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News Helicopter Captures the Moment a Little Girl Runs to Officer Rescuing Her After Being Abducted

Three-year-old Amaya Vester slept in the back seat while a thief drove away.

A news chopper for Action 41 in Kansas City captured the moment an abducted little girl ran into the arms of authorities after the car she slept in was stolen on Wednesday night. 

Kansas Police Department said 3-year-old Amaya Vester slept inside her father’s Ford Focus when he parked in the front of a gas station. He went inside to get a drink and left the car running while Vester slept in the back.

Around 7 p.m., a blonde woman wearing a blue sleeveless romper and flip flops stole that vehicle and abducted Vester, reported KMBC.

The woman was at the gas station with a white male wearing a neon shirt and gray shorts. He was in an older model utility truck as seen in the surveillance video.

About two hours later, authorities found the child in Leavenworth County, said KCK Police Chief Terry Zeigler. Cameras captured the moment police drove up to Vester, who ran toward the police vehicle. 

Surveillance cameras from the gas station helped police track the man who was with the unidentified woman.

According to police, the male suspect was located on Thursday and was taken into custody by two Leavenworth County Sheriff's Deputies without incident. The search for the female suspect continues.

This case remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

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