Missing Newark 6-Year-Old Girl Found Safe Following Amber Alert
A six-year-old girl reported missing from Newark has been safely located and reunited with family.
A missing child investigation in Newark concluded with good news after six-year-old Deleyah Mendoza was located safely. The California Highway Patrol had issued an Amber Alert across Alameda and Santa Clara counties early Saturday morning at the request of the Newark Police Department.
Authorities initiated the search after the child was reported missing late Friday evening near the area of Baine Avenue and Cherry Street. Following community tips and law enforcement coordination across the Bay Area, the alert was officially canceled once she was found unharmed.
Newark police confirmed that the girl has been safely reunited with her mother. Detectives are continuing to look into the circumstances surrounding the initial disappearance.