An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 4-year-old girl who was inside her mother’s car when it was stolen in Illinois. The car has since been located, but the child has not, say police.

Police said 4-year-old Blessing Aoci has been reunited with her mother. Five teens have been arrested in the case.

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.

A 4-year-old girl was found safe after an AMBER Alert when she was accidentally taken in a stolen car in Illinois.

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 further details are forthcoming, police said. ORIGINAL STORY: Police are asking residents of Illinois and neighboring states to be

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.

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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