-old girl missing from Chester County was spotted multiple times across the midstate since an Amber Alert was issued Tuesday, October 25, authorities said.

Moss's mother, Venessa Gutshall, 37, has been arrested in Virginia, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. The police search for the mom and daughter ended in Fairfax, Va., after a traffic stop. Gutshall may be charged with kidnapping of a minor, unlawful restraint of a minor, and endangering the welfare of children, among others. The Fairfax County police ha noticed a stolen Virginia license plate on a vehicle that matched the description of the one Gutshall fled in. When police stopped the vehicle they initially saw no one else inside but then found Moss underneath blankets in the back seat. Before her arrest, Gutshall visite her mother at the restaurant where she works to ask for money. Her mother unaware of what was going on even gave her $200.

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DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA: An amber alert has been issued for a missing girl in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Authorities say 6-year-old Zoe Moss was last seen around 6.10 pm in the area of East Ward Elementary School on the 400 block of Washington Avenue on Tuesday, October 25. According to investigators, the girl is believed to be with 37-year-old Vanessa Gutshall.

Moss is described to be 3-foot-8, 50 pounds with light brown hair and blue eyes. Gutshall, who police say was last seen wearing blue sweatpants, is 5-foot-2, 100 pounds with light brown hair and blue eyes. Police have not said if Gutshall is related to Moss, reports ABC 6.

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According to Penn Live, Moss was allegedly abducted by Vanessa Gutshall in a gray Volkswagen Jetta Sedan. Police are looking for a 2016 VW Jetta with the license plate number KXR-3699. The Pennsylvania State Police shared an Amber Alert that stated they believed the child "may be at special risk of harm or injury."

People have been reacting on Twitter under the PA State Police's official post. Some seem to have known the woman in question. One user commented saying, "I have seen her before walking on the sidewalks but I never thought of anything else." Another one said, "The mother, (suspect of the hunt) looks like someone who is always in the reddners or wise, dollar general, etc. But I don't really talk to women who seem busy.. what I mean is, these are my neighbor's neighbor, and her daughter. I have seen them before. But you just never know."

A person suspected seeing the gray car, "I had a Grey jetta behind me in Morgantown around 530pm and it went into the beer store. I came back from wawa and it pulled out behind me leaving beer store lol. Definitely could've been someone else but who knows." A user shared some useful information, "I read on Facebook from the supervisor, it is mom and daughter. She does not have custody and it was during a supervised visit. The guy was distracted and she took the kid and ran. She apparently is homeless and I’m guessing father has custody."

Anyone with information is being asked to call 911 or Downington police at 610-633-8810. 

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