N.J. Suspected Child Kidnapper 'On Run' On Christmas Day In Statewide Alert

Police are looking for a man who abducted two children in New Jersey, and remained at large on Christmas Day.

Frank John, 41, of Woodbridge has been charged with kidnapping and theft of a motor vehicle, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.

The case is being investigated by Detective Mohammed Mohammed of the Perth Amboy Police Department and Detective Oscar Ayala of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

During the investigation, it was determined that John picked up a 9-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl in Perth Amboy on Friday at 4 p.m. to take them out for food.

Keira Grewal, 8, and Gianno Grewal, 9, were taken around 4 p.m. on Friday at 107 Armstrong Lane in Perth Amboy

When the children failed to return home, police were contacted, but eventually the children were brought safely home on Saturday, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m, according to the MCPO.

John fled the scene. Police since have been searching for him, according to the MCPO. He is 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 200 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair.

The vehicle he borrowed and failed to return is a silver Toyota Highlander with a New Jersey license plate J80-GVE.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Mohammed of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (723) 442-4400, or Detective Ayala of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3600.

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