UPDATE -- MAY 12, 3: p.m.:

The grandmother of a 3-year-old boy who was reported missing, Beverly Aldana, has been arrested for a Phoenix warrant for a failure to appear charge.

According to the Glendale Police Department, they will be submitting charges for unlawful use of means of transportation.

The grandmother reportedly took Nathaniel, the missing toddler, on an errand with her. The boy was apparently awake at the time but the grandmother did not tell anyone she was taking the boy with her.

UPDATE -- MAY 12, 10:37 a.m.:

The child and grandmother have been located, according to Glendale police.

Police say the grandmother, Beverly Aldana, drove into the apartment complex in the 1992 Thunderbird with Nathaniel.

Aldana was taken to the Glendale Police Department to be interviewed.

ORIGINAL REPORT:

The following is a news release from the Glendale Police Department.

Boy and grandmother found

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Glendale Police Department needs your help in locating missing 3 year old Nathaniel Young.

Nathaniel was last seen at 1:30a.m. today. His parents woke up at about 4:30a.m. and discovered the front door ajar and Nathaniel missing. Nathaniel’s grandmother, Beverly Aldana, who was staying at the apartment, was also gone.

After a search of the area by family members it was discovered that the family car was also missing. The car is a 1992 Blue Ford Thunderbird with Arizona license plate 480-XVZ.

The grandmother is being called a person of interest at this point in the investigation.

Nathaniel is described as a Hispanic male under 3 feet tall and weighing 32 lbs. He has dark brown hair shaped in a “bowl cut”. It is unknown what he was last wearing. He does have ink marks on his chest from playing with a pen.

Glendale P.D.

Beverly Aldana

Beverly is described as a 45 year old Native American female, 5’1”, weighing 115 lbs. She has long dark hair with blonde highlights. It is unknown what she was last wearing.

Anyone with information on this incident or who knows the whereabouts of Nathaniel or Beverly is asking to call the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000.