Boy Missing for 7 Years Is Found After Deputies Stumble Upon Mother During Burglary Investigation

Boy Missing for 7 Years Is Found After Deputies Stumble Upon Mother During Burglary Investigation
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The Associated Press
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DENVER—A boy who was allegedly taken by his mother, who didn’t have custody, seven years ago from Atlanta was found last month in Colorado after she was arrested in an unrelated incident in suburban Denver, authorities said Wednesday.

Rabia Khalid, 40, was arrested Feb. 23 after sheriff’s deputies were asked to investigate a suspected burglary taking place at a vacant home that was for sale, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. The deputies found two children in a vehicle outside and a man and a woman coming out of the home who initially told them they were working for a realtor, it said in a press release.