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Garland police have arrested one woman and are searching for two others suspected in the kidnapping of a 1-year-old boy early Sunday.
Police responded to the kidnapping call just before 1 a.m. at a motel in the 1800 block of Northwest Highway.
Officers learned that a woman was in a motel room with her son when she heard a knock at the door. Thinking it was a friend, she opened the door and was overpowered by three women who took her son, police said.
Surveillance footage released by Garland police shows three women arriving at the back of the motel in a black SUV shortly after midnight. The women are seen waiting until someone opens the door.
Video of suspects involved in a kidnapping. 34-yr-old Lashonda Price arrested for kidnapping of 20-mo-old infant, & two others still at-large. Police need help identifying one, and locating both. Call Garland Police at 972-485-4840 with any info.
Release:https://t.co/HXe62uoxkp pic.twitter.com/LXPgY3lPM7
— Garland Police PIO (@GarlandPD) October 19, 2021
About five minutes later, the women run out of the motel and get into the SUV. One of the women is carrying the boy, who is wearing only a diaper.
The mother chases after the women and removes the SUV’s front license plate before it backs out of the parking spot and drives off. Authorities were able to identify the vehicle from the license plate, police said.
A Garland officer later located the SUV on Northwest Highway near LBJ Freeway in Dallas. Officers conducted a traffic stop and found that the car was occupied by a female driver, an 11-year-old and the kidnapped boy.
The boy was unharmed and was returned to his mother, police said.
Police identified the SUV’s driver as 34-year-old Lashonda Price of Seagoville and said she was involved in the abduction. She was arrested on a kidnapping charge and was booked into the Dallas County jail Tuesday, with bail set at $20,000.
Investigators identified one of the two women still at large as 28-year-old Romeisha Brown of Glenn Heights and have obtained an arrest warrant for her, police said. The third woman has not been identified.
Police said they believe that the suspects knew the mother. The investigation is ongoing, and police have not released a motive.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Brown or the identity of the third woman may call the Garland Police Department at 972-485-4840 or 911. Anonymous tips may be submitted to Garland Crime Stoppers at 972-272-8477 or garlandcrimestoppers.org.