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.

Authorities in Rock Island say Blessing Aoci has been located and is safe, and has been reunited with her mother. She will be evaluated by EMS and

9:36 a.m.: Police announced they were searching for a missing girl. 10 a.m.: Rock Island police hold a press conference. 10:08 a.m.: An Amber Alert is pushed by Illinois State Police. 11 a.m.: Police were at Maple Ridge Apartments in Rock Island.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

The BriefA car stolen in Rock Island Thursday morning with a 4-year-old child inside was recovered, but the child remains missing.The missing child, named Blessing, was last seen wearing a pink jacket,

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 gave an update Thursday just after an Illinois Amber Alert was issued for a 4-year-old girl who was inside a vehicle that was stolen earlier in the morning.

Authorities have issued an Amber Alert in a northern Illinois community after police said a child was abducted.