GIRL FOUND SAFE IN ARLETA.Byline: Phillip W. Browne Staff Writer With smiles and warm embraces, a missing 10-year-old Palmdale girl who suffers from asthma was found safe Wednesday in Arleta and her abductor ab·duc·tor n. A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, away from the midline of the body or of an extremity. abductor that which abducts. - her 33-year-old cousin who is a convicted sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. - arrested, police said. The mother of Sharie Renee Simmons said her prayers were answered. ``We feel so good, so good ... When we saw her this morning we hugged her and kissed her and told her everything was OK,'' Glynis Kilpatrick- Simmons of Palmdale said at a press conference at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's Foothill Division. ``I don't ever want to go through that again, or have anyone else go through that. We were up all night. We were crying. We didn't sleep. We were in cars everywhere looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. her.'' Her alleged abductor, Duran Edward Lyles, 33, was being held in lieu of $135,000 bail following his arrest on suspicion of kidnapping and assault, sheriff's Sgt. Michael Becker said. The case will be presented to prosecutors today and Lyles is expected to be arraigned in Antelope Valley Superior Court on Friday. Lyles was supposed to register as a sex offender because of a 1999 conviction in Virginia for spousal rape spousal rape Forensic medicine Rape by a husband or common law partner, a violent crime and a component of battered wife syndrome. See Assault, Date rape, Domestic violence, Rape. , but authorities could not immediately say whether he had done so. He also was wanted on a $35,000 narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. and probation violation warrants, Becker said. Sharie was wearing pink pajamas when she tagged along with Lyles on Monday night as he left her family's Palmdale home, driving her parents' 2003 Chevrolet Venture minivan, to buy beer at a local convenience store. The pair never returned and an intense search began. Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert as concern mounted for the safety of the youngster, who needs treatment from an inhalant inhalant /in·hal·ant/ (in-hal´ant) 1. something meant to be inhaled; see inhalation (def. 3). 2. a class of psychoactive substances whose volatile vapors are subject to abuse. machine every four hours for her severe asthma. About 7 a.m. Wednesday, the van was spotted near Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). and Branford Street in Arleta. ``The suspect got out of the vehicle and asked the citizen for money to buy cigarettes and gas,'' said Los Angeles police Lt. Al Miller. ``The citizen watched Mr. Lyles walk toward the Chevron gas station at Osborne and the 5 Freeway, and a little girl in pink pajamas got out of the van to follow him. ``Once he saw the girl he knew it was the people we were looking for.'' The witness called the Sheriff's Department, and then dialed 911, prompting LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. detectives to rush to the scene and place the van under surveillance, Miller said. Detectives waited to see whether the man and girl would return, but they were spotted at the gas station and officers moved in. ``They were standing next to a pay phone leaning on a fence. We detained the man and asked the girl her name, and she said she was Sharie,'' said police Officer Kasey Sbabo. ``We detained him quickly and our officers gave the girl some food and water and took care of her.'' Sharie was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , where she was reunited with her gleeful glee·ful adj. Full of jubilant delight; joyful. glee  ful·ly adv.glee family. ``I'm so happy she's safe. I don't have to be scared and concerned anymore,'' said Sharie's father, Christopher Simmons, 32. Sharie wanted to tell her family everything that happened, but they stopped her. ``We just wanted her to rest, but she wanted to tell us everything. That didn't matter to us, only that she was back,'' Kilpatrick-Simmons said. Anticipating her release from the hospital, the family planned to take her to a Red Lobster seafood restaurant. ``She loves crab legs,'' Kilpatrick-Simmons. ``Anything for her tonight. We're just so happy to have her back.'' Phillip W. Browne, (818) 713-3707 phillip.browne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Glynis Kilpatrick-Simmons and Christopher Simmons talk Wednesday about their daughter Sharie's safe return. The 10-year-old and her 33-year-old cousin had been missing for days. John McCoy/Staff Photographer (2) SIMMONS (3) LYLES |
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