4-Year-Old Girl Missing After Car Theft in Rock Island, Illinois
Police recover stolen vehicle but continue search for Blessing Aoci, who was inside when it was taken.
- Blessing Aoci, a 4-year-old girl, went missing early Thursday morning after the car she was in was stolen in Rock Island, Illinois.
- The vehicle was left running with Blessing inside while her mother briefly entered a residence; it was stolen around 6:07 a.m.
- Police recovered the vehicle approximately 17 minutes later, less than a mile away, but the child and three booster seats were missing.
- Authorities have issued an Amber Alert and are conducting door-to-door searches and using drones in their efforts to locate Blessing.
- Blessing is described as Black, 3 feet tall, weighing 50 pounds, and was last seen wearing a pink jacket, pink boots, and blue pants.