Va. police locate missing girl; relative arrested

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia have arrested a woman whose 4-year-old granddaughter was reported missing in Missouri.

Chesapeake police found the girl safe at a Chesapeake hotel on Sunday morning.

The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1lKaQCL) reports Terry Denise Omeni was arrested at the hotel on an outstanding fraud warrant from Delaware and a pending warrant in Missouri related to the girl’s disappearance.

Chesapeake police say the department had received a request from a detective in Cuba, Missouri, for help in locating the girl.

Omeni is being held at the Chesapeake City Jail pending an extradition hearing. The girl has been placed with Chesapeake Child Protective Services.

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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com

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