EYAIRRA COLLINS - 3 yo - Pittsburgh PA/Charlotte NC

Charlotte NC ---- Police are looking for a missing
three-year-old and her babysitter.

Detectives in Pittsburgh, P.A. say three-year-old Eyairra
Collins was taken by her babysitter on March 8th.

That babysitter's name is Belinda Boswell.






The two have been spotted in Albemarle, in Stanly County
but police believe they have since moved on.
Police are asking if anyone has information on their whereabouts to
please call 911 or you can call the Pittsburgh Police Department
directly at (412) 323-7800.

Well you see? There's the difference between Caylee and what would happen if a babysitter takes a child.

Authorities said a missing Pittsburgh
toddler is safe and sound after being turned over to police in
Albemarle, N.C. Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard said
Eyairra Collins, 3, was brought into the police station in Albemarle
shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday by a baby sitter who had vanished with the
child last month. Capt. Kristine Swink said the girl was in good
health and was in custody of the North Carolina Division of Social
Services.The baby sitter, Belinda Boswell, has not been charged
with any crime. Investigators said she was not detained since
Pittsburgh police did not request it. Officers plan to get a warrant
for her arrest, but have not said if charges will be filed.The
child’s grandmother, Belinda Collins, was relieved to get the call from
investigators early Sunday morning. She said she was never scared for
the child’s safety because Boswell loves the little girl.Collins
said she warned her daughter she was concerned when the baby sitter
wanted to take the girl for a few days and taught her to call her
“Mommy."“It's like, it doesn’t matter who you know. It could be
your own family, but you just can’t trust nobody.”Police were
able to locate Boswell after they traced her cell phone records. They
have not said what brought her to North Carolina.Swink said
officials of the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families
will pick her up in a few days.“I’m at relief, but I’m still
worried because she’s in a place where she doesn’t know those people,”
Collins said.

Authorities say a missing Pittsburgh toddler is safe and sound after
being turned over to police in North Carolina.

Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard says 3-year-old Eyairra
Collins was brought into the police station in Albemarle, N.C., about 45
miles east of Charlotte, shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday by a baby sitter
who had vanished with the child last month.

Capt. Kristine Swink says the girl is in good health and is in custody
of the North Carolina Division of Social Services. She says officials of
the Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families will pick
her up in a few days.

Swink says the baby sitter was not detained since there was no request
for that from Pittsburgh police. Richard says Pittsburgh authorities
plan to get a warrant for her arrest, but she did not say what charge
would be pursued.

Authorities said a Pittsburgh toddler
reported missing is now safe after being handed over to police in North
Carolina, but the toddler has not yet been returned to her family in
Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard said
3-year-old Eyairra Collins was brought into the police station in
Albemarle, N.C., about 45 miles east of Charlotte, shortly after 2 a.m.
Sunday by a baby sitter who had vanished with the child last month."Around
2 a.m. Sunday morning, a lady came into the police department with a
child, saying that the child was missing from Pittsburgh and she had
understood we were looking for the child,” said Chief Ronnie Michael of
the Albemarle Police Department in North Carolina.The baby
sitter, Belinda Boswell, was released because there were no warrants
issued to detain her, he said.The child is with a foster family
in North Carolina, according to Belinda Collins, the girl’s grandmother."It's really scary,” Collins said. “I know
they have her in custody and I know she is OK. It's just that she is
not here with us."The child had been missing since March 8,
Collins said."Everybody's been praying and it's an ongoing worry.
I'm at relief, but I'm still worried,” she said.Collins said she
has been granted temporary emergency custody of the child, but the
family does not know when Eyairra will be reunited with them."It's
like I'm in a bad TV program,” Collins said. “Things I see on
television I never hoped I'd have to deal with myself."Richard
said Pittsburgh authorities plan to get a warrant for Boswell’s arrest,
but she did not say what charge would be pursued.Police were able
to locate Boswell after they traced her cell phone records. Police have not said why she was in North
Carolina.

Authorities say a Pittsburgh woman faces felony charges after dropping
off a missing toddler to police in North Carolina.

Pittsburgh police Sgt. Larry Scirotto on Monday said 22-year-old Belinda
Boswell will be charged with interfering with the custody of a child in
the disappearance of 3-year-old Eyairra Collins.

Police say Boswell was a family friend caring for the child for an
extended period of time. But the girl's family called police Friday
after Boswell began avoiding their phone calls.

Investigators say Boswell dropped off the girl to police in Albemarle,
N.C., about 45 miles east of Charlotte, on Sunday. The girl is still in
the custody of North Carolina child welfare officials.

Boswell has not yet been arrested.

