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Missing child alert issued for 2-year-old girl and her baby sister

By David J. Neal

Updated July 18, 2018 6:08 PM

Kai Smolen and Caitlin Smolen are missing. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement thinks they might be with their mother Sondra Smolen. Florida Department of Law Enforcement

A baby girl and her 2-year-old sister were the subjects of a missing child alert sent out late Wednesday afternoon by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Caitlin Smolen, 2, and 5-month-old Kai Smolen were last seen in the 4000 block of Virginia Terrace in West Palm Beach on Friday. FDLE says Sondra Smolen, a 5-foot-4, 210-pound woman with brown hair and brown eyes, might have them.

In a tweet, WPTV reporter Erica Rakow said Smolen’s husband has told police he’s worried because his wife is suffering from post-partum depression and has been on new medication.

Have you seen this woman or either of her children!? @WestPalmPD says her husband is worried about their safety because Sondra Smolen has post-partum depression and is on new medication. The family was last seen July 13th at their home. https://t.co/loYsBDG1Fz
— Erica Rakow (@EricaRakow) July 18, 2018

FDLE says they might be in a brown 2009 Kia Rondo, Florida license plate Y73X5V. Anyone who has information on their whereabouts can call West Palm Beach police department 561-822-1900.

This story was originally published July 18, 2018 at 5:47 PM.

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