Memphis Police search for missing toddler, 12-year-old

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are searching for a toddler and her older brother after they went missing from Lamar Avenue on Sunday.

Memphis Police say 12-year-old Malcolm Barnes Jr. and 19-month-old Bella McCoy have been missing since 1:15 p.m. on Sunday.

Malcolm and Bella were reportedly last seen in the 3800 block of Lamar Avenue.

Police say the children were taken by Cameron McCoy and Malcolm Barnes Sr. without their mother’s permission. MPD believes the group may be en route to North Carolina.

Anyone with information on the missing children is urged to call the Memphis Police Department at (901) 545-2677 or the Missing Persons Bureau at (901) 636-4479.

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