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Dwight Adams, dwight.adams@indystar.com

UPDATE 9:36 a.m.: The statewide Amber Alert issued Saturday morning for Yulianna Rose Mendez and Ayden Javier Mendez has been canceled by the investigating agency.

A dispatcher from the Starke County Sheriff's Office confirmed the children were found safe. Further details are not yet available.

Original story:

A statewide Amber Alert has been declared for 3-year-old Yulianna Rose Mendez and 7-year-old Ayden Javier Mendez.

Yulianna and Ayden were last seen Saturday morning at 1:37 a.m. in Hamlet, Indiana, about 142 miles north of Indianapolis in Starke County. Police said they believe the children are in extreme danger.

Indiana State Police

Yulianna was last seen wearing a white shirt with colored designs on it and turquoise shorts. She is a thirty pounds and Hispanic, with brown hair and brown eyes. She is about 2 feet, 6 inches tall.

Ayden, a Hispanic male, was last seen wearing a black basketball jersey that says "MEXICO" written on it and black shorts. He is about 3 feet tall, 45 pounds and also has brown hair and brown eyes.

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Police suspect 28-year-old Francisco Javier Mendez. He also sometimes goes by the name Francisco Javier Mendez Jiminez. Mendez, a Hispanic man, was last seen driving a black 2013 Audi A4 with an Indiana license place reading LE5262. He has brown hair and eyes, and is 5 feet 6 inches tall and roughly 175 pounds.

Indiana State Police

For any information on Yulianna and Ayden's whereabouts, contact the Hamlet Police Department at 574-773-3771, option 1, or call 911.