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Cops arrest mother and father who abducted two South Florida kids, police say

Laurence Rodriguez, Winter Soriano and cars similar to the one they might be driving: a 1998 Nissan Maxima, 2005 gold Cadillac, a Toyota Camry
Laurence Rodriguez, Winter Soriano and cars similar to the one they might be driving: a 1998 Nissan Maxima, 2005 gold Cadillac, a Toyota Camry Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

A mother and a father abducted their children from a Friday supervised visit. By the next day, authorities had both parents in handcuffs, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.

After 6 p.m. Saturday, Winter Soriano, 27 and Laurence Rodriguez, 28, were arrested outside Tallahassee by the U.S. Marshal’s Florida Regional Task Force and PBSO deputies, the sheriff’s office said. The children were safely recovered.

Deputies say Soriano took her children from a supervised visit with a relative in the 1500 block of Crestwood Boulevard in Lake Worth Beach on Friday, hustled out to meet Rodriguez and they ran to a nearby car.

The pair had been on the run for nearly 24 hours before being arrested. The reason neither Soriano nor Rodriguez had custody of their children wasn’t stated.

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This story was originally published February 5, 2022 at 11:39 AM.

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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