4:27 P.M. UPDATE:
A 7-year-old old who was taken from an Arkansas elementary school by her biological mother in a reported kidnapping Friday has been located, police say.
The Lonoke Police Department wrote on Facebook that Victoria Rovnaghi, 7, and 34-year-old Leah Ladan Rovnaghi were in police custody about 4:20 p.m. The two were found in Cabot, police said.
Victoria was kidnapped from Lonoke Primary School at 800 Lincoln St. in Lonoke, according to a social media post around 1:20 p.m. from police. The department said Rovnaghi does not have custody of her daughter.
EARLIER:
A 7-year-old child was taken by her biological mother from an Arkansas school in a reported kidnapping Friday, authorities say.
The girl, Victoria Rovnaghi, was kidnapped from Lonoke Primary School at 800 Lincoln St. in Lonoke, according to a social media post around 1:20 p.m. from police.
A level 1 Morgan Nick Amber Alert was later issued. Anyone with information is asked to call (501) 676-6953.
The Lonoke Police Department said it did not know in which direction the girl and her mother headed when they left from the school property.
Officers are looking for 34-year-old Leah Ladan Rovnaghi, who reportedly could be driving a 2017 silver Range Rover Evoque SUV with a sticker on its side that reads: “Owens, Reynolds, Murphy.”
The department said Rovnaghi does not have custody of her daughter.
The girl is said to stand about 4 feet tall and weigh 65 pounds. She has brown hair and eyes.
Leah Rovnaghi stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and has brown hair and eyes.
