ANGELINA MARTIN - 3 yo (2009) - Pittsburgh PA / Poland OH

A Western Pennsylvania girl missing for 14 months was found safe in
Poland after a woman recognized her picture on a missing child's wanted
ad.


Little Angelina Martin had been missing from her grandparents
home in Pittsburgh since August 25, 2009. Police believe her parents
took her after losing custody. On December 18th the now 4-year-old girl
was found 60 miles away in Poland, Ohio. All because a woman who wishes
not to be identified recognized Angelina on a National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children's poster in Youngstown Saturday and
called authorities.

"What's most inspiring is that every day
average people, doing average things and simply paying attention,are
helping us find missing children and returning them with their
families," said Ernie Allen with the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.

In this case, by Saturday night police
tracked the child down to a home in Poland. But this story could have
ended differently if the woman who called the case in hadn't responded
as quickly as she did.

"You could tell talking to her, I could
tell she was shook up. She goes, I've never had anything like this
happen to me before.' She goes, 'I was shocked when I looked up and saw
that poster and saw that child's picture, you know on there," said Lt.
Raymond Fellows with the Springfield Township Police Department.

"Her
recovery was because of an unsung hero who saw something, who knew
something, who reached out and told somebody," said Allen.
Allen stresses callers can remain anonymous.
"Look at the picture of the child in the eyes. Take the two seconds necessary."
If more people did, more children could have the same happy ending as Angelina Martin.
Police
believe the parents of 4-year-old Angelina Martin kidnapped their
daughter in Pittsburgh after they lost custody to the girl's
grandparents.