Missing six-year-old Cole Puffinburger was found in good condition in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the evening of Saturday, October 18, 2008.CNN: Kidnapped boy found safe in Las Vegas (October 19, 2008) He is currently in the custody of his father.NECN: Puffinbuger now in father's custody (October 20, 2008)
Puffinburger had been abducted from his mother's home in Las Vegas on October 15, 2008. On the afternoon of October 16, an Amber Alert was issued and police said the kidnapping was drug-related. His maternal grandfather Clemens F. Tinnemeyer was arrested in connection to the case.Las Vegas Review-Journal: Las Vegas Police Announce Search for Grandfather... Las Vegas Review-Journal: Kidnapped 6-year-old: Police reveal link to drugs
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Puffinburger was kidnapped from his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 15, 2008Las Vegas Sun: Search Widens for Kidnapped Las Vegas Boy, 6 (October 16, 2008)
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Suspects reportedly posed as police during the robbery and subsequent abduction of PuffinburgerFOX News: Police frustrated in search for kidnapped Nev. boy
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