NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – Miami-Dade police confirmed Thursday that a 3-year-old girl who was reported missing by the Department of Children and Families has been found safe with her 21-year-old mother.
According to Detective Chris Thomas, the toddler, Ava Joseph, and her biological mother were found during a traffic stop in North Miami.
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Thomas said Ava was reported missing by DCF due to an “ongoing DCF investigation.”
According to authorities, before being found Thursday, Ava had last been seen on Jan. 2 leaving Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami with her mother, Jennifer Joseph.
They were traveling in a 2016 blue Kia Forte.
While Ava hadn’t been seen since Jan. 2, the investigation was reported by DCF to Miami-Dade police on Tuesday.
Thomas said the City of Miami Police Department will take over the investigation.
It’s unclear whether Joseph will face charges.