Crime & Safety

Police: Baby Girl Found Safe After Reported Abduction In Brooklyn Center

The baby's mother said that a man stole her car with the little girl inside. Police soon discovered that the acquaintance wasn't involved.

May 19, 2021

Brooklyn Center police says a 5-month-old girl is safe after her mother reported that she had been kidnapped Tuesday afternoon.

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Officers were called to the 7000 block of Camden Avenue North at about 4:15 p.m. after the mother told police “an acquaintance” drove off with her infant. Police soon discovered that the acquaintance wasn’t actually involved.

The baby was found safe about four hours later at her father’s residence, located less than a mile from where the alleged abduction occurred.

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