2 Teens Rescue 5-yr-old Girl From Kidnapping

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July 24, 2013

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_h353_w628_m6_otrue_lfalse — 5-year-old Joceyln Rojas

A 5-year-old girl is safe after police said she was the victim of an apparent abduction. The search is on for her alleged abductor. Joceyln Rojas had been playing outside her home when her mother was unable to find her.

Police said two teenage boys on bicycles went searching for Rojas and spotted a maroon or burgundy sedan. The boys noticed a girl with light brown hair matching the description of the missing girl in the vehicle so they began to follow it, according to police.

imgres — Temar Boggs embraced by Joceyln’s mother.

The vehicle stopped and Rojas got out. “As soon as the guy noticed we were chasing him, he stopped at the end of the hill and let her out and she ran to me and said that she needed her mom,” said Temar Boggs, one of the teens.

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