Heroic Teens Chase down Suspected Kidnapper, Save Little Girl from Abduction

Heroic Teens Chase down Suspected Kidnapper, Save Little Girl from Abduction
Aimee Herd (July 15, 2013)

"I'm just a normal person who did a thing that anybody else would do." –Temar Boggs

teen saved girl(Lancaster Township, PA)—When a 5-year-old girl was snatched by a suspected kidnapper from her grandmother's front yard, last week, it was a group of teens who ultimately came to her rescue. (Photo: Jocelyn's grandmother gives hero, Temar, a hug/Daily Mail)

Jocelyn Rojas was abducted on Thursday afternoon in Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania, and soon after police with K-9 units began a search. Two teen boys, Temar Boggs and Chris Garcia, who were helping a friend move, heard of the search and jumped into action, gathering other friends to help.

teen saved girl"We made our own little search party," Boggs later told reporters.

The 15-year-old and his friends looked for the girl in several places before spotting a car with a white-haired man and little girl inside, according to reports.

Boggs and Garcia pursued the car for a few turns through the neighborhood, and finally he opened a door and pushed little Jocelyn out.

teen saved girl"As soon as the guy noticed we were chasing him," Boggs said, "he stopped at the end of the hill and let her out, and she ran to me and said that she needed her mom." (Photo: Boggs/Daily Mail)

Police report that there is evidence the girl had been assaulted, and that the suspected kidnapper apparently lured her into the car by offering her ice cream. They are still looking for the perpetrator, described as a white male, 50 to 70 years old, driving a maroon-purple Chevy.

Boggs says he's not a hero, just a "normal person who did a thing that anybody else would do."