Boy Found Safe, Father Arrested After Alleged Abduction

A Jeep Cherokee similar to the one sought by police. Credit: Baltimore Police Department

A man assaulted the mother of his 4-year-old son and abducted the boy Monday afternoon, police said. An Amber Alert was issued. The boy was found safe in Virginia late Monday afternoon, police said.

Around 1 p.m., police were called to the 1200 block of Broening Highway for the reported assault. The woman told police she was assaulted by Adonis Cruz-Reyes, who then took her phone and her son, Diland Cruz-Hernandez.

Diland and Cruz-Reyes, 36, had been last seen in a dark-colored 1999 Jeep Cherokee with Virginia tags KEILA5.

Both were located in Manassas. Cruz-Reyes was taken into police custody.

The AMBER Alert for Diland Cruz-Hernandez issued for the Baltimore Police Department has been cancelled. The child has been located unharmed in Virginia. — MD State Police (@MDSP) October 28, 2019

Police said they believe Cruz-Reyes was involved in a hit-and-run crash shortly after the incident at Washington and Fleet streets. He is wanted for robbery, assault, violating a protective order and traffic charges.