Police: Neighbors save boy from kidnapping

DOVER, Del. - September 22, 2008 - It happened in the 800 block of Miller Drive.

Police say 45-year-old Alfonso Rondo walked into a rear yard there, grabbed the boy, and started walking down the street.

Police say neighbors Willa Gains and Ida Slade confronted Rondo, who let the boy go. A third neighbor called police.

According to investigators, Rondo was a complete stranger. He did not know the boy, or his family, in any way.


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