ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WLS) -- Police in Rock Island, Illinois said last week's Amber Alert for an allegedly abducted child was a hoax. The child's mother, Princess Illunga, had told police that her car was stolen with her 4-year-old daughter inside of it.

A 4-year-old girl who was reported missing by her mother earlier this month, prompting a massive search in the Quad Cities, was safe inside her home during the entire search, Rock Island police announced Thursday.

The Rock Island Police Department announced that 4-year-old Blessing Aoci, who was the subject of an Amber Alert after her mother's car was reported stolen, was

A 4-year-old Rock Island girl who was reported missing after an apparent kidnapping during an auto theft, triggering a statewide Amber Alert, was never missing, police said at a press conference Thursday.

An arrest warrant was issued for a Rock Island mother after police said she falsely reported her daughter missing. She was arrested Thursday in Wisconsin.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 4-year-old girl who was inside her mother’s car when it was stolen in Illinois. The car has since been located, but the child has not, say police.

A 4-year-old Rock Island girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this month was never abducted, and was safe at home the entire time, police said.

A 4-year-old Rock Island girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this month was never abducted, and was safe at home the entire time, police said. Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud said the girl's mother,