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Baby Found Safe After Alleged York Kidnapping as Police Seek Pedro Vega-Rivera

Court filings describe an assault on the child's pregnant mother during the confrontation.

Overview

  • York City Police said the 6-month-old girl was located safely Thursday night following an intensive search.
  • Investigators say Pedro Vega-Rivera, 31, took the infant during a dispute Wednesday around 6:30 p.m. on Carlisle Avenue in York.
  • An affidavit alleges the mother was locked inside, threatened with scissors, choked until she passed out, and later hospitalized; police say she is about 11 weeks pregnant.
  • Authorities previously issued alerts for a black 2020 Nissan Altima with Pennsylvania plate MRM-3747, and state police circulated a BOLO.
  • Police records reference prior incidents and several bench warrants for Vega-Rivera, and officers are asking anyone with information to call 911 or York police.