Moving Crew Blocks Kidnapper's Truck, Saves Missing Toddler

When Ralph Vollmert pulled into a Phoenix QuikTrip for his Sunday morning coffee, he had no idea he was about to help rescue a kidnapped child.

Vollmert, a foreman with Camelback Moving, was gathering with his crew on February 21st when colleague Robert Hernandez noticed something unusual. A young girl matching the description from an Amber Alert had just run past him inside the convenience store.

"I pulled up the Amber Alert because he was like, 'That little girl just ran right past me,'" Vollmert told ABC News. The crew quickly confirmed their suspicions: it was 2-year-old Kehlani Rogers, who had been missing for three days.

Video from the scene captures the tense moments as the team realized what they were seeing. "Oh my god, that's her," Hernandez can be heard saying while a security guard photographed the child and called police.

But Vollmert and his team didn't just wait. They made a split-second decision that would change everything.

The crew repositioned their moving truck to block in the vehicle belonging to the alleged kidnapper, a 23-year-old woman who was with the child. They did it carefully, trying not to alert the suspect that they were trapping her until police could arrive.

"We decided we're going to block them in. We're gonna make sure this child gets home," Vollmert said. Their strategy worked perfectly.

Avondale Police arrived quickly and took the woman into custody. Kehlani was found safe and in good health, reunited with her family that same day.

Sunny's Take

Phoenix Police Lt. Matt Hanson praised everyone involved, calling it a rare happy ending to an Amber Alert case. "I also have not seen a resolution to an Amber Alert myself. It's a very cool feeling," he told local station KNXV.

Camelback Moving celebrated all eight crew members present that morning: Robert Hernandez, Ralph Vollmert, Christopher Dixon, Kevin Place, Kevin Kimes, Gerardo Galacia, Kobe Brown, and Michael Macallum. The company posted on Facebook that it "couldn't be more proud" of their awareness and willingness to act.

The story reminds us that everyday people doing ordinary things can become extraordinary heroes when they pay attention and choose to help.