The Niagara County Sheriff's office says a mother and her two young children, reported missing more than three years ago from North Tonawanda, were located Wednesday in Albuquerque, NM.
Katie Riford, 37, and her two children, Mason Riford, 4, and Olivia Riford-Diarbakerly, 11, were reported last seen locally on Feb. 6, 2019, as a custody battle was ongoing between mother and father.
Katie Riford was taken into custody on two active warrants, one for custodial interference and one for violation of an order from Niagara County Family Court. Extradition proceedings for a transfer back to Niagara County are now underway in New Mexico.
The children were taken to the Department of Children and Family Services in Albuquerque.
