CHESHIRE, Mass. — State Police say a child abducted Thursday morning in Springfield was recovered safely in Cheshire. 

 

An AMBER alert was issued at about 11:30 for Cortana Goncalves, 4, who police say was kidnapped by her non-custodial mother, Brandee Arnold, 32.

 

A Facebook page apparently owned by Arnold says she's from Springfield. There are several posts on it demanding she bring Cortana back but little other information. 

 

Authorities said Arnold had allegedly made "suicidal & homicidal statements" and that there was "urgent concern for the safety and well-being of the child."

 

Arnold was said to have taken Cortana from a family gathering Thursday morning in violation of her custody agreement. She had last been seen in Blandford on the Massachusetts Turnpike at about 9:38 a.m. It appears Cortana was found not long after the AMBER Alert was issued. 

 

Arnold was said to be operating a 2010 gray Honda Accord with license plate 3SCG24. It's not clear why she was traveling to North Berkshire or where she was headed. State Police said more information would be forthcoming. 

 

State Police did not say whether Arnold was found with her daughter or if she was in custody.

 

Initial alerts to some phones stated Cortana was taken from Cheshire but further information from State Police on Facebook and Twitter corrected that to Springfield. 

 

This article is being updated as more information is released.