Video shows moment toddler abducted from Virginia mall: police

The Brief

  • Video shows man allegedly abducting toddler at Fair Oaks Shopping Center.
  • Parents confronted suspect and safely recovered their daughter.
  • Suspect arrested later at a Chantilly hotel and charged with abduction and auto theft.

Toddler abducted

FAIR OAKS, Va. A surveillance video released by police shows the moment a toddler was allegedly abducted at Fair Oaks Shopping Center.

Fairfax County Police say the girl wandered away from an indoor play area just before 11:45 a.m. on July 18, when she was picked up by a man identified as 26-year-old Andres Caceres Jaldin.

The child’s parents found Jaldin on the second level of the mall and intervened, safely recovering their daughter.

Parents rescue child

Jaldin fled but was quickly arrested at an Extended Stay hotel in Chantilly. Investigators say he had stolen a car from a nearby auto shop prior to the abduction. The vehicle was later found in the hotel parking lot.

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