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From left, Solai Pomtong, 14; Laila Pomtong, 9, and Alicia Lapp. The CHP says the two girls were abducted Friday, March 31, 2017 from Greenville, Calif., in northern California’s Plumas County, and 33-year-old Lapp is a suspect. An Amber Alert was in effect Saturday.

GREENVILLE, Calif. >> The California Highway Patrol says two girls who were abducted in Northern California have been found safe.

An Amber Alert for 14-year-old Solai Pomtong and 9-year-old Laila Pomtong was cancelled today. The CHP says the girls were abducted Friday afternoon from Greenville in Plumas County.

KGO-TV reports 33-year-old suspect Alicia Lapp is in custody.

Greenville is a city of 1,100 people about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento and 100 miles northwest of Reno, Nev.

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