IT'S every parent's worst nightmare - a thief breaks in and walks away with their most precious possession, their sleeping 9-year-old daughter. But after a frantic search officers found the disorientated, seriously injured girl going door to door hours later, several miles away from her home in Riverside, CA.
The girl and her two siblings, who's ages authorities have not provided that ages of live with their single mother, whom police said was not
home at the time of the abduction.
Sgt. Wayne Ramaekers said: "At this time, we're just focusing on apprehending the bad guy."
The girl was hospitalized and her name was not released.
The abducted girl told police a man she didn't know carried her away and later dumped her from his car in another part of Riverside, located 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
Police called a press conference for Tuesday to update the public on the investigation and cautioned residents to think about their security at all times.
A spokesman said: "Unfortunately, we live in a world where we have to think of our safety and security, and that probably means keeping our doors and windows locked at night."
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