Found Safe MO - Aria Rhodes, 2, St Louis, 1 Jan 2022 *SARAA Alert; taken by a woman*

[PommyMommy]

St. Louis police issue SARAA alert for missing 2-year-old girl (fox2now.com)

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Aria Rhodes was last seen at the Lumiere Hotel with her family when 25-year-old Whitney Blanchard left with her just before 11:40 a.m. Saturday in a dark blue Malibu with a Missouri license plate of HBD-Z31, according to police.

Blanchard also was with an unidentified man who was wearing a grey sweatshirt, black pants, and tan boots.

Rhodes has puffy hair and was wearing a pink coat, blue jeans, and a white shirt with a cat on the front. The St. Louis police juvenile division is handling the ongoing investigation.

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SARAA Alert issued for 2-year-old girl in St. Louis | kmov.com
SARAA stands for St. Louis Area Regional Abduction Alert. SARAA is specific to the St. Louis area, while an AMBER alert is nationwide.

 

[BrownBear]

Police said the woman who took Aria, Whitney Blanchard, is known to the girl's family but added she did not have permission to take her.

2-year-old girl abducted in St. Louis | ksdk.com

 

[BrownBear]

The girl was later found safe and unharmed in north St. Louis County.

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Blanchard was taken into custody for further questioning, but police said she is not being charged at this time.

https://www.kmov.com/news/2-year-old-found-safe-hours-after-saraa-alert-issued-in-st-louis/article_207cd7da-6b57-11ec-bf52-37074caf6240.html