Classmates Spring Into Action To Save Michigan Student From Kidnapping

A Michigan student is safe and sound after their classmates sprung into action and helped save them after they were kidnapped from a bus stop.

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Hussein Farhat, the Hamtramck Chief of Police, told the Detroit Free Press that the abduction took place at approximately 7:09 a.m. near Edwin Street and Pulaski Park.

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Abdulmalik Algahaim, the president of the Hamtramck Public School Board of Education shared on social media what happened.

Several students witnessed the incident and were able to help track the student’s location through social media and cell phone information. Police were contacted immediately. Officers located the vehicle, conducted a stop, and the suspect was taken into custody.

Best Safety Practices To Protect Your Child

Algahaim went on in his post to highlight how it's very important for parents to speak to their school-aged kids about what to do if they ever found themselves in a similar situation.

Some basic rules to follow include:

• Never walk alone. Always walk in groups.
• Never take short cuts through alleys.
• Always report any suspicious occurrences to school authorities.

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I'm so impressed with these young kids that witness the kidnapping and immediately sprung into action to make sure that their friend and classmate was able to be rescued unharmed.

I don't even want to think about what would have happened if they hadn't done what they did.