One Rialto Police detective's relentless efforts and collaboration with the New York Police Department brought the missing 17-year-old home after she had been kidnapped nearly a week earlier.
A Rialto family's pleas for the return of their teenage daughter, who had been kidnapped on her way home from school, were answered after a week-long search and the tireless efforts of one detective brought the 17-year-old home safely.
The case was immediately given to Detective Agnes Watson, whose relentless work revealed evidence pointing towards a New York man she identified as 24-year-old Elijah Clark. She learned that Clark had been grooming the 17-year-old girl for months via social media, and that they had initially met in California before ending up in New York.
After several failed attempts to successfully collaborate on an arrest, New York Police Department officers were finally able to locate the missing girl and arrest Clark on May 6.