Crime & Safety
N.J. Amber Alert Stabbing Suspect Is An Ex-Cop: Report
A former municipal police officer in Essex County is accused of abducting a 3-year-old and stabbing her mother.
The suspect in an alleged abduction of a three-year-old girl from her New York City apartment is a former police officer, authorities say.
According to authorities, Diomedes A. Valenzuela, 47, of New York, is accused of stabbing the child’s mother in her Bronx, N.Y. home and departing with her three-year-old in his Dodge Caravan.
Valenzuela was a police officer in Irvington until March of 2002, and was banned for life for public employment after a hearing in 2003, NJ.com reported.
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The incident spurred authorities to issue a statewide Amber Alert this weekend, asking for the public’s help apprehending Valenzuela.
- See related article: AMBER UPDATE: Stabbing Suspect In N.J. Manhunt, Child Abduction Caught
The Amber Alert was rescinded after state troopers on the Garden State Parkway stopped Valenzuela’s vehicle in Clifton and safely recovered the child, according to the NJ State Police.
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