Thread: CA:Foster Child Abducted at Bus Stop-Parents are IAs

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Inland Empire Foster child abducted at I.E. bus stop
Friday, January 09, 2009
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CNS) -- A 7-year-old foster child was abducted Friday on his way to school in Riverside, and police sought the public's help to find him.

Eduardo Rivera was approaching the corner of Cole Avenue and Kinnow Lane around 7:50 a.m., going to meet his school bus, when two unidentified Hispanic men grabbed the boy and hustled him into a nearby compact car, then drove away, according to Riverside police Capt. Mark Boyer.

He said Eduardo's three foster brothers and sisters, all around 9 or 10 years old, witnessed the incident and alerted an adult passer-by, who got a look at the car as it sped away.

Officers searching the area moments later found the car abandoned on the west side of Bergamont Park, according to Boyer.

A witness at the location told police Eduardo had been taken from the original vehicle and put into a "gold-ish or champagne Cadillac Escalade," Boyer said.

"This person saw the Escalade leave and go down Van Buren Boulevard, (east) toward Highway 215," the captain said. "The vehicle had paper or dealer plates, black and white with a series of numbers. They may be interstate transportation plates. We're not sure."

An all-points bulletin was broadcast on the Escalade, which had not been located as of late this afternoon. A statewide Amber Alert was also posted.

Boyer said investigators were scouring the first vehicle used in the abduction for clues. He said the last known owners of the car had been identified, but he would not disclose their names. Investigators were preparing to interview them.

In addition to the two men seen with the boy, a third man was spotted at the wheel of the Escalade. Police did not have a clear description of the suspects, other than that one of them was wearing a dark sweatshirt and jeans.

Boyer said Eduardo has been in foster care for the last several months, since his parents were arrested and jailed.

The boy's mother is in custody in Santa Ana for alleged identity theft, and the father is in San Bernardino County jail on similar charges, according to Boyer. BOTH PARENTS ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS and are being held without bail, he said.

Boyer said one scenario investigators are considering is that Eduardo's parents conspired to have their son taken from his foster family.

"We're not willing to say the parents have been exonerated from the investigation, though they clearly weren't active participants in the physical abduction," the captain said.

He said another possibility is the child was taken by people at odds with his mom and dad.

"It could be similar to what happened in Las Vegas just recently, where the kid is abducted because there are drugs involved," Boyer said. "We're all over the map right now... We're hoping for a good, honest statement (from Eduardo's parents)."

In October, 6-year-old Cole Puffinburger was abducted from his family's Las Vegas home by members of a Mexican drug cartel who barged in posing as police officers. The kidnapping may have been connected to a dispute over methamphetamine distribution allegedly involving Cole's grandfather. The boy was let go and found on a Las Vegas street a few days later.

Boyer said Riverside police have enlisted the help of the FBI to investigate Eduardo's abduction.

The boy is 3-foot-6 and 65 pounds, with brown eyes and hair. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information was urged to contact Riverside police at (951) 353-7137, or 911 if the child is spotted.

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A 7 year old kid caught up in the middle of that mess. How sad that he doesn't have better parents.

Dixie

....this illustrates the consequences of the bad, selfish, decisions these illegals make when they decide to get involved with nefarious human traffickers and live and associate with the illegal alien underworld.....it's either drug-related or debt related to $ they might owe to a coyote. Either way...this family has jeopardized the safety and welfare of their own children....THEIR criminal actions are what separates them from their children...NOT our laws. Will LA RAZA come to their aid in helping to find this child? Will Univision televise any alerts?

Seven Year Old Kidnapped In California, Recovered in Las Vegas

Updated: Jan 11, 2009 11:05 AM

A Riverside, California boy is safe and sound tonight after he was found here in Las Vegas. His was taken yesterday on his way to school. Now two men are under arrest in connection with his kidnapping.

Metro played a big role in rescuing 7 year old Eduardo Rivera. Early this morning, they raided a home in East Las Vegas where he was found asleep. 7 year old Eduardo is now in FBI custody almost a day after he was kidnapped. He was waiting to catch the school bus on this corner in East Riverside when three men forced him into a car.

Captain Mark Boyer with Riverside Police says, "There has been over the last 24 hours an extraordinary amount of effort put forth to locate and return Eduardo to safely. It was a joint effort involving Metro, Henderson police, and the FBI."

Receiving a tip, Metro followed two suspects driving from Laughlin to Las Vegas. The men inside the van told police where to find Eduardo. Eduardo wasn't injured he is doing well unharmed at this time on his way back to the city of Riverside.

Riverside Police detectives don't know what the motive behind the kidnapping, but, according to Captain Boyer, the perpetrators may have known the boys' parents. "We firmly believe this is acquaintance abduction possibility firmly exists that it is a relative however we don't know that for sure yet and as one boy is safe tonight."

Elaine Sinnock with Nevada Child Seekers knows not all cases have a happy ending. "We highly recommend you teach your child to get away from perpetrators." Sinnock says when children are at risk they need to know it's ok to defy authority and that means doing whatever they can to call attention to their situation, so they can escape or get help.

She concludes, "Teach your child to scream, yell, run, bite whatever." Sinnock says kids should always use the buddy system. And she adds that if someone other than yourself is picking up your child use code words. Eduardo by the way was staying at a foster home, he is now expected to be in the care of Riverside County Child Protective Services.



http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=9653664


The authorities are not releasing much information on the person they have arrested.

I'm interested in seeing what the punishment is for the parents if they were the ones who instigated this. I wonder if it will be as harsh a punishment as an American parent would get?

We already know who's bankrolling it.

He said another possibility is the child was taken by people at odds with his mom and dad.

That would be my guess. IMO, it's possible that the parents owed the abductors money.