Overview
- Riverdale officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to the 13600 block of South Lowe Avenue for a report of a domestic-related kidnapping.
- An AMBER Alert named four children — Nia Hill, 10, and Noah, Nolan, and Nova Hill, all 7 — who were in the back seat of a vehicle that was driven away.
- By about 7 a.m., police reported the children were recovered and were being medically evaluated as a precaution.
- The suspect was identified as Austin Bell, who remains at large; authorities released his physical description and said he is not the children's father.
- The alert listed a silver 2010 Acura MDX with Illinois plate FE60619, and police have not said where the children were found or whether the vehicle was recovered; tips can be directed to 708-841-2203 or 911.