FOUND: Columbus police cancel search for critically missing four-year-old girl
UPDATE: Four-year-old Zariyah Smith has been located in good health.
Original story: The search is underway for a critically missing four-year-old girl and police are asking for the public’s assistance.
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Four-year-old Zariyah Smith was last seen in the area of the 300 block of Urban Avenue on February 20, 2025 at midnight, but wasn’t reported missing to police til today, February 25, 2025.
Image: Columbus Police Department
Smith was reportedly last seen wearing a pink Barbie bookbag, a pink Minnie Mouse shirt, with black pants, and black/white chucks/Converse shoes
Anyone with information about this individual or their whereabouts, is asked to contact any of the following: 9-1-1, the CPD Special Victims Unit at 706-225-3449, or the lead investigator, CPL Bethani Thompson at 706-225-3449.
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