While hundreds of people – including FBI agents and volunteers throughout the Quad Cities – searched for a missing 4-year-old girl, she was safely in her home. Now law enforcement officials have a

An Amber Alert was issued for a missing 4-year-old girl in Rock Island, Illinois. The child was found safe, and five people have been arrested.

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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Five people have been charged in connection with an AMBER Alert linked to a missing four-year-old Illinois girl who was abducted near her home.

Four-year-old Blessing J. Aoci, went missing Thursday morning after the car she was in was stolen while left running outside a residence in Rock Island, about 170 miles west of Chicago.

UPDATE: The 4-year-old girl who was in the back seat of a vehicle that was stolen Thursday, Jan. 16, was found safe, police in Illinois said, according to multiple reports. The original story is below.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Rock Island County Integrity Task Force (RICITF) has completed its investigation after a Rock Island police officer fatally shot 21-year-old Jakarta Jackson on Jan. 5. The case is now in the hands of the Rock Island County State's Attorney for review.

A missing 4-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Rock Island on Thursday morning has been found safe.

A 4-year-old child who was at the center of an hours-long urgent search in Illinois this week has been ... just after 6:00 a.m., according to the Rock Island Police Department.

Rock Island Police Chief Timothy McCloud will hold a news conference Thursday morning regarding the missing, abduction case of a 4-year-old girl from Rock Island. The girl has since been reunited with her family.

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Mayor Mike Thoms speaks at Rock Island's State of the City held at Bally's Quad Cities Casino and Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Rock Island. Thoms' speech highlighted Rock Island's accomplishments in 2024 and teased upcoming projects for 2025.