(CNN) Florida authorities were on the hunt for 3-year-old Madeline Mejia on Monday after her father told them she was abducted from their driveway by strangers. Now, police say, some of the details of his story weren't true and the young girl was actually with her biological mother. While the mother did not have legal custody, she did not take the toddler by force, the statement said. When Mejia was interviewed again, he admitted to knowing Madeline's mother had taken the child, the police statement said. Mejia told WFTV that he made up the story out of concern for his daughter's safety.

Source: CNN February 12, 2020 06:45 UTC