According to KCBS, John Webb, The father of missing Oakland one-year-old Daphne Viola Webb has been arrested on child endangerment charges, police said.
John Webb was arrested on Wednesday night after Daphne was kidnapped, according to a spokeswoman for the Oakland Police Department who made the announcement at a news conference on Thursday.
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Daphne Viola Webb was taken from a car parked in front of a market along the 7800 block of International Boulevard in Oakland, according to CHP. An Amber Alert was issued for the girl Wednesday morning.
John Webb entered Gazzali’s Supermarket to buy a drink, when he returned to the car his daughter was gone, police said.
Officers arrested Webb because investigators say he left his daughter in the car with his elderly mother, who suffers from dementia.
Witnesses told police the toddler was taken by an unknown light-skinned black or Hispanic woman with long, straight black hair wearing a light-colored shirt and blue jeans. Investigators believe the woman is between 30 and 40 years old.
Investigators say the woman was seen walking away from the store carrying Daphne. The missing one-year-old is described as black, and is about 2 feet tall weighing 30 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Daphne was last seen wearing orange pajamas with pink hearts.
Investigators say John Webb is not being considered a suspect in the girl’s disappearance. Webb has been cooperating with police.
Police expect to search the Oakland waterfront Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline park with a marine unit for the missing girl.
