Major BART delays after kidnap report

(03-07) 21:20 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police investigating a possible kidnapping held BART trains traveling in both directions at the 16th Street station Friday night, creating major delays systemwide, for what ultimately ended up being a domestic dispute.

A couple and their child were arguing near the 16th Street station when the man took the child and headed into the station toward the trains just before 5:30 p.m., said police spokesman Sgt. Eric O'Neal.

The woman began screaming that he had taken her child, and police requested that the trains be halted so they could search for the child.

Because of a miscommunication from San Francisco police, trains were stopped up to Embarcadero Station, said BART spokeswoman Luna Salaver.

The entire system experienced 20 to 30-minute delays into the evening, Salaver said.

The man and child were both found safe, O'Neal said.