Fake alert
City police are advising residents that a fake Amber Alert about a missing child has gone out to some cell phone users.
The alert that one cell phone user recently received said a 7-year-old St. Mary's student was abducted by a man in a truck.
Police officials said they want residents to know they are not investigating any child abductions, and Maryland State Police said they currently have no active Amber Alerts.
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