The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced in a statement just before noon on Monday that Madeline was safely rescued by authorities. It took only hours for them to find the car that had taken her on a highway in Tallahassee, more than 200 miles from her home in Apopka.Lester Mejia had loaded the toddler into his car in their driveway around 6 a.m. Monday when he ran into the house to grab his keys, he told CNN affiliate WFTV.
agents searched for the car from the air, the agency said. Agents spotted the car in Tallahassee and sent authorities on the ground after it. agents and Florida Highway Patrol troopers in the area stopped the vehicle and were able to rescue the child.Lt. Kim Montes told WFTV the little girl"was scared" and that the situation was"very traumatic." Four suspects -- three men and one woman -- were taken into custody, troopers told the station. "It was anguish not knowing what was happening to my daughter," Mejia said."I'm happy for my baby coming back.
UPDATE: The father lied. She was taken by her mother who doesn’t have custody of the child.
meewn 😢😥😭
Traffickers and the people they sell children too, need harsh penalties when caught. Keep our children safe.
Insane! What were they going to do with child?!
Amen
This could have ended quite differently. So happy the father and police acted quickly to save this angel.
Whoever abducted this sweet beautiful and innocent baby deserves death
You mean police officers who hit every day in New York city because they are police!!!
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