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Kidnapped boy found safe in Las Vegas
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by CJaye | October 19, 2008 at 05:08 am
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- A 6-year-old boy abducted Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been found safe, the Las Vegas police department announced early Sunday.
Cole Puffinburger was found walking alone in east Las Vegas, police say.
"Cole (Puffinburger) has been found, he is safe and in our custody," Capt. Vince Cannito told reporters in an early morning news conference.
Cannito said that while detectives were canvassing Las Vegas neighborhoods Saturday night with flyers about the boy's abduction, they got a report that a young boy who matched Cole's description was seen walking alone on a sidewalk on the city's east side.
"Detectives rushed there, found the boy and confirmed it was Cole," Cannito said.
"It's just a blessing that this child has been found and he's in extremely good condition," the captain added.
Cole's father, Robert Puffinburger, said the emotion he felt after being informed that his son was safe was "indescribable."
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at 05:43 on October 19th, 2008
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at 05:42 on October 19th, 2008
Metro Captain Vincent Cannito said police from several jurisdictions served search warrants in connection with the case. Cannito says large amounts of cash were been recovered at some of the search warrant locations.
at 05:42 on October 19th, 2008
Officers have taken a person of interest into custody and they're currently looking for another man, identified as Mexican national Jesus Gastelum. Police believe Gastelum is in Las Vegas or Southern California.
at 05:54 on October 19th, 2008
Good stuff. There are a lot of scum in vegas lets hope they get got soon
at 09:42 on October 19th, 2008
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Capt. Vincent Cannito, during a news conference, shows a picture of Jesus Gastelum, who has been been identified as a "person of interest" in the Wednesday kidnapping of 6-year-old Cole Puffinburger. Though trafficking-related kidnappings are relatively common in Mexico where drug-related violence has been blamed for about 3,500 deaths this year they rarely occur in the U.S., law enforcement officials say.www.latimes.com/news/
at 13:21 on October 19th, 2008
Thank you
at 05:55 on October 19th, 2008
Good stuff. There are a lot of scum in vegas lets hope they get got soon
at 05:55 on October 19th, 2008
Good stuff. There are a lot of scum in vegas lets hope they get got soon
at 05:55 on October 19th, 2008
Good stuff. There are a lot of scum in vegas lets hope they get got soon
at 10:03 on October 19th, 2008
CJaye, I like this story. It's good stuff. Glad to see a good outcome when it looked so bleek Saturday
at 10:22 on October 19th, 2008
Thank you Al this is very good news. Thanks for your help yesterday by posting when I couldn't.
at 10:51 on October 19th, 2008
Your welcome. These stories are important. Glad you cover these stories.
at 10:52 on October 19th, 2008
CJaye, I like this story. It's good stuff.
good news, I just read it on CNN
at 13:20 on October 19th, 2008
Thanks Jim for flag and comment