According to the MPD, Aaliyah Evans was last seen near the 2500 block of Lake Street E at around noon on Sunday.
She is described as a biracial girl with brown eyes and short curly brown hair with blonde streaks.
Evans is just over three feet-tall and weighs 35-40 pounds. She was wearing a white t-shirt and black jeans, according to the MPD.
According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Evans' mother left the girl with a homeless woman outside of a Target store. The BCA said she was acquaintances with the woman.
"The acquaintance left with the child, without the mother's permission," according to the BCA.
The woman who allegedly took Evans is "a 32-year-old bi-racial female, last seen wearing a tie-dye shirt and light gray leggings," according to the agency.