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A 10-month-old girl has been found by police in North Carolina after an alleged kidnapping
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Police allege that family member Michelle Hemphill and her boyfriend Timothy Lee Smith Jr. took Nalaya Crew
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The child was “located unharmed and has been reunited with her mother,” police said
A 10-month-old girl has been found after she was allegedly kidnapped by a family member and their significant other in North Carolina.
An Amber alert was previously issued for Nalaya Crew, who the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) said was abducted at around 7 p.m. local time in Charlotte on Saturday, Nov. 15.
In an update on Sunday, Nov. 16, authorities said the child was “located unharmed and has been reunited with her mother.”
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Suspect Michelle Hemphill
Crew was allegedly taken by relative Michelle Hemphill, 19, and her boyfriend Timothy Lee Smith Jr., 23, police said. Both suspects have since been taken into custody.
The CMPD said Crew’s family previously believed she was “in danger” with Hemphill, who they said “is currently homeless and has no means to provide for the child.”
Before the arrests, police said Hemphill was last seen getting into a blue minivan, which they believe was driven by Smith, around the 6600 block of Monroe Road in the area.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Suspect Timothy Lee Smith Jr.
Authorities are asking anyone with information tied to the case to call 911 or the CMPD at 704-336-7600.
The CMPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Sunday, Nov. 16.
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