UPDATE: 8:30 a.m.
Violet and Sarah Coultas were found in Cottonwood, Arizona early Thursday morning, according to the Cottonwood Police Department.
Cottonwood Police say they were tipped off the by the FBI that the two might be in the area late Wednesday night. Officers located them at a local women's shelter around 1:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
Sarah was taken into custody on a nationwide felony warrant out of Hawaii. Violet was found unharmed, and taken into custody by the Arizona Department of Child Safety.
The Turquoise Alert was canceled after the two were found.
UPDATE: 7:00 a.m. 7/24
The Arizona Department of Public Safety canceled the Turquoise Alert for 6-year-old Violet Coultas early Thursday morning.
DPS said the alert was canceled "at the request of the Hawaii Police Department."
Violet was last seen with her mother, 48-year-old Sarah Coultas, at Sky Harbor Airport the around 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 12.
Sarah allegedly fled Hawaii with her daughter, who she does not have custody of, in violation of a court order.
There is now a warrant for her arrest.
They could be driving a silver 2005 or 2006 Toyota Corolla with a faded hood.
Wednesday night's alert was the first Turquoise Alert ever sent out in Arizona. The system was created by Emily's Law, which the state legislature passed in May.
It was named after Emily Pike, a San Carlos Apache who went missing, and was later found murdered.
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety has issued a Turquoise Alert in Arizona for 6-year-old Violet Coultas.
The child was last seen with her non-custodial mother Sarah Coultas, a 48-year-old woman described as white, 5'11" and 160 pounds.
The Hawaii Police Department is looking for the child.
Contact 911 with any information or sighting.
