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Charlotte Amber Alert Ends: Infant Found Safe, Two Suspects Arrested

Investigators had warned of welfare risks tied to a relative lacking stable housing.

Overview

  • CMPD said 10-month-old Nalaya Crew was located unharmed and reunited with her mother on Sunday.
  • Police received the abduction report at 7:01 p.m. Saturday and activated an Amber Alert overnight.
  • Officers had identified 19-year-old Michelle Hemphill and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Timothy Lee Smith Jr., as the alleged abductors.
  • The pair were last seen entering a blue minivan near the 6600 block of Monroe Road before their arrests.
  • Both suspects are in custody as the investigation continues, and authorities ask anyone with information to call 911 or contact CMPD.