Naomi Hilel (FAMILY PHOTO / July 15, 2009)
VIRGINIA BEACH -
Update July 16, 10:45 a.m.
WTKR
Syracuse Police first spotted Matthew R. Nash driving the Hilel's stolen minivan at approximately10:30pm, but were unable to pull him over. A short time later a Sherriff's Lieutenant also spotted and pursued Nash but was forced to abandon the chase due to Nash's reckless driving excessive speed.
The van was later found abandoned and police and a sheriff's helicopter located Nash at about 4:40 am in a wooded area about a mile away.
Nash was arrested without incident and faces charges in New York of possession of stolen property and unlawfully fleeing police. He will be held for extradition by Virginia Authorities to face Virginia Beach warrants charging him with carjacking and abduction.
Court records show that Nash pleaded guilty in 2006 to drug charges and was sentenced to 10 years with eight years suspended. He also was wanted in Camillus, N.Y., on a harassment charge.
Update July 15, 2009 12:11 PM:
VA Beach police confirm one-year-old Naomi Hilel has been found. She was found all alone in a Newport News parking lot and has since been reunited with her family.
Police are still looking for the suspect, Mathew R Nash.
July 15, 2009 11:26 AM
State Police issue an Amber Alert for a one-year-old Virginia Beach girl. Police say the child was inside a minivan stolen from a Virginia Beach convenience store Wednesday morning.
Police say the girl's mother was pumping gas at a 7-11 on South Witchduck Road when a man pushed the woman away, got into the minivan and drove toward Norfolk.
Police say the child was in her car seat at the time. Police describe the minivan as a Honda Odyssey with Florida license plates with the number HASHEM1.
The suspect is white male, 20 to 22 years old and about 5-feet-10 inches tall.
Police say he has dark, shoulder-length hair and was wearing a ball cap, plaid shirt, dark colored shorts and dark tennis shoes.
The child is Naomi Hilel.
Call police if you have any information to help in the investigation.
Syracuse Police first spotted Matthew R. Nash driving the Hilel's stolen minivan at approximately10:30pm, but were unable to pull him over. A short time later a Sherriff's Lieutenant also spotted and pursued Nash but was forced to abandon the chase due to Nash's reckless driving excessive speed.
The van was later found abandoned and police and a sheriff's helicopter located Nash at about 4:40 am in a wooded area about a mile away.
Nash was arrested without incident and faces charges in New York of possession of stolen property and unlawfully fleeing police. He will be held for extradition by Virginia Authorities to face Virginia Beach warrants charging him with carjacking and abduction.
Court records show that Nash pleaded guilty in 2006 to drug charges and was sentenced to 10 years with eight years suspended. He also was wanted in Camillus, N.Y., on a harassment charge.
Update July 15, 2009 12:11 PM:
VA Beach police confirm one-year-old Naomi Hilel has been found. She was found all alone in a Newport News parking lot and has since been reunited with her family.
Police are still looking for the suspect, Mathew R Nash.
July 15, 2009 11:26 AM
State Police issue an Amber Alert for a one-year-old Virginia Beach girl. Police say the child was inside a minivan stolen from a Virginia Beach convenience store Wednesday morning.
Police say the girl's mother was pumping gas at a 7-11 on South Witchduck Road when a man pushed the woman away, got into the minivan and drove toward Norfolk.
Police say the child was in her car seat at the time. Police describe the minivan as a Honda Odyssey with Florida license plates with the number HASHEM1.
The suspect is white male, 20 to 22 years old and about 5-feet-10 inches tall.
Police say he has dark, shoulder-length hair and was wearing a ball cap, plaid shirt, dark colored shorts and dark tennis shoes.
The child is Naomi Hilel.
Call police if you have any information to help in the investigation.
