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Children Recovered Safely in Cross-Country Evade
21 Jul
Summary
- Parents abducted children from supervised visit at Chuck E. Cheese.
- Multi-state police chase ended with children safe and parents arrested.
- A rented Nissan Altima, tracked via cell phone and license plates, was used.
Two parents were apprehended on child-snatching charges following a multi-state evasion that concluded with the safe recovery of their two young children. The incident unfolded on Saturday, July 18, 2026, when the couple removed their 2-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son from a pre-arranged supervised visit at a Chuck E. Cheese in Warwick. They managed to slip away from the Department of Children, Youth and Families case worker.
Warwick police initiated a pursuit, utilizing cell phone pings to track the couple's movements. Surveillance footage and license-plate reading devices identified their getaway vehicle as a Nissan Altima, rented in Florida. The chase traversed multiple states, including Connecticut and New York.
By Sunday, July 19, 2026, the vehicle was located in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Maryland State Police were alerted and, later that afternoon, successfully stopped the car. The children were found to be unharmed and were returned to the custody of the Department of Children, Youth and Families. Their parents were taken into custody.
