Mother arrested after missing child found safe in Kansas City, police said
More than 12 hours after a child was reported missing in Kansas City, she was found uninjured, police said.
Her mother was arrested as part of a child endangerment investigation after the child, Noriyah King, was located in a Kansas City residence, said Kansas City Police Department spokesman Jacob Becchina in an email Friday.
A missing child notice had been out for King King after she was last seen around 7 p.m. Thursday near 38th Street and Highland Avenue, the Kansas City Police Department said in a news release.
Since she went missing, police said, officers worked all night with King’s mother to gather information and searching the area with the help of police dogs and drones.
Around 11:15 a.m. police received a call that she had been located.
This story was originally published December 11, 2020 at 9:46 AM.
