Dramatic bodycam shows cops rescuing young girls allegedly snatched by fake babysitter

Nypost · Aug 19, 2026 · 460 words · By Chris Bradford

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Zola Cooper, 4, and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper, were rescued Monday, a day after they were reported critically missing by their mom, Elicia Redding, WRDW reported, with police deeming the girls to “be in extreme danger.” The girls had been picked…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Brown is still awaiting trial for the alleged kidnapping in 2021”

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Claim 2: “Brown has since been charged with kidnapping and will not receive bond”

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Claim 3: “She also has an outstanding warrant in Alabama for not appearing in court”

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Claim 4: “the fake babysitter is awaiting trial for kidnapping a 4-day-old newborn in 2021”

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WBRC and other reports link Lakesha Brown to the 2021 abduction of a 4-day-old baby boy, noting she was charged in that case.

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Claim 5: “Brown used a moms’ group on social media to befriend Redding over a year”

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AOL and other reports cite a Fulton County arrest affidavit stating Brown used a 'pregnancy mom group' on Facebook to befriend the mother over the course of a year.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lakesha Shanta Brown is accused of kidnapping 4-year-old Zola Cooper and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper. A Fulton County arrest affidavit states that Brown had gotten to know the children’s mot…
https://www.aol.com/articles/babysitter-accused-abducting-ga…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lakesha Brown, 42, was arrested Monday after police found her with the girls, ages 4 and 11 months, hiding them in what police described as an "unclean and unsuitable trailer" with no air conditioning…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/wo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lakesha Brown, 42, is charged with kidnapping and cruelty to children. Her arrest warrants state she posed as a babysitter on a “pregnancy mom group” on Facebook to get close to the family.
https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/19/woman-who-kidnapped-2-young-…

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Claim 6: “Brown was also found inside the trailer, according to Atlanta cops”

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Similar to claim 8, while the specific evidence section for claim 9 is empty, the evidence for Claim 0 and Claim 3 explicitly states that police found Lakesha Brown inside the trailer with the girls.

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Claim 7: “a Levi’s Call – Georgia’s equivalent of an Amber Alert — was issued”

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Multiple sources confirm that a 'Levi's Call' is Georgia's equivalent of an Amber Alert. While the specific Levi's Call for these girls is implied by the context of the rescue and the 'Amber Alert' mentions in the evidence, the definition of Levi's Call is explicitly verified.

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web search NEUTRAL — A Levi’s Call was issued for missing 3-year-old Leilani Elliott, believed to be in extreme danger after unauthorized removal during a supervised visit in Savannah. Leilani was last seen with Jessy Ell…
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/amber-alert-levis-call-leil…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Levi's Call, Georgia's version of an Amber Alert, has been issued for a 13-year-old girl who police say was abducted on Thursday. Authorities are searching for 13-year-old Layla Alexis Nubian Carter…
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/amber-alert-13-year-old…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Levi’s Call, Georgia’s version of an AMBER Alert, was issued for the girl on Thursday afternoon.
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/missing-georgia-gir…

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Claim 8: “She waived her first court appearance Tuesday”

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Claim 9: “The girls had been picked up Saturday night by Lakesha Brown, 42”

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NBC Chicago and other reports confirm Lakesha Brown, age 42, was the suspect and that the girls were picked up on Saturday night.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lakesha Brown, 42, was arrested on Aug. 17 after police found her in a tow trailer outside an Atlanta apartment complex with two children at the center of an Amber Alert.According to arrest warrants, …
https://www.walb.com/2026/09/10/woman-accused-kidnapping-chi…

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Claim 10: “It is the “identical” tactic she used five years ago to take the newborn, Kamarion Taylor”

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While evidence confirms Brown was involved in a 2021 kidnapping, the provided evidence for claim 6 consists of irrelevant Yelp reviews for appliances in Ontario, Canada. No evidence was provided to confirm the 'identical tactic' regarding Kamarion Taylor.

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Claim 11: “Cops received a tip-off on Monday – and swooped on an apartment complex where they heard a baby wailing from a windowless trailer in 97F heat”

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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for Claim 0 and Claim 3 explicitly mentions police breaking into a trailer with 'no air conditioning amid 97-degree Atlanta heat' and the sound of a 'crying baby' leading them to the children.

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Claim 12: “Zola Cooper, 4, and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper, were rescued Monday”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the names (Zola and Norah Cooper), their ages (4 and 11 months), and that they were rescued on Monday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities are searching for Zola Cooper, 4, and Norah Cooper, 11 months, who are missing in Atlanta. Babysitter Lakesha Brown may be driving a white Ford F-350 with an Alabama license plate.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/zola-and-norah-cooper-missin…

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Claim 13: “Atlanta cops rescuing two young girls from a trailer “unsuitable for human habitation” after they were allegedly kidnapped by a woman posing as a babysitter”

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Multiple sources (AOL, TikTok, and other web search results) confirm Atlanta police rescued two girls from a trailer described as 'unsuitable for human habitation' or 'unclean' after they were allegedly kidnapped by a woman posing as a babysitter.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dramatic police bodycam shows Atlanta cops rescuing two young girls from a trailer “unsuitable for human habitation” after they were allegedly kidnapped by a woman posing as a babysitter — five years …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/dramatic-bodycam-shows…

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web search NEUTRAL — 17, Atlanta police officers could be seen breaking into a locked, un-air-conditioned trailer to discover the girls, four-year-old Zola Cooper and her 11-month-old sister, Norah Cooper, and the woman a…
https://www.aol.com/articles/bodycam-footage-shows-girls-dra…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Atlanta Police Department said they found two young girls safe after they were missing and the subject of an Amber Alert on Monday.
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Claim 14: “a day after they were reported critically missing by their mom, Elicia Redding”

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FOX 5 Atlanta and AOL both identify Elicia Redding as the mother and confirm the search began after the girls were left in the care of the suspect on Saturday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Elicia Redding said she is grateful to have 4-year-old Zola Cooper and 11-month-old Nora Cooper back in her arms, but she struggles when she thinks about what could have happened to them.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/mother-speaks-out-after-atl…

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web search NEUTRAL — The rescue ended a desperate search that began Saturday evening after the girls’ mother, Elicia Redding, said she left her daughters, Zola Cooper, 4, and 11-month-old Norah Cooper, for the day in the …
https://www.aol.com/articles/dramatic-footage-reveals-moment…

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