PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police say the family of a delivery driver has been found safe after a suspect took off in the vehicle with the man’s wife and two young daughters inside. After a police chase through the streets of Philadelphia, the suspect was arrested.
The Chopper 3 was on, as police were able to capture the suspect.
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The kidnapping took place on Broad Street and Erie Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Friday in northern Philadelphia.
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Police say the City View Pizza driver was having a birth with his 25-year-old wife and 4- and 2-year-old daughters in the car.
That’s when police said a suspect jumped into the car and took off with the family inside. According to police, the vehicle has been found and the woman and children are fine.
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However, police say the suspect took off in a different vehicle – a 2014 gray Toyota Scion – and was seen heading east to Spring Garden from 21st Street.
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The suspect then led police into a chase before he was finally caught near Franklin Square Park.