Maine toddler Ayla Reynolds missing
A search is underway in Waterville, Maine for a 20-month old toddler who has gone missing from her bedroom in her father's home, police say.
CBS Boston reports police and firefighters have been investigating since Saturday morning. That is when Justin DiPietro, the father of toddler Ayla Reynolds, called police to report his daughter was not in her bed and could not be located.
The day before Ayla went missing, the little girl's mother, Trista Reynolds, filed paperwork seeking sole custody of the toddler. She also said she wants answers from "the last man to see my daughter." Trista Reynolds told ABC's "Good Morning America", that she and Ayla's father did not get along, and that she hadn't told the father she had filed the court paperwork on Thursday.
"I've had no contact with him; he's had no contact with me. All I know is he's the last man to see my daughter, and all I want to know where she is," Tricia Reynolds said Monday of Ayla's father.
Ayla, who is blonde, blue-eyed, and 2-feet-9 inches tall, was last seen Friday night wearing green one-piece pajamas with polka dots and the words "Daddy's Princess" on them. She was wearing a soft cast on her left arm.
Police spoke with the father, mother, and other family members about the disappearance and said all parties were cooperative. Police Chief Joseph Massey said all possibilities were being investigated, including abduction.
"Everything is open. Everything is on the table," the Police Chief said.
"We need more than just us. We need the help of the general public," Police Chief Massey said. "I suspect that somebody out there may know where the little girl is. ... We'd like to get her back home."
A search is underway in Waterville, Maine for a 20-month old toddler who went missing from her bedroom in her father's home, police say. CBS Boston reports police and firefighters have been investigating since Saturday morning. That is when Justin DiPietro, the father of toddler Ayla Reynolds, called police to report his daughter was not in her bed and could not be located.
The little girl's mother, Trista Reynolds, had recently filed paperwork seeking sole custody of the toddler. She has said she wants answers from "the last man to see my daughter."