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KC police investigating after 4-year-old girl found alone on city street at 4 a.m.

An investigation is underway after a 4-year-old girl was found walking alone about 4 a.m. Friday.

The girl was spotted near Blue Parkway and Lawn Avenue.

The police were called and the child was taken to a hospital to be checked out, said Capt. Tim Hernandez, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.

Officers were able to get in touch with the girl’s parents and continue to investigate how she came to be outside.

Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star
Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.
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