CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 4-year-old Rock Island girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this month was never abducted, and was safe at home the entire time, police said.

At a Thursday morning press conference, Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud said Blessing Aoci was in her home during the search.

Rock Island Police Chief Timothy McCloud says the abduction of a 4-year-old girl from Rock Island was an “intentional ...

While hundreds of people – including FBI agents and volunteers throughout the Quad Cities – searched for a missing 4-year-old girl, she was safely in her home, according to Rock Island Police Chief ...

At a Thursday morning press conference, Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud said Blessing Aoci was in her home during the ...

The mother is facing a felony charge, but the whereabouts of her and her family are now unknown, Illinois police say.

Rock Island Police Officer will be reinstated after being cleared of criminal wrongdoing for shooting and killing 21-year-old ...

RIPD Chief Tim McCloud said the department agreed with the county state's attorney, who found the officer acted lawfully with his use of deadly force.

Police Chief Tim McCloud provided an update on the case at a press conference Thursday morning. The update came two weeks after Blessing Aoci was reported missing on Jan. 16. At Thursday's ...

according to Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud. Now law enforcement officials have a new and, in many ways, a more difficult mystery to solve. At a news conference Thursday, McCloud said that 4 ...