11-year-old girl kidnapped off the street found after motorist spots suspect's car – NBC News, NBC News
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A Massachusetts girl was found safe, and a man was taken into custody Wednesday evening in connection to a kidnapping that sparked an hourslong Amber Alert.
Charlotte Moccia , 24, had just gotten off a school bus and was walking on a street toward her home in Springfield just before 1: 43 pm on Wednesday when she was forced into the back of a blue Honda by a man later identified as Miguel Rodriguez, according to local and state police.
Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood said at a news conference Wednesday shortly before 8 pm That police do not believe Rodriguez knew Charlotte. She also said there may have been a woman driving the car at the time of the kidnapping.
Clapprood said stranger abductions involving a child are rare.
“What happened is, I think, every parent’s worst nightmare,” said Clapprood, who thanked the public for their help in finding the vehicle.
“The biggest factor I think in this was the assistance of the public. The tips coming in were amazing, “she said. “Civilians spotted this car and helped us out immensely.”
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