8-year-old boy missing from Arvada found safe after Amber alert issued

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An 8-year-old boy was found safe Tuesday shortly after law enforcement issued an Amber alert reporting him missing from Arvada.

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The boy’s grandfather had taken the boy from an apartment in the 9000 block of Oberon Road in Arvada about 9:30 a.m., said David Snelling, an Arvada police spokesperson. Law enforcement believed the two were in a truck headed towards Grand Junction, the Amber alert said.

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Sheridan and Englewood police found the boy with his grandfather in Sheridan about 10 minutes after the alert was issued. The boy is safe, Snelling said.

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The grandfather was arrested and is facing multiple charges, Snelling said.

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