FLOCK Cameras Help Troopers Find Abducted Infant in Callaway County
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. — A six-week-old girl was recovered unharmed Tuesday after Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers located a vehicle connected to her reported abduction using FLOCK camera images, the patrol said.
Troop F Radio received notice from the Lebanon Police Department at 11:55 a.m. on Nov. 10 that the infant had been abducted. Three minutes later, Lebanon police requested an AMBER Alert.
Before the alert was issued, Troop F Radio checked the FLOCK camera system and found that the suspect vehicle’s license plate had been recorded twice—first in Camden County and later in Cole County along U.S. 54. Troopers were given a photo of the vehicle, described as a white 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, as they headed toward the highway.
At 12:07 p.m., another camera recorded the vehicle traveling eastbound on U.S. 54 near Route J in Callaway County. A trooper found it farther east, west of Fulton, and stopped it at about 12:15 p.m.
The baby was recovered unharmed and taken to Troop F headquarters in Jefferson City, where she was reunited with her mother, according to the patrol.
A 17-year-old female suspect and the 18-year-old male driver were taken into custody without incident. The patrol referred questions about the abduction and any criminal charges to the Lebanon Police Department.
The Fulton Police Department and Callaway County Sheriff’s Office assisted. The patrol noted that all suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
