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Kidnapped Toddler Surrendered To Police

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Police say a 2-year-old girl is safe after being who had been kidnapped by a caretaker.

Lashiba Joy Berry disappeared from her family's trailer in South Los Angeles Tuesday and was brought to the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Station by suspect Tamara Moore about 11:15 p.m. Thursday, Los Angeles police Sgt. Steve Muirhead said.

Moore was arrested and booked on suspicion of kidnapping, Muirhead said.

Police say the girl's father, Larry Berry, left her and her 2-month-old brother with Moore Tuesday night while he ran an errand. When he returned, Moore and the girl were gone.

The 2-month-old boy was left alone in the trailer.

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