UK police say officers acting on a “gut feeling” located a missing California child Thursday night.
Police say officers noticed a woman pushing a stroller through a parking lot on campus Thursday night. Investigators say the child was not properly dressed for the weather. Officers investigated and determined the child was Alouette Day-Moreno-Baltierra, 17 months, reported missing from Los Angeles.
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The child was reported abducted on Oct. 15, possibly by a family member.
Police say the woman pushing the stroller was Maria Baltierra-Dejesus, 62, a New York resident. Police charged her with endangering the welfare of a minor and custodial interference. Investigators say felony charges out of California are pending. Police say Baltierra-Dejesus is the “alleged grandmother” of the child.
According to police, Baltierra-Dejesus is “in a UK health care facility,” but they did not indicate why.
Police say late Thursday afternoon, the same woman was seen at a UK health care facility in an area for employees and was asked to leave. She said she was trying to get a job as a doctor. Investigators say a woman with the same name was once a doctor in California and was disbarred, but police say it remains unclear if it’s the same woman.
Child protective services took custody of the child pending a hearing on her return to California.
