A 5-year-old girl who w ent missing from Hollywood has been found safe in New York with her mother, police said.

Hollywood Police said Thursday that 5-year-old Gianna Rodriguez was found with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service.

She was with her mother, Simone Sims, who was taken into custody and charged with interference with custody, police said.

Police said Tuesday that Rodriguez had been last seen in the area of 2900 Polk Street.

According to court records, Rodriguez's father had recently gained full custody of her on Sept. 5. The court filings describe how her mother had a history of unstable behavior with drugs and had taken off with the child without notice in the past.

NBC6 spoke with the father's attorney who said the mother picked her up from school and then disapp

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