Infant taken in Illinois found, mom arrested

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Story Created: Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:57 AM

Story Updated: Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:02 AM

TOULON, Ill. (AP) - Police say the mother of an infant reported abducted from outside the U.S. Post Office in Toulon has been arrested.
   
Authorities say 19-year-old Kendra Elizabeth Meaker was arrested after reporting her 3-week-old daughter had been abducted yesterday from the back seat of her vehicle.
   
Authorities say Mia Graci Thompson was found yesterday along a road and is in good condition.
   
At the time the alert was issued, state police announced they were looking for a woman driving a gold or tan Buick or Pontiac. Officials released few other details.
   
Toulon is about 30 miles northwest of Peoria.

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