1 suspect arrested after toddler in stolen vehicle found safe; s – KCTV5
One of two suspects who stole a car with a sleeping 3-year-old in the back seat is in custody.
The masculine suspect was arrested in Leavenworth County on Thursday. Kansas City, KS Police Chief Terry Zeigler said the female suspect has been identified, but police are still searching for her.
The youthful woman was eventually rescued at 190th Street and Evans Street in Tonganoxie, KS, just north of the Interstate seventy Kansas Turnpike and south of Highway 40.
Chopper five was overhead as little Amaya ran into the arms of a police officer:
Movie: Chopper five was overhead when a missing child was found by police. Search for the suspect resumes. pic.twitter.com/XAKSAd7ieO
That moment, captured on camera, is one that calmed her family`s fears.
Her uncle, Carl Hunter said the 3- year-old loves dancing and art and would at times come to the house with her sisters. He said once he spotted the news, he called her father to see if there was anything he could do to help in the situation.
“I said, ‘They got your daughter.` And he said, ‘Yeah.` He was pretty upset about it. But like I said, ‘I’m glad everything turned out beautifully, you know, by the grace of God,» Hunter said.
Amaya was taken to the hospital Wednesday night where she was checked out and is now back with her family.
No Amber Alert was issued to help find her. When asked why one wasn’t issued, Zeigler said, “I will find out why. Things unfolded pretty swift.”
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says they were working with KCK police to issue and Amber Alert but say the child was found before the alert could be issued. “We had just gotten validation from the KBI that they were going to shove the button when the news chopper found the woman,” Zeigler said.
There are fifteen steps before an alert is issued.
Zeigler said it takes time to gather information and go through those steps. At a minimum, had they began the process as soon as they got the call, it would have taken forty five minutes to thrust the information out.
The urgent search began at the Valero Gas Station at 7th Street and Reynolds Avenue in KCK.
Surveillance movie captures step by step what happened. A man taking care of the little female was pumping gas a little after five p.m. Wednesday.
Eventually, you can see a white utility truck pull up. A man and woman inwards begin talking. Those are the two individuals police want to identify.
The little damsel’s caretaker went in to the store to get a drink and left the car running to keep it cool and not wake the dame. Soon, the woman from the utility truck goes inwards too. She’s in there with the woman’s caretaker.
Then the man from the truck gestures to her to come out. It would seem he spotted his chance.
The woman then got into the Ford Escort and drove off.
Here is surveillance movie of the female suspect:
Here is movie surveillance of a suspect accused of stealing a car with a three year-old sleeping inwards. If seen call police. Info @KCTV5 pic.twitter.com/HW1NtyBWrb
Zeigler said the officers did exactly what he hoped they would do in such a situation.
Zeigler said that officer on the ground do not have to go up the chain of directive all the time. He hopes they use their instincts to do what brings about resolutions.
“The instruction staff made the right calls on this,” he said. “We’re a department that takes act when things happen. We knew this was a valid 3-year-old little woman that was taken.”
“When I got the information, I said,’I’ll put it on social media,'” Zeigler said. “I got an instant response from people.”
Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the TIPS Hotline (816) 474-TIPS.
Copyright two thousand seventeen KCTV (Meredith Corp.) All rights reserved.
1 suspect arrested after toddler in stolen vehicle found safe; s
1 suspect arrested after toddler in stolen vehicle found safe; s – KCTV5
One of two suspects who stole a car with a sleeping 3-year-old in the back seat is in custody.
The masculine suspect was arrested in Leavenworth County on Thursday. Kansas City, KS Police Chief Terry Zeigler said the female suspect has been identified, but police are still searching for her.
The youthfull damsel was eventually rescued at 190th Street and Evans Street in Tonganoxie, KS, just north of the Interstate seventy Kansas Turnpike and south of Highway 40.
Chopper five was overhead as little Amaya ran into the arms of a police officer:
Movie: Chopper five was overhead when a missing child was found by police. Search for the suspect resumes. pic.twitter.com/XAKSAd7ieO
That moment, captured on camera, is one that calmed her family`s fears.
Her uncle, Carl Hunter said the 3- year-old loves dancing and art and would from time to time come to the house with her sisters. He said once he spotted the news, he called her father to see if there was anything he could do to help in the situation.
“I said, ‘They got your daughter.` And he said, ‘Yeah.` He was pretty upset about it. But like I said, ‘I’m glad everything turned out beautifully, you know, by the grace of God,» Hunter said.
Amaya was taken to the hospital Wednesday night where she was checked out and is now back with her family.
No Amber Alert was issued to help find her. When asked why one wasn’t issued, Zeigler said, “I will find out why. Things unfolded pretty rapid.”
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says they were working with KCK police to issue and Amber Alert but say the child was found before the alert could be issued. “We had just gotten validation from the KBI that they were going to shove the button when the news chopper found the damsel,” Zeigler said.
There are fifteen steps before an alert is issued.
Zeigler said it takes time to gather information and go through those steps. At a minimum, had they began the process as soon as they got the call, it would have taken forty five minutes to thrust the information out.
The urgent search began at the Valero Gas Station at 7th Street and Reynolds Avenue in KCK.
Surveillance movie captures step by step what happened. A man taking care of the little damsel was pumping gas a little after five p.m. Wednesday.
Eventually, you can see a white utility truck pull up. A man and woman inwards begin talking. Those are the two individuals police want to identify.
The little damsel’s caretaker went in to the store to get a drink and left the car running to keep it cool and not wake the damsel. Soon, the woman from the utility truck goes inwards too. She’s in there with the woman’s caretaker.
Then the man from the truck gestures to her to come out. It would seem he eyed his chance.
The woman then got into the Ford Escort and drove off.
Here is surveillance movie of the female suspect:
Here is movie surveillance of a suspect accused of stealing a car with a three year-old sleeping inwards. If seen call police. Info @KCTV5 pic.twitter.com/HW1NtyBWrb
Zeigler said the officers did exactly what he hoped they would do in such a situation.
Zeigler said that officer on the ground do not have to go up the chain of directive all the time. He hopes they use their instincts to do what brings about resolutions.
“The guideline staff made the right calls on this,” he said. “We’re a department that takes act when things happen. We knew this was a valid 3-year-old little damsel that was taken.”
“When I got the information, I said,’I’ll put it on social media,'” Zeigler said. “I got an instantaneous response from people.”
Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the TIPS Hotline (816) 474-TIPS.
Copyright two thousand seventeen KCTV (Meredith Corp.) All rights reserved.