“A 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas was rescued in southern California when passersby saw her hold up a “help me” sign in a parked car, police said.
The rescue occurred 9 July in Long Beach, south of Los Angeles, when officers responded to a call and found the “visibly emotional and distressed girl”, police said in a press release on Thursday.
“Through their investigation, officers learned the Good Samaritans were in a parking lot when they saw the victim in a parked vehicle holding up a piece of paper with ‘help me’ written on it. They acknowledged the note and immediately called 9-1-1,” police said.
Steven Robert Sablan, 61, of Cleburne, Texas, was arrested and on Thursday was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of kidnapping and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, according to the US attorney’s office in Los Angeles.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/21/kidnapped-girl-help-me-sign-rescued-california-texas
h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal