CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — Channel 9 has learned that police searched a store in Charlotte for 18-month-old Amir Jennings who has been missing for more than a month.
Police said they received a tip that someone saw Amir in a Dollar Store. Police did not say which location or when.
Officers did not find Amir when they searched.
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Police arrested Amir's mother, Zinah Jennings, in Columbia last month.
Police said she lied to police about Amir's whereabouts.
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Amir's father used to live in Charlotte, which is why officer have put the city on their radar.
Police are also checking Rock Hill, Raleigh and Atlanta.
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