Amber Alert
Canceled Tuesday October 8th.

Less than a day after the state activated Austin's first Amber Alert, the missing teen has been found safe.

The Texas DPS located 14-year-old Nicole Hellman who is also known as Nikki Lightfoot Wednesday afternoon on Interstate Highway 37.

They also arrested her biological mom and a man. The case had Austin drivers on alert through the night and into Wednesday.

"It's a big deal. We want it to be a big deal. When we put it out, we want people to say, 'Oh no we need to keep an eye out for this," Mange said.

That's exactly what Austin drivers have been doing since the state activated the area's first Amber Alert.

"I noticed the signs that said kidnapped child," Austin driver Desirre McClurg said, "I immediately started looking' around for a Chevy truck looking."

Looking for the truck police officers in Elko, Nevada believe could lead law enforcement to the missing Nevada teen.

"Alerts have gone out. We're just not quite sure if they were appropriate in this circumstance," Mange said.

Worries for validity of the alert and the safety of the child are confirmed on Elko's Web site where officers caution that the man she could be with is armed and dangerous.

"It has to be believed that this child is in immediate physical danger and that's what the Elko police department told us when they contacted us last night," Mange said.

Credits: WorldNow and KXAN 36 TV, Austin Tx.