A toddler reported missing and later located nearly 500 miles from
home had been with a family friend for nearly one month before the
child's grandmother contacted police, authorities said Monday.
Eyairra Collins, 3, was dropped off at her babysitter's home in
Pittsburgh on March 8, according to investigators.
Pittsburgh Police Detective Victoria Mohney said her agency was first
contacted about the missing toddler last Friday.
The babysitter, Belinda Boswell, was caring for the girl as the
child's mother overcame some personal issues, according to the toddler's
grandmother.
Belinda Collins said that she called police after
becoming suspicious of the babysitter and an apparent lack of concern
when she questioned the child's mother about Eyairra's whereabouts.
"You waited too long when you knew this girl was playing you around,"
Collins said she told her daughter.
The child's mother, Mohannahas Collins, could not be reached Monday.

A friend of Boswell's saw a TV news report and encouraged the
babysitter to contact police, authorities said.
Boswell, 22, brought the child to the Albemarle Police Department at 2
a.m. Sunday and was questioned by investigators, Police Chief Ronnie
Michael said.
The child was unharmed and appeared to be well groomed, according to
detectives.
Boswell was later released because Pittsburgh Police had not charged
her with a crime at that time, Michael said.
The N.C. Department of Social Services had custody of the child
Monday evening.
A court hearing was scheduled for Wednesday in Pittsburgh, and
Collins said she planned to ask a judge to grant her custody of her
granddaughter.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Police were preparing a warrant for Boswell's
arrest on a charge of interfering with the custody of a child, a felony.
Boswell's whereabouts were unclear Monday, although Michael said the
woman told his investigators she intended to return to Pittsburgh.

A Pittsburgh babysitter facing charges for taking a toddler to North
Carolina is expected to turn herself in Saturday, police said.Pittsburgh
police said Belinda Boswell, 22, will meet with the detective
investigating the case at 10 a.m. before being taken to police
headquarters.On Monday, Pittsburgh police Sgt. Larry Scirotto
said Boswell will be charged with interfering with the custody of a
child in the disappearance of 3-year-old Eyairra Collins.Police
said Boswell was a family friend caring for the child for an extended
period of time. But the girl's family called police Friday after Boswell
began avoiding their phone calls.Investigators said Boswell
dropped off the girl to police in Albemarle, N.C., about 45 miles east
of Charlotte, on Sunday. The girl is still in the custody of North
Carolina child welfare officials.

A babysitter who allegedly took a Pittsburgh toddler to North
Carolina without permission surrendered to authorities yesterday.

Attorney Michael Worgul said he accompanied Belinda Boswell, 23, of
East Liberty to Pittsburgh Municipal Court, where she turned herself in
to police. She was arraigned Sunday night on a single count of
interference with the custody of a child, a third-degree felony. She was
released on unsecured bond.

Magisterial District Judge Kim Marie Hoots ordered Boswell to have no
contact with the child or her family. A woman answering Boswell's cell
phone last night declined comment.

Authorities say Boswell was babysitting 3-year-old Eyairra Collins
and took the child to Albermarle, N.C., without permission of the
youngster's mother, Mohannahas Collins, also of East Liberty.

The girl was dropped off at Boswell's home on March 8. The mother
became sick and was hospitalized for 10 days, relatives said. Collins
told police she made regular contact with Boswell on her cell phone and
asked her several times to return the child, to no avail.

On April 2, Boswell agreed to transfer custody of the girl in
Bridgeville, but that didn't happen, according to the criminal
complaint. The next day, Boswell called police and agreed to return the
girl that afternoon, the complaint said. Again, she did not show up.

The complaint said police obtained Boswell's cell phone records and
found that it had been used near Albermarle, N.C. Police called her
phone and Boswell said she was staying in that town, and she promised to
make arrangements to return the child.

During one phone conversation between police and Boswell, a man
accompanying her became argumentative with a detective and said Boswell
was the child's biological mother, according to the complaint.

After police released information about the missing child to media in
Pittsburgh and Charlotte, N.C., .Boswell turned the child over to
police in North Carolina on April 4.

The child remains in North Carolina, in the care of the North
Carolina division of Social Services.

A Pittsburgh toddler who police said was taken to North Carolina by her
babysitter has been reunited with her family.Belinda Collins,
grandmother of 3-year-old Eyairra Collins, said on Thursday
that the toddler is back in Pittsburgh.Collins said that
Allegheny County child advocate agents brought Eyairra from North
Carolina this week. Eyairra, who had been missing since March 8, was
checked at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh before being reunited with
her family on Wednesday, Collins said.The babysitter, Belinda
Boswell, surrendered to authorities in Pittsburgh on Sunday and was
charged with interfering with the custody of a child, police said. She
is accused of vanishing with Eyairra last month.Boswell showed up
early April 4 with the child at the police station in Albemarle, N.C.,
about 45 miles east of Charlotte, authorities said."Around 2 a.m.
Sunday morning, a lady came into the police department with a child,
saying that the child was missing from Pittsburgh and she had understood
we were looking for the child,” said Albemarle Police Chief Ronnie
Michael.Boswell was released because, at the time, there was no
warrant for her detention.Police were able to locate Boswell
after they traced her cell phone records. Police have not said why she was in North
Carolina.