A young girl abducted from her elementary school escaped her captors early Tuesday morning, ending a night-long search in Philadelphia for the missing child. Thanks to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram celebrities and regular civilians alike spreaded the amber alert of Na’illa Robinson, 5, who was found at about 4:40 a.m. near a playground on 69th Street, rescued by a man who heard her screams as he walked by. Na’illa was signed out and taken from her school on Monday morning by an unknown woman, but it was not until the students were dismissed for the day that the girl was identified as missing.
Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood told Philly.com that police will focus on finding the kidnappers, now that Na’illa is safe.
Philadelphia police had announced a $10,000 reward for the child’s safe return on Monday night. The woman who took the girl out of school signed in as “Tiffany,” but the name is believed to be a fake. District officials said that according to protocol, any adult who removes a child from class must show identification and be verified as a parent or guardian. Those security measures were not taken on Monday morning.