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POLICE IN THE LAST HOUR. THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION. THEY SAY THEY HAVE VIDEO OF SHARINA NANCY AT THE SHEETS IN MURRYSVILLE. IF YOU SAW HER OR HER CAR AT THAT TIME, CALL ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE AT 1-833-ALL-TIPS. WHEN POLICE FOUND THE VEHICLE, THE CAR SEAT WAS NOT INSIDE SO THEY ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A CAR SEAT LIKE THIS ONE. IT IS BLACK AND GRAY, EVENFLO SPORT HARNESS BOOSTER SEAT. NANCY TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT THE LITTLE GIRLS FATHER ACTUALLY SOLD HER AND ACCORDING TO POLICE, NANCY SAYS SHE WAS TRANSPORTING THE LITTLE GIRL TO THE LITTLE GIRLS NEW OWNER, THAT IS WHAT POLICE SAY SHE TOLD THEM. THE FAMILY ADAMANTLY DENIES THAT. BUT NANCY SAYS SHE WAS FOLLOWING DETAILED DIRECTIONS. AT NOT QUITE 2 YEARS OLD, NALANI JOHNSON WAS PASSED FROM THIS CAR INTO THE HANDS OF STRANGERS ALONG THE SIDE OF A ROAD FOR $10,000, ACCORDING TO THE STORY POLICE SAY 25-YEAR-OLD SHARENA NANCY TELLS. COURT PAPERS SAY NANCY CLAIMS THAT LITTLE GIRL’S DAD TOLD HER TO DRIVE 20 MINUTES FROM A MONROEVILLE GAS STATION ALONG ROUTE 22, UNTIL A WOMAN SHOWN TO HER IN A PHOTO FLAGS HER DOWN. POLICE SAY NANCY TOLD THEM SHE DID THAT, FOUND THE WOMAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STANDING NEAR A SILVER SUV WITH OUT OF STATE PLATES WITH ITS FLASHERS ON. AND INVESTIGATORS SAY NANCY TOLD THEM THAT IS WHO SHE GAVE NALANI TO. THE LITTLE GIRL’S FAMILY STRONGLY DENIES THEY SOLD HER. POLICE SAY NALANI’S FATHER, PAUL JOHNSON, REPORTED THAT NANCY STOLE HIS LITTLE GIRL FROM THIS PENN HILLS INTERSECTION. >> IT’S JUST REALLY SAD. I MEAN, THIS STORY HAS BEEN REALLY MAKING MY HEART WRENCH SO TERRIBLY. AND JUST TO KNOW THAT SHE’S RIGHT NEXT DOOR, THE PERSON WHO TRANSPORTED THE CHILD, I MEAN, WOW. IT’S JUST HEART-WRENCHING. MARCIE: SYDNEY LANE AND JOHN KING LIVE IN THE BUILDING WHERE NANCY DOES, IN PENN HILLS, JUST A FEW MILES FROM WHERE NALANI WAS REPORTED MISSING. >> TO BE A FEW DOORS DOWN FROM THE DRIVER, THATS INSANE. MARCIE: THE COUPLE SAYS THEY NOTICED NANCY OFTEN SAT ON HER BALCONY WITH A MAN, SMOKING. BUT THEY NEVER NOTICED ANYTHING UNUSUAL. NANCY’S HUSBAND, WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN THE U.S., SPOKE TO ME VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER. HE SHARED THIS FAMILY PHOTO, AND QUESTIONED THE CASE, SAYING, "I DON’T KNOW WHY SHE WOULD DO THAT ANYHOW, TO CAUSE THIS MUCH PAIN FOR THE BABY GIRL’S FAMILY, AND ME AND HER FAMILY." POLICE SAY SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE OF THE SILVER SUV WITH OUT OF STATE PLATES, AND NO SIGN OF NALANI SINCE SHE WAS REPORTED MISSING NOW MORE THAN 48 HOURS AG NANCY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.

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Allegheny County Police have filed charges against the driver of the vehicle they say was involved in the abduction of a 2-year-old girl in Penn Hills.Click the video player above to watch the latest report. Sharena Islam Nancy has been charged with kidnapping, interference with custody of children and concealment of whereabouts of a child. She was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.According to a criminal complaint, Nancy told police she was asked to take 2-year-old Nalani Johnson by the girl's father.The court paperwork said Nancy told police the girl's father "sold" the girl to "an unnamed individual" for $10,000. Nancy claims the father asked her to drive the 2-year-old girl "20 minutes from a gas station in Monroeville along U.S. Route 22."Nancy then told police she eventually met with a person with a silver SUV with out-of-state plates and gave the girl to that person.According to the criminal complaint, police found no evidence yet of the mentioned SUV. Police have also not commented on the claims Nancy is making.Nalani's father has a different story, according to the court paperwork. It said he told police he was in a car with Nalani and his friend with Nancy driving it.He said when he got out of the car at the intersection of Bryant Drive and Clay Drive, Nancy took off with the 2-year-old in the car. The complaint mentions he told police he tried calling Nancy but she didn't answer. According to Allegheny County police, police first responded to a call about a possible abduction in the Penn Hills community around 5 p.m. Saturday.County police said Nancy was captured on surveillance cameras at the Sheetz store on William Penn Highway in Murrysville 30 minutes later, at about 5:30 p.m.Police also released information that said the vehicle, described as a black Toyota Yaris, traveled to the Blairsville, New Alexandria and Delmont areas of Westmoreland County between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Police are asking anyone who may have seen anything in those areas in that time frame to contact them at 833-255-8477.They are also asking the public to look out for Nalani's child car seat, described as a black and gray Evenflo Maestro Sport Harness booster seat. Police said the seat was not in the car when officers found the vehicle and took Nancy into custody. FBI and Allegheny County officials are continuing to search for Nalani. FBI officials confirmed Monday the Child Abduction Response Deployment (CARD) team is on the ground in the Pittsburgh area to assist in the search.Below is the full text of the alert that was sent by state police on behalf of Penn Hills police. (NOTE: Nalani's name was misspelled in the alert; police have since corrected the spelling.)____The Pennsylvania State Police has issued an Amber Child Abduction Alert for the Penn Hills Borough Police Department in Allegheny County.The Penn Hills Borough police Department is searching for Malani Johnson, a 2 year old , black female with black hair and brown eyes. Johnson was last seen at the intersection of Bryant and Clay Drives in Penn Hills Borough, Allegheny County. Johnson was wearing a black shirt and skirt with floral design and black sandals.Johnson was abducted by Sharena Islam Nancy, a 25-year-old Indian American female with black hair and brown eyes. Nancy is driving a Black 2017 Toyota Prius bearing Pa Registration KLW3926. The Vehicle has an Uber sticker in front passenger side window.Anyone with information about the abduction should immediately contact the police by calling 911. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-255-8477, callers can remain anonymous. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news and get the latest developments on this story.