Search for missing 10-year-old girl from West Philadelphia expands to suburbs
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The search for a missing 10-year-old girl from West Philadelphia has expanded into the suburbs.Investigators searched the backyard dumpster of a home Tuesday night on Ardmore Avenue in Lower Merion Township in connection with the disappearance of Jalayshia Alford, sources told CBS News Philadelphia.The homeowner said investigators removed evidence from the dumpster, which was being used for construction debris because the house is undergoing renovations. It remains unclear what evidence investigators took. Courtesy One Lower Merion resident said the search for Jalayshia hits close to home."That breaks my heart," the woman told CBS News Philadelphia. "I work with children. So I really hope that girl is found safely."Alford was last seen on North Simpson Street in West Philadelphia on Oct. 26, according to police.Family members said Alford's foster mother told relatives the girl had gone to her biological mother's home. But family m