Abducted SoCal Boy Reunited With Mom

By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted May 16, 2009 8:14 PM CDT
Abducted SoCal Boy Reunited With Mom
This image taken from video provided by the FBI shows two men suspects believed to be responsible for the abduction of Briant Rodriguez from his family home in San Bernardino, Calif. on May 3.   ((AP Photo/FBI))

A 3-year-old boy abducted from his family home in San Bernardino nearly 2 weeks ago by two armed men was reunited with his mother today after police found him wandering a Mexican border town's streets, sheriff's officials said. The reunion took place in the California border city of Calexico, a day after detectives and FBI agents received a call from officials in the neighboring Mexican city of Mexicali.

A municipal police officer in Mexicali found Briant Rodriguez walking the streets by himself late Thursday. The officer took him to several houses seeking his family before leaving him in child protective custody. Briant's mother, Maria Rosalina Millan, and investigators boarded a plane to Calexico Friday night. Investigators were continuing to investigate why Briant was abducted and why his family was targeted. (More abduction stories.)

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