Investigators say Harmon abducted his girlfriend believing she told police about a committed murder, although police say she was not the person who alerted authorities. ARobertsCBS reports.
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“Once we got the description of the tag, we started to get hit confirmation about where the vehicle was going and that’s how we put two and two together,” Steven Gretsky, the Chester police commissioner, said. “It was joint effort, it was the community and the police department.” Police say Thompson was taken by Harmon from West 21st Street in Chester on Friday afternoon. Police say they’re boyfriend and girlfriend, but the concern was that Harmon is the suspect in a murder that happened earlier in the week. It’s believed the abduction was linked to that homicide.
The Chester Police Department has an active arrest warrant for Harmon for the murder of Leon Culbreath, which occurred on Aug. 3, 2022 in the area of the 2100 block of Edgmont Avenue. Investigators say Harmon abducted his girlfriend believing she told police about the murder, although police say she was not the person who alerted authorities.Harmon was taken into custody without incident.“I’m just happy my cousin was found,” Thomson’s cousin said.
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