Woman, Children Taken From Ft. Lauderdale Home Found Safe
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) - A 20-year old woman and three children abducted from their Ft. Lauderdale mobile home were found safe in Volusia County late Wednesday night.
Ft. Lauderdale police issued an Amber Alert for Santos Deysi Ortiz-Gomes and the three children, ages one, three and four, after her neighbors reported they had been forcibly taken from their home NW 69th Street by a man just before 9 p.m.
Investigators were able to identify the man as 26-year old Luis Medardo Ramos, the father of two the children. Ramos reportedly drove from Texas to Ortiz-Gomes' residence, confronted her, then bound her hands and dragged her to his car. He then put the children in the car and drove off.
In addition to the Amber Alert, police also put out a statewide bulletin describing Ramos and his car – a silver 2011 Chevrolet four door, with Texas license plate number CJ4B612.
A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper spotted the car in Volusia County and pulled Ramos over. Ortiz-Gomes and the children were unharmed and Ramos was taken into custody.
