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UPDATE: Two children reported missing from Dekalb County found safe

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By Teri Hornstein, Multi-Media Journalist - email
Jalen Mattison/ Courtesy: Dekalb Police Jalen Mattison/ Courtesy: Dekalb Police
Amari Mattison/ Courtesy: Dekalb Police Amari Mattison/ Courtesy: Dekalb Police
DEKALB COUNTY (WFXG) -

UPDATE: Authorities near Atlanta say two children reported missing earlier Wednesday from the roadside along I-20, have been found safe.

 

Dekalb police are looking for two young children who were taken early this morning. Three-year-old Jalen Mattison and one-year-old Amari Mattison were last seen around 1:30 a.m. on Wesley Chapel Road. 

The children's mother told police that the suspect offered to help her after her car broke down on I-20 Eastbound. As she made arrangements to have her car towed, she says the suspect drove off with her two children. She did not know the suspect.

Dekalb police are looking for a black male around 6' tall with a thin build. He was wearing a light brown or tan baseball hat. He was driving a green Jeep Cherokee. The children are considered to be in danger. If you have any information please call Dekalb police at 770-724-7841.