PUEBLO, CO — UPDATE: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and The Pueblo Police Department say that Rachael Bastian has been found safe.
According to the Pueblo Police Department, Bastian was found in Daytona Florida. The Pueblo Police Department says Racheal was found with her mother Casandra Bastian at a hotel in Daytona around 6:45 p.m.
Casandra has been arrested for kidnapping, and Racheal is with law enforcement authorities in Florida reportedly safe and healthy.
No other details were released at this time.
An Endangered Missing Alert was issued for a 9-year-old girl from Pueblo who has not been seen since she was taken by her non-custodial parent on Sunday, August 13th, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Officers were dispatched on a report of a missing person around 11:38 p.m. on August 13.
Police say the custodial legal guardian of Rachael Bastian, 9, allowed the child's biological mother and non-custodial parent, Casandra Bastian, 39, to have visitation days. Rachael was supposed to be returned to the legal guardian on Sunday, but the two never showed up.
Casandra and Rachael were last seen Sunday in a red Ford Explorer with Texas license plate S63 XSJ. Pueblo PD said the license plate is fake.
Authorities have obtained an arrest warrant for Casandra for second-degree kidnapping.
Pueblo PD said since Rachael was not deemed to be in "imminent danger of serious bodily injury," her disappearance does not qualify for an AMBER Alert.
On August 13, 2023, at approximately 11:38 p.m., Pueblo Police were dispatched on a report a missing person. The custodial guardian allowed the biological mother, 39-year-old, Casandra Bastian to have visitation days with her daughter, 7-year-old, Racheal Bastian.
— Pueblo Police Department (@PuebloPolice1) August 16, 2023
Anyone with information about Rachael or Casandra's whereabouts is asked to call Pueblo PD dispatch at 719-553-2502. Tipsters can remain anonymous and contact Pueblo Crime Stoppers at 719-542-7867 or pueblocrimestoppers.com. If your information leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.
