UPDATE: Missing Springfield girl found alive

By Jason Lawrence

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PROVIDENCE (WLNE)- Massachusetts State Police have announced Charlotte Moccia has been found alive.

The police announced via Twitter that the missing 11-year-old was found “safe and sound”.

The Amber Alert sent out following her disappearance has been cancelled.

A suspect has been taken into custody after a car matching the description from the alert was spotted on the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Miguel Rodriguez, 24, of Springfield, was taken to a nearby state police facility for booking.

Acting on a tip from a motorist, police pulled over the car in a work zone near Sturbridge. 

A preliminary check by emergency medical services determined that there was no apparent injury to Moccia.

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