Crime & Safety
Amber Alert Canceled After Boy Found With Grandfather
Police initially thought the boy had been duct taped and thrown into a car. He was with his grandfather the whole time.
TACOMA, WA - An Amber Alert issued for a 10-year-old Tacoma boy was canceled just before 7:30 p.m. Monday after the boy was found with his grandfather.
According to police, some kids saw the grandfather duct tape the boys legs and hands, and then put him in a car. So, they called police.
The grandfather told police he was restraining his grandson, who has special needs.
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Amber Alert has been canceled as child was found. He was a special needs child who was being restrained by his Grandfather. This was a Tacoma Police incident. Thanks for helping spread the word. Better to be safe than sorry.
— Puyallup Police (@PuyallupPD) May 1, 2018
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