Police Arrest Mother Of Twins From Plymouth Found In Maine

PLYMOUTH, MA -- The mother of the two nine-year-old Plymouth twins that were missing for more than five hours Wednesday evening has been arrested. Plymouth police said Wednesday night that two, nine-year-old twin girls that had been reported missing earlier on Wednesday had been found at their mother's home in Lewiston, Maine. The mother and her boyfriend were both arrested and charged with kidnapping.

The Boston Globe, which first reported the story of the mother's arrest, said police did not release the namesof the girls' 35-year-old mother and her 38-year-old boyfriend. Details on how they got from their school bus stop at 4 pm, when they were last seen, to Maine by the time they were found after 9 pm, were not immediately available.

Je t'aime and Dasia Valentine were reported missing after last being seen when they were dropped off at their school bus stop on Pilgrim Hill Road at 4 pm this afternoon. The bus stop is within walking distance to their home at M12 Algonquin Terrace.

Plymouth Police and law enforcement officers from other agencies canvassed the area throughout the evening. A command center was set up on Route 44 in Plymouth to coordinate the search effort.

One of the girls was wearing pink jeans, a gray jacket, and black boots. The other girl was believed to be wearing black leggings, a black-and-white checkered jacket and black boots. The girls are in the fourth grade at West Elementary School in Plymouth.

For more on the arrests, see the Boston Globe. This is a breaking news story. Plymouth Patch will update as more details become available.

Photo by Plymouth Police Department.

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