UPDATE @8:23 a.m.
The Amber Alert has been canceled after the child was found safe, Akron police confirm.
FIRST REPORT
An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing Ohio child.
The Amber Alert was issued at 5:16 a.m. out of Akron for 1-year-old Darius Heard, Jr., according to reports. He was taken by his non-custodial father, 27-year-old Darius Heard, Sr.
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The missing child was last seen wearing a striped Nautica polo and diaper.
Heard, Sr. is believed to be driving a silver Chevrolet Sonic and may have Texas registration.
We are working to get a photo of the missing child.
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