Arizona Moving Company Swiftly Responds to Rescue Abducted 3-Year-Old Girl

PHOENIX — In an unexpected turn of events, a moving team in Phoenix, Arizona, emerged as heroes after they intervened at a gas station where a suspected kidnapper had stopped.

According to the Avondale Police Department, Kehlani Rogers, who was reported missing on February 21, was located unharmed shortly afterward.

Prior to her recovery, a bystander noticed Kehlani with Marina Noriega, the woman implicated in her abduction, near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix.

Chad Olsen, who leads Camelback Moving in Phoenix, shared that several of his team members recognized the Amber Alert tone on their phones while at a QuikTrip, prompting them to act swiftly.

“Like most moving companies and trades workers, before they hit their job, they stop and get coffee, donuts, energy drinks,” Olsen told 12News in an interview. “We had eight gentlemen there, three trucks, and the security guard that we were familiar with at the QT notified us that he thought that the Amber Alert suspect had just walked in with the child.”

The security guard called 911, and Olsen said his crews ultimately decided to block the vehicle that the security guard believed Noriega was driving. 

Approximately 90 seconds after the trucks moved into place, the police arrived. 

And while Olsen said he was surprised his crew happened to be at the right place at the right time, he wasn’t surprised that his employees sprang to action. 

“I know many of these men and their character, and our core values and giving back to the community, and I was really proud to listen to the dash cam conversation of them… and deciding to get involved and take action,” Olsen said. “It just really proves that these Amber Alerts work, and good people are out there.”

The timing of the incident also coincided with the moving company working on a training called Truckers Against Trafficking, an Arizona Department of Public Safety and Arizona Trucking Association program aimed at helping truckers and movers know what signs to look for to prevent trafficking from happening. 

“Truckers, movers are in a unique position to prevent