ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WLS) — An Amber Alert issued for a girl in Rock Island Thursday morning has been canceled after she was found safe.
An 18-year-old man and four other teens were arrested and charged in connection to the kidnapping and vehicle theft, police said.
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Rock Island police said just before 3 p.m. a 4-year-old girl, who had been in her mother’s car when the vehicle was stolen Thursday morning, was later found safe.
She has been reunited with her mother, and will be evaluated by EMS, police said.
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The Amber Alert was issued at 6 a.m., when someone stole the car in the intersection of 14th Street and 13th Avenue, Rock Island police said.
The vehicle was recovered a short time later at Ninth Street and 14th Avenue, and the child was still missing, police said. The child was later found nearby around 2:53 p.m.
Jaron Bailey-Harris, 18, has been charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, police said. A 16-year-old boy was charged with Kidnapping and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. Another 16-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl, and a 14-year-old girl were charged with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle.
“While this incident had the high potential to become an unbelievable tragedy, it ultimately resulted in the best possible outcome, due large in part to the incredibly cooperative efforts between the Quad City, State and Federal Law Enforcement agencies working side by side with concerned citizens and our media organizations,” Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud said in a statement. “I’m proud to have seen what we can accomplish when we all work together toward a common goal, and you all have my most sincere gratitude.”
No further information about the incident and arrests was immediately available.
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