Police cancel Amber Alert for 3 children allegedly abducted by mother in Collin County

Princeton police canceled a Texas Amber Alert issued Wednesday out of Collin County for three kids who were allegedly abducted by their mother.

The Princeton Police Department was looking for Zainab Ali, 16, Ayesha Ali, 8, and Umar Ali, 5, who were last seen in Princeton, Texas.

Princeton is about 66 miles east of Fort Worth.

Zainab was described as an Asian girl who is 5 feet 6 inches, weighs 130 pounds, has black hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black long-sleeve shirt.

Ayesha was described as an Asian girl who is 3 feet 10 inches, weighs 70 pounds, has black hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, black shirt, dark purple leggings, and black and white shoes.

Umar was described as an Asian boy who is 3 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 60 pounds, has black hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black and white jacket, dark T-shirt, black pants, and white shoes.

The suspect wanted in connection to their abduction was 37-year-old Nazia Ali. The suspect vehicle was a black 2017 Mercedes 300 with the Texas license plate NBV-5334.

The suspect wanted in connection to the abduction of her children in Collin County on Dec. 20, 2023, is 37-year-old Nazia Ali, authorities say. The suspect vehicle is a black 2017 Mercedes 300 with the Texas license plate NBV-5334.
The suspect wanted in connection to the abduction of her children in Collin County on Dec. 20, 2023, is 37-year-old Nazia Ali, authorities say. The suspect vehicle is a black 2017 Mercedes 300 with the Texas license plate NBV-5334.

Nazia was described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 210 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.

Police said officers were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance at around 11 a.m. Wednesday. It was reported that three children left a home with their mother, who does not have rights to them due to bond conditions, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.


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Law enforcement officials believed the children to be in grave or immediate danger.

Anyone with information about their abduction was asked to call the Princeton Police Department at 214-271-5492.