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"Pulling Skeletons out of Closets Since 1998"
"Pulling Skeletons out of Closets Since 1998"
Florida P.I. Rick Raymond's Blog
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A Parent's Worst Fear...KIDNAPPED!
| Posted on September 5, 2014 at 8:58 AM |
All parents go through it at some point. Innocently shopping
with their child and suddenly they turn around and the child is gone. Your
pulse quickens. You get that feeling in the pit of your stomach. You
frantically race along the aisles searching desperately. Then you spot your
child in the toy section…or on the candy aisle. You run to them…hug them…scold
them. Now imagine that feeling prolonged over a week long period.
Then for two weeks. That is what a recent client went through. A father, we
will call him John, came to us recently asking for help locating his 6 month
old son. His mother was addicted to drugs. The child had been born addicted to
drugs. John had played by the rules. He had gone to the court and received full
custody of his son. Then one day during a supervised visitation that went wrong…the
mother bolted with the child. John went back to the court and received an
emergency pick-up order from the judge which directed law enforcement to remove
the child from the mother and return him to John…by force if necessary. The problem was that no one knew where she was. She had ties
to Central Florida, South Florida and in Tennessee. She could literally be
anywhere. Law Enforcement assured John that if they came into contact with her,
they would detain her and return the baby to him. The problem was that they were
not actively searching for the child because they had no idea where she might
be. John begged us for assistance. We took his case and started
poring over her past records. Traffic tickets, arrests, employment and even her
Facebook page. We located an ex-boyfriend who had a child with the mother. On a
hunch, we did surveillance on his residence. On day one, nothing. On day two,
nothing. Then, on day three, we saw him leave for work. After work he went by a
local liquor store. Then he drove to a private residence. He took some beer
into the home. We sat and waited…and watched. After a while a female emerged
from the home. She entered the boyfriend’s car. She departed and we initiated
mobile surveillance. At a traffic light, we got our first good look at her up
close. It was the baby’s mother. The only problem was that the baby was not
with her. We continued following her as she drove to the bowels of a run down
South Florida neighborhood. She stopped in the middle of a city block and a
male subject approached her car cautiously. After a quick hand to hand
transaction where she obviously purchased drugs, she took off and continued
driving. When she arrived back to the residence and went inside, we contacted
John and told him we needed him to come down to our location with the certified
court order. John was 5 hours away. So, we sat and waited and watched. Around 11:00 p.m., John arrived and we explained what we had
seen. We called local law enforcement to respond to the location. They were
busy and it took over two hours. Finally, at 1:00 a.m., police arrived. We
explained the situation. The police, armed with the judge’s order, banged on
the door. There was no answer. They rapped steel flashlights on the door and
windows. They woke up neighbors who claimed that they didn’t know her. After an
hour, the police said they could do no more. The police left. John went to his
hotel room to get a quick nap. We stayed on surveillance…waiting and watching
for any sign of life. Then it happened…at 6:45 a.m. she stepped out front to
smoke a cigarette. With precision, we moved into place. One investigator
distracted her while the other quickly placed himself between her and the front
door. A quick call to 911 and then to John and the police arrived. The baby was
okay. John went home with the baby that morning and the mother was arrested for
drug possession and an old warrant.  Not all cases turn out this way, but we were happy that we
were able to assist John and locate his son. If we can assist you, call us for a free consultation. |
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