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Watch: 911 Caller Live-Streamed Springfield Abduction Chase
A woman's tip to police helped stop the abduction of a Springfield girl — and she caught it all on video.
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Springfield police received several 911 calls helping them stop the man charged with abducting an 11-year-old girl — but only one of those calls were live-streamed on Facebook.
Amanda Disley of Springfield was in the car with her family when she started filming her account of the chase and the call.
In a series of live videos, Disley said she and her husband recognized the make and model of the Honda from police descriptions. In a separate video, Disley's son films from the back seat as her husband chases the car through Springfield streets. The Honda blows through red lights and drives 100 miles per hour.
As the chase ensues, Disley frantically gives information to a police dispatcher on the phone, shouting out the license plate number and naming the streets the Honda swerves onto.
As the chase continues, Disley and her husband become more certain that the car is the abductor, her husband yelling, "That's the guy!"
Disley tells the audience how she saw helicopters and police cars buzzing down the street following her tip. "Hopefully they find this little girl, I don't even wanna go home I just wanna keep driving and look for her," Disley said.
During the chase, she recounts seeing movement in the backseat of the Honda. The tinted windows made it hard to see what was moving. "It just looked like there was like a black blanket pushing something down," Disley said.
Detectives advised Disley and her family to go home and not to chase the car, but Disley said she felt the need to keep looking. "We just don't got that in us," she said in her video.
She continues her video with confirmation that the car was stopped, getting emotional at the thought of the young girl going home safe.
The girl was "recovered safely" and with "no apparent injuries," police said. She was taken to a hospital for precautionary evaluations. Police arrested Miguel Rodriguez, 24, of Springfield. Charges have not been announced, but Rodriguez is expected to be in court Thursday morning.
The following videos are segments from Amanda Disley's live-stream and contain strong language.
