Man in custody after abducting 3-year-old daughter, girl in Northeast Philadelphia: Police

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Sunday, April 5, 2020
Man in custody after abducting 3-year-old daughter, girl: Police
A man is in custody after abducting his 3-year-old daughter and another girl, police said.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man is in custody Saturday night after police said he abducted his 3-year-old daughter and another girl for about 90 minutes.

Police were called to the 9200 block of Ashton Road in Northeast Philadelphia just after 6 p.m.

They searched for the children for more than an hour before finding them at a relative's home in Bridesburg.

Police said the suspect fled but later returned to the home and was arrested.

According to police, he did not have custody of his daughter.