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ALERT! Police fear 3 Lenawee County children abducted, in "extreme danger" Signal boost! http://bit.ly/gMGWfR

Three boys from Morenci are believed to have been abducted and in "extreme danger," the city's police department says.

The boys' father left the children Friday in the care of a woman he met on the Internet, with the intent that she would return them to their mother.

He now is hospitalized and the children have not been seen since 2:30 p.m. Friday, Morenci Police reported in an Amber Alert. The department did not immediately say what prompted the parent to be hospitalized.

Missing are Andrew Skelton, 9; Alexander William Skelton, 7; and Tanner Skelton, 5.

According to information issued by the police department, Alexander was allegedly abducted by Joann Taylor, who is believed to be from Jackson or Hillsdale counties. She is believed to be driving a silver van, but no further description was available.

Alexander is 3-feet, 9-inches tall, weighs 45 pounds, has brown eyes and hair and a scar at the hairline and on the chin. Andrew is 4-feet, 1-inch tall with brown eyes and hair. Tanner is 3-feet, 6-inches tall with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information on the alleged victim, abductor or vehicle is asked to call 911 or the Morenci Police Department at (517) 263-0524.

Morenci is a Lenawee County community of about 2,400 people on Michigan's southern border with Ohio.