10:15 a.m. UPDATE: Manchester Police Lt. Brian O’Keefe detailed just a bit more about the investigation into the missing child incident, which was reported to police at around 5:30 a.m. O’Keefe said the child was discovered missing between 3-3:30 a.m. on Feb. 3. She was located in a nearby home at about 9:15 a.m. O’Keefe declined to answer further details as the investigation continues into the circumstances of her disappearance.
Check back for updates, which we’ll post here as they become available.
9:30 a.m. UPDATE: Police have located a missing 2-year-old, who is reportedly safe and sound, found not far from her home on West Mitchell Street at about 9:15 a.m.
A brief update was issued at 9:30 a.m. from Manchester Police Lt. Brian O’Keefe, who said: “I want to confirm Zoey has been located and is currently being checked at a local hospital. This is a fluid investigation so no additional details are available at this time.”
Manchester Police Lt. Brian O’Keefe said a multi-agency search included officers from State Police and Merrimack Police, as well as off-duty Manchester officers called in to assist. A State Police helicopter did a search using heat-seeking infrared technology, but that search ended prior to the toddler being found. Initial information indicated the child may have “snuck out” a back door of the residence.
We’ll provide relevant details as they become available. A formal update is expected later this morning.
Original story begins here:
MANCHESTER, NH – Authorities have mounted an extensive search for a 2-year-old girl who was reported missing from her home early Friday morning.
At approximately 3:30 a.m., Manchester Police responded to 75 W. Mitchell Street to where they met with adult residents of the home who reported that Zoey Rose Guerrero Pena, 2, was just discovered missing from the home. The child was last seen asleep in her crib at approximately 9:30 p.m. Preliminary information indicates the child wandered off from the home unbeknownst to the adult residents inside.
The residence is not far from Pine Grove Cemetery and thick wooded areas.
Police have initiated an extensive search of the residence, as well as the surrounding neighborhood and remain actively engaged in that search at this time
Additional resources from New Hampshire State Police and Manchester Fire Department have joined the search. Police ask that residents refrain from entering the search area at this time.
Zoey was last seen wearing a pink one-piece sleeper.
Manchester Police are asking anyone with information about this missing child to immediately contact that Manchester Police Department at 668-8711.
