Harris County authorities are questioning a woman who sparked a brief Amber Alert overnight when she disappeared with two children she was baby-sitting.
The Amber Alert was issued shortly after 1 a.m. today, but canceled about 35 minutes later after the missing children's grandmother and aunt happened to see the baby sitter's minivan and grabbed the children, according to KHOU Channel 11.
The 32-year-old baby sitter drove away, but was taken into custody later.
The grandmother, Esther Tristan, had taken her two granddaughters, ages 3 and 6, to the sitter's house in the 5000 block of Innsbruk in northwest Harris County about 3 p.m. Wednesday, KHOU reported.
When the children were to be picked up that evening, however, they and the sitter were gone, along with the woman's 2-year-old
daughter.
The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office was notified and learned that the woman had called her father about 4 p.m. and told him she was having car trouble.
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