Amber Alert: Police Say Abington Mother Kidnapped Children

A woman who allegedly kidnapped her two children in Abington Thursday—triggering an Amber Alert—was captured on Cape Cod.

Abington police said Bruna Gomes, 33, was arrested at the Econo Lodge in Yarmouth. The children were found safe, police said.

The motel manager told reporters he saw the Amber Alert on his phone and recognized this minivan parked in the lot:

The alert said Gomes was likely in Yarmouth.

Police said Thursday at about 9 a.m., Gomes knocked on the father’s apartment door in Abington and announced, “Abington police.” When a babysitter opened the door, she pepper-sprayed him in the face and grabbed the children, police said. The children, a boy and a girl, are 8 years old and 7 years old, respectively. They were placed in state custody.

Gomes’ last known address is Orient Avenue in Everett. She was charged with kidnapping, impersonating a police officer, committing a home invasion, assault, and child endangerment. She was held on $25,000 bail following her arraignment Friday.

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