The NYPD has found a 2-year-old girl more than 5 miles from where she went missing after her father abandoned her with a friend to commit a crime, officials said.
Cops learned about the missing toddler around 3:40 p.m. Today when they picked up her dad for a burglary.
“He said his child was given to a friend of his and we’re in the process of looking for that child,” a police spokesman said.
The girl, last seen at around 1:30 p.m. in Washington Heights, was found a few hours later in Yonkers, police said, adding they believe the dad’s friend drove the tot there.
The dad, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was picked up for a burglary. He told cops he left his daughter with a male friend, police said.
The father is in custody. No other details were immediately available.
Toddler found after dad leaves her to commit crime in Yonkers
Cops learned about the missing toddler around 3:40 p.m. Thursday when they picked up her dad for a burglary.
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