Colorado Springs police bodycam footage shows officers finding kidnapped child
By: Colorado Springs, CO - Newly released body camera footage shows the moment a toddler was found safe by officers after a car was stolen with the child inside on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
The harrowing incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, when dispatchers received a call that a car had been stolen with a 2-year-old inside. The car, a black 2021 Kia Seltos, was reportedly taken from the 2700 block of King Street, north of Old Colorado City on the west side of Colorado Springs.
Chief Adrian Vasquez with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said from the moment the call was received, officers were deployed to search for the vehicle and the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) was used to provide invaluable information and visuals that helped locate the car and the child about 2 hours after the car was stolen.
In the released body-camera video, Officers Austin Bryce and Chris Hummel can be seen approaching a car that matches the description of the involved Kia and peering into the back windows.
“Got him,” one of the officers can be heard saying as soon as he lays eyes on the child. The officer can then be heard on his radio: “The vehicle is unoccupied. We have the kid.”
The officers open up the back door of the car and wave to the child, who can immediately be heard bumbling “where’s my mom?”
The body cam shows the officer carefully removing the child’s car seat restraint and explaining that he is with the police department. “We’re going to get your momma, okay?” the officer comforts the toddler as he begins to cry.
With the child finally safe, CSPD said the work now becomes finding the suspect who stole the car and kidnapped the child. No suspect has been arrested in connection to the case.