Suspect in custody in child abduction case

A male suspect in a child abduction case has been taken into custody in Leavenworth County, and authorities are still looking for a female in the case. (Photo from Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department)

A male suspect was taken into custody on July 13 in Leavenworth County in connection with a child abduction case, according to the spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The child was abducted while in a car near 7th and Riverview in Kansas City, Kansas, on July 12. The child was later found safe in the car in Leavenworth County.

The suspect was taken into custody by two Leavenworth County sheriff’s deputies, the spokesman said.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a female the case.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.