By Blake Haas
BLOOMINGTON – A 7-month old infant remains missing, as a Bloomington woman is facing two counts of felony child endangerment as police continue to search for the baby.
On Saturday, Bloomington Police arrested Kimberlee Burton, 29, at a retail store in the 2200 block of W. Market St. for retail theft.
Police say after the arrest, the father of Burton’s children’s mother came to pick up a five and 6-year old at Burton’s residence, but an infant was missing.
According to a release, officers executed search warrants for Burton’s residence to conduct a more thorough search and to collect evidence for the investigation.
During the search warrants, officers learned that the father of Zaraz may have lived in Illinois or Florida.
In addition, investigators began calling different areas and police departments where the father may be but came up empty.
On Monday, BPD charged Burton, who is still at the McLean County Jail, with two counts of felony child endangerment for the two young children who were left at her residence without supervision after her arrest.
“We implore members of the community to view Zaraz’s and Burton’s photo and to please call us with any tips or information,” said Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington in a news release. “We believe Zaraz was last seen 5-7 days ago and could be anywhere.”
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Sgt. Detective Jared Bierbaum at 309-434-2807 or jbierbaum@cityblm.org.
Blake Haas can be reached at Blake.Haas@Cumulus.com.
