PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police say a deliveryman’s family was found safe after a suspect left in the vehicle with the man’s wife and two young daughters in it. After a police chase through the streets of Philadelphia, the suspect was taken into custody.
Chopper 3 was overhead when the police were able to catch the suspect.
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The kidnapping took place on Broad Street and Erie Avenue Friday around 8:40 PM in North Philadelphia.
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Police say the City View Pizza driver delivered an order with his 25-year-old wife and his 4-year-old and 2-year-old daughters in the car.
That’s when the police say a suspect jumped into the car and left with the family in it. Police say the vehicle has been found and the wife and children are in order.
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However, police say the suspect took off in another vehicle – a 2014 gray Toyota Scion – and was seen heading east on Spring Garden from 21st Street.
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The suspect then led police on a chase before he was eventually rounded up near Franklin Square Park.