Saturday night, Riverside police in Southern California searched for a 25-year-old woman believed to have taken her 3-year-old son without consent.
A 3-year-old boy and his mother, who allegedly kidnapped him, have been found, with the boy unharmed and the 25-year-old mother under arrest, authorities said.
Samantha Hernandez was believed to have taken Elias Cruz at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a Riverside Police Department release. They had last been seen walking near Lake and Randolph streets. The RPD announced Saturday night that the pair were found.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
“As of 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 4th, Samantha Hernandez and 3-year-old Elias Cruz have been found safe by Ontario Police in the city of Ontario. Elias will be returned home shortly and Samantha has been taken into custody,'' the department said. Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of ``various charges including being under the influence of a drug, child abduction, kidnapping and child endangerment,'' RPD public information officer Ryan Railsback said.
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