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Kidnapped Iowa child found in Indianapolis

Police believe the child was being taken to the east coast by their non-custodial father.
Credit: WTHR

INDIANAPOLIS — An 11-year-old child will be reunited with their custodial parent after they were abducted from Iowa. 

The child was taken from Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 20. Police there believed the child was taken by a non-custodial parent who was trying to take the child to the east coast. Police believed they would likely go through Indiana. 

Indiana State Police were alerted around 2 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21. They began searching and identified a suspect vehicle near I-65 on Lafayette Road at 2:39 a.m. Police found the child in the car with two adults. 

Ronique Pittman, 36, was arrested on a child abduction warrant out of Iowa. The 11-year-old was taken to the ISP post before going to the Department of Child Services to arrange a reunion with the custodial parent.

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