Crime & Safety
WATCH: Troopers Pull Amber Alert Suspect From Car, Rescue Girl
Video shows harrowing scene unfold on New Jersey Turnpike as man is taken into custody and child brought to safety.
State police stopped a former Essex County police officer on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday afternoon when it was suspected the man stabbed a woman in New York City and abducted her three-year-old daughter.
An Amber Alert was issued and the man, later identified as Diomedes A. Valenzuela, 47, was stopped in a Dodge Caravan by state troopers who cornered the car, drew their weapons and ripped the suspect from the driver’s seat.
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While officers handled the arrest of Valenzuela, others entered the vehicle and rescued the girl.
Below is a dash cam video of the harrowing rescue.
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