Crime & Safety
Sheriff's Helicopter Used to Find Girl Who Walked a Block Away From Home
Carlsbad Police were notified at 6:39 p.m. Tuesday that a 7-year-old was missing.
If you live in the La Costa area, you may have heard a Sheriff helicopter Tuesday night reporting that a 7-year-old girl was missing.
According to Carlsbad Police public information officer Jodee Sasway, the little girl reportedly walked away from the 2300 block of Caringa Way prompting a search.
At 7:16 p.m. the child was found just a block away on the 2300 block of Altisma Way, said Sasway who noted the child walked away on her own volition.
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"As with any missing child, every available police unit was involved including Astrea, the Sheriff’s helicopter," explained Sasway.
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