Girl kidnapped from Norwalk 6 years ago found safe in Arizona
From reporter Ruby Gonzales:
A 1-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a Norwalk restaurant six years ago was found Wednesday in Phoenix, Ariz.
She was taken back to California.
The now 7-year-old was identified by the foot print on her birth certificate, according to Capt. Pat Maxwell of the sheriff's Norwalk Station.
He said the girl appeared well-cared for.
He didn't release the name of the girl saying it was department policy. No one was arrested Wednesday.
Maxwell said detectives are interviewing people at the Phoenix residence where the girl was found on Wednesday.
"We're trying to determine how this person had custody of the girl," Maxwell said.
The child was kidnapped Sept. 21, 2003 by her three teenaged aunts from her foster parents at a Chuck E. Cheese in the 10900 block of Firestone Blvd. in Norwalk, according to Maxwell.
After a search, deputies arrested two of the aunts. They were later sent to juvenile camp. But the child and her third aunt weren't located.
In November 2009, he said detectives received information about the possible location of the missing girl. This month, the investigation focused on Phoenix, Ariz. where deputies believed the missing girl was living.
Investigators headed to Phoenix on Wednesday and were assisted by Phoenix Police and the FBI's Innocence Lost Task Force personnel.



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