25-02-2025
Search underway in Columbus for critically missing 4-year-old child
COLUMBUS, Ga. () — The Columbus Police Department is asking the public to share any information they may have on a critically missing 4-year-old child.
Police say Zariyah Smith, 4, was last seen in the 300 block of Urban Avenue at about midnight on Thursday, Feb. 20. She was wearing a pink Minnie Mouse shirt, black pants, and black and white Converse, along with a pink Barbie bookbag.
Smith was reported missing on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Smith is 3-foot-6 and weighs about 40 to 50lbs. She has brown hair and eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911, the CPD Special Victims Unit at (706) 225-3449, or lead investigator Cpl. Bethani Thompson at (706) 225-3449.
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