Three school bus drivers have been hailed as “heroes” for helping a 2-year-old boy’s parents locate their son after their vehicle had been carjacked in Kentwood, Michigan. According to ABC News, the incident occurred last week, when Dave Skinner, who works for Kelloggsville Public Schools, took notice of a distressed couple while driving his school bus.
According to the report, the man — who appeared to be the boy’s father — brought Skinner to a stop before alerting him that they had been carjacked while the infant was still inside the vehicle. After calling the police, Skinner contacted his fellow bus drivers in the area to keep an eye out in case they were to come across the car in question.
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It was Sue Figueroa, a fellow bus driver on duty at the time, that responded to Skinner within minutes, saying she had seen a small boy left near a car park with a blanket on. Figueroa rushed back to where she had seen the young boy, who remained in the exact same location, as she took him onto her bus and safely brought him back to his parents.
Kelloggsville Public Schools Superintendent James Alston has since praised the work of their drivers in a statement provided to ABC News, saying, “Sue Figeroa, David Skinner, and Kristin Nickeslon all did a great job getting this 2-year-old back with his parents. Sue and David were the drivers involved and Kristin is the director of transportation and helped coordinate their efforts.”
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The report continued by mentioning that while the car has since been found and returned to its owner, the Kentwood Police Department is still trying to find the person responsible for the carjacking. They have since reached out to local residents of the area to provide further information if they can offer further assistance in the search of locating the people accountable for the crime.