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UPDATE: Amber Alert Canceled, Children Found Safe

Law enforcement have arrested the father, 37-year-old Dennis Matthew Penny II.

Update: An Amber Alert issued for two young Chesterfield County girls has been canceled. The girls' father was arrested.Β 

WIS-TV reports the father, Dennis Matthew Penny II, was arrested after a police pursuit in Union County, NC.

The children are safe and in the custody of authorities, according to the report.Β 

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Original story:Β An Amber Alert has been issued for two children abducted in Chesterfield County.

The vehicle is described as a whiteΒ 2005 GMC Sierra Truck with a South Carolina license plate HXQ669.

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The alleged abductor is Dennis Matthew Penny II, 37.

The children were last seen 7:30 a.m. Dec. 20.Β 

Dennis Matthew Penny III, 5, is wearing a Buzz Light Year pajama shirt with green fleece pants.Β Grace Elizabeth Penny, 2,Β hasΒ shoulder length curly hair, is wearing a blue shirt with a picture of a monkey on the front and red/white/blue pajama pants.

If you have information, contact Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office, 843-623-6838.

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