Police Find Mother Accused of Kidnapping Son During Supervised Visit

By Justin Ove

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UPDATE at 9:09 a.m. Dec. 22: The Atlanta Police Department said Sahar Alwadi and her 14-month-old son have been located.

Ryan Alwadi has been returned to state custody, and Alwadi has been taken into police custody, the agency said.

ORIGINAL STORY

Buckhead, GA -- Atlanta police are searching for a mother who allegedly kidnapped her 14-month-old son during a supervised visit at a mall on Monday morning.

Sahar Alwadi, 45, allegedly took little Ryan Alwadi out of the mall via Macy’s during a DFACS supervised visit at 11:30 a.m. Monday, a police bulletin states. DFACS told police that Alwadi does not own a vehicle and may have used MARTA to escape the area.

Alwadi is known to frequent the Sandy Springs area, according to the bulletin.

The elder Alwadi stands 5’8” tall and weighs 125 lbs. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, a red t-shirt with gold lettering, gray and black sweat pants, and orange Polo shoes, according to police.

The infant was wearing a gray, white, and blue Calvin Klein sweatshirt, black pants, and white and blue Keds shoes.

Anyone who spots Sahar Alwadi or Ryan Alwadi should call 911 immediately.

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