(Lincoln, NE) -- The State Patrol says troopers safely found and recovered near Lincoln a missing juvenile from northeast Nebraska.
The South Sioux City Police Department had requested an "Endangered Missing Advisory" be issued for five-year-old Nicco Hoffman.
Nicco had not been seen for several hours, and his family thought it was possible that he was traveling in a vehicle with his adult sister.
NSP issued the Endangered Missing Advisory at 5:15 p.m. Sunday.
About 20 minutes later, the Patrol received information the vehicle had been spotted traveling west on Interstate 80 between Omaha and Lincoln.
At 5:50 p.m., troopers were able to locate the vehicle believed to be involved traveling westbound on I-80.
The troopers made a traffic stop at mile marker 403 and recovered Nicco, who was safely reunited with family Sunday evening.
NSP says the driver, 20-year- old Lilyanna Romero-Hoffman of Sioux City, Iowa was arrested for violation of a custody order and theft by receiving stolen property over 5,000 dollars.
(Picture from Nebraska State Patrol)