It happened around 11:00 Thursday morning.
Investigators circulated a photo of the suspect. She was later identified as 54-year-old Eyvonne B. Alexander.
After an intense manhunt, police surrounded a minivan at Clothier and Grand Avenue in Rahway shortly after 5:00.
Newscopter 7 was over the scene when police found the little girl in a green minivan outside a Rahway gas station. The child was then placed into an ambulance.
Investigators said she was not injured, but she was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Alexander was arrested by Rahway police. She is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.
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