2-year-old abducted girl safely found in Oakland; 3 relatives in custody

2-year-old girl abducted girl back home; 3 relatives in custody

A 2-year-old police say was forcefully taken from her home is safe in an incident that triggered an Amber Alert. The girls mother, father and maternal grandmother are in custody.

Girl found safe, suspects in custody

What we know:

OAKLAND, Calif. - A 2-year-old girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert, is safely back with her family, according to the California Highway Patrol and her family.

Alicia Benjamin, the paternal grandmother of Amira Coleman, told KTVU the child was located in a home on 94th Avenue in East Oakland, at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

It wasn't immediately clear who lived there or how she was found, or returned there.

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The California Highway Patrol only noted that "the subject" had been located.

Authorities took three of her relatives – her parents and maternal grandmother – into custody.

Benjamin said she received temporary guardianship of the toddler last month, due to alleged domestic violence between her parents.

Benjamin said the parents, Andrew Coleman, 25, and Tamira Claggion, 24, went to her home on Tuesday afternoon on 39th and Adeline streets to pick up some papers.

But Benjamin said they, along with the child's maternal grandmother, Chalita West, abducted the girl and attacked her. Benjamin suffered bruises and cuts on her face.

"So I'm like, just take the folder and go," Benjamin said. "Her mother then rushed in, pushed the gate in, pushed me down in the house, just started hitting me, digging my eyes out. So I have my grandbaby in the other room locked up because I didn't want her to see this, plus she's traumatized already from them fighting every day around her."

The California Highway Patrol had issued an Amber Alert at about 6:30 p.m. and then deactivated it once she had been found.

Police say Coleman and Claggion have a history of drug possession, domestic violence, and making criminal threats.

Coleman, Claggion and West have each been arrested on suspicion of burglary, battery and violating a custody order. West wa also booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm.

The Source: KTVU reporting, Oakland Police Department