POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An AMBER Alert that was issued late Monday for two Southeast Missouri children has been canceled.
The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department reported that the children were found safe and are in custody at Stoddard County Juvenile Office. The sheriff's department reported that the father is also in custody. The police had been looking for 31-year-old Edgar Langley Jr., who had reportedly threatened both children and law enforcement.
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