Once missing, toddler now ‘happy and healthy’ in new home

A Fort Worth toddler who was taken by her biological mother during a visit last fall has a new home, police said.

Fort Worth police said Twinkle Twinkie Twilight has a new name and a new family after being adopted Sept. 22.

“We don't really get to see this positive end result. We're so often called to handle a crisis that we go in and handle all of the tough moments, and we know there are positive effects of that, but we don't get to see that very much,” Fort Worth officer Lizzie Dueming told FOX4.

Child Protective Services had taken custody of the little girl in June 2015.

The toddler, also known as Twinkle Miles, was taken last November from her foster home by her biological mother during a visit, according to a previous article.

After an Amber Alert and house-to-house searches in the area of Hanger Avenue and Collard Street, police found the toddler and mother.

“Today, this little angel has a new name and is happy and healthy,” the Fort Worth Police Department wrote on its Facebook page. “She was officially adopted on Sept. 22, by a loving family who graciously invited officers closely involved with the search to participate in the adoption hearing. We know she’s going to love her new family!”

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This story was originally published September 25, 2016 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Once missing, toddler now ‘happy and healthy’ in new home."