INDIANAPOLIS –– An 11 year old child, who was taken by a non-custodial parent, was located safe in Indianapolis early this morning, Indiana State Police said.
At 2 a.m. Monday, ISP was contacted by a detective from the Iowa City Police Department in Iowa. The investigator was sharing information about a child abduction that occurred in their city Oct. 20. They believed the suspect was a non-custodial parent and she was taking the 11 year old to the East Coast, likely traveling through Indiana. Limited descriptive information was available however troopers immediately began searching the interstates. At 2:39 a.m. a trooper located the vehicle, a grey 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix, at a gas station on Lafayette Road just off I-65. The 11 year old was in the vehicle with two adults.
State police said 36 year old Ronique Pittman of Goldsboro North Carolina, was taken into custody and incarcerated on an Iowa arrest warrant for child abduction by non-custodial parent. The 11 year old was transported to the Indiana State Police Post in Indianapolis and subsequently turned over to Department of Child Services to arrange reunification with the custodial parent.
All crimes mentioned in this release are alleged and all suspects are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
The lead agency for this case is the Iowa City Police Department, in Iowa.
