Crime & Safety
8-Year-Old Girl Found Safe: Clearwater Police
An 8-year-old girl missing in Clearwater was found safe. Her father, a suspect in an overnight felony battery, is in custody.
UPDATED: 10:46 a.m., Monday morning
CLEARWATER, FL — An 8-year-old girl missing in Clearwater has been found safe, the Clearwater Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.
Alessia Muhaj, who was reported missing Monday, was last seen in the 1700 block of Clearwater Road North, according to a notice from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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A statewide Amber Alert issued for her has been canceled.
The girl's father, Renato Muhaj, 34, a suspect in a felony battery case that happened overnight in the 2200 block of Nursery Road, is in custody, Clearwater police said.
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The Largo Police Department told WFLA that there is a death investigation connected to the case.
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