Kent Police arrested a 31-year-old Kent man for investigation of kidnapping and vehicle theft after he allegedly took a vehicle with a 2-year-old boy inside.
As reported Jan. 11 on the Kent Reporter website, a mother told officers that at about 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 8 she left her boy asleep in her vehicle with the keys inside when she went inside to pay for gas at the 7-Eleven at 511 Central Ave. S. When she came out of the store, her vehicle was gone.
Police found the vehicle about an hour later less than a mile away at the Red Lion Inn parking lot, 25100 74th Ave. S., according to police. The boy was inside unharmed. The suspect had fled.
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Detectives collected fingerprints and DNA from the vehicle, videos and scoured for additional witnesses, according to a Jan. 13 police statement. They quickly identified the suspect, a 31-year-old Kent man, and deployed resources to find him.
At about 1:30 a.m. Jan. 12, officers spotted the man and took him into custody without incident, according to police.
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