Missing Baby Found On West Side, Birth Mom In Custody

CHICAGO, IL -- An infant whose been missing for more than a week was found Wednesday afternoon on the city’s West Side, Chicago police said in a tweet Wednesday afternoon. Three-month-old Royalty Wolf was last seen May 14 when her biological mother Mikequera Randolph, 24, is said to have kidnapped the infant during a supervised DCFS home visit.

The baby was found near Flournoy and Francisco. Police said Randolph took off but was apprehended shortly after. The Chicago Fire Department took Royalty to Stroger Hospital for an evaluation. Police have not commented on the baby’s condition. Friends of Royalty’s foster mother said she has not been able to see the baby.

The baby was the subject of an intensive search and considered endangered . The foster mother and friends gathered for a prayer vigil last Sunday at 95th Street and Kedzie Avenue, where Randolph and Royalty were sighted early last week. The sighting, however, was unconfirmed.

Randolph is being interviewed by Chicago police detectives. CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that Randolph is being interviewed and abduction charges are likely. CPD also thanked the FBI’s Chicago Division and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart for their assistance.

Family photo of Royalty Wolf