Missing 8-year-old Hanford girl found safe, mom taken into custody

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
HANFORD, Calif. -- Kings County Sheriff's officials said a missing 8-year-old girl from Hanford was found safe Tuesday and her mom has been taken into custody.


Earlier in the day, investigators arrested a man that claimed to be her dad at the Pinedale Walmart, where officials said he was caught shoplifting at the store.
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Police said the girl and her mother were waiting in a car and they sped off.
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Officials said Eva Sanchez had been missing since Monday morning when the man in custody took her from a Hanford home.

Kings County Sheriff's officials said the man is not her biological father.
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