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A 21-year-old sexual assault suspect accused of kidnapping three kids over the span of two days was taken into custody Thursday, police in Wichita, Kansas, mentioned.
All three kids have been positioned and are protected, Wichita Police Department spokesperson Chad Ditch advised reporters throughout a Thursday news convention.
A teenage woman reported being kidnapped on Wednesday night by a “biracial male driving a blue vehicle” who tried to sexually assault her within the automobile, Ditch mentioned. The teen was let go by the suspect and reported the incident to a member of the family. Authorities started trying into the case and investigated all through the evening, Ditch added.
Ditch described the sufferer as being in her “early teens.”
Less than 24 hours later, two elementary college college students – a boy and a woman – left their dwelling by foot shortly earlier than 9 a.m. to go to high school. The kids had been allegedly kidnapped by a person in a blue car who would go on to drop off the boy shortly after, police mentioned.
The younger woman was additionally positioned protected a short while later, in keeping with Ditch.
Officers who had been patrolling the realm noticed the suspect’s car and after trying to cease him, a short pursuit by foot occurred. He was ultimately taken into custody with out incident, Ditch mentioned.
Authorities didn’t establish the suspect by title.
“Both these cases are still in their early stages,” Ditch added. “We have investigators out here still actively investigating both incidents. We do strongly believe that the suspect that we have in custody is the suspect involved in both of these cases.”
Authorities are persevering with to analyze potential expenses, Ditch mentioned. Though the youngsters are protected, the expertise was “extremely traumatizing,” he mentioned.