The children’s mother told police she was dropping some paperwork off at a friend’s house when a man got into her van and drove away.
As Alderton and Olson were reading the post, they saw a van matching the police description parked at the nearby gas station at the Sunshine Deli. Alderton pulled in, looked in the van’s window and saw the kids inside. He then called 911.Police say officers were on scene less than a minute after that 911 call. After a foot pursuit, the alleged thief was taken into custody.Alderton and Olson say they’re both fathers, so they knew they had to act to get those kids back home.
The suspect, identified by police as a 34-year-old “transient,” faces possible charges of kidnapping and theft of a motor vehicle. He is awaiting his first court appearance.Copyright 2023 KING via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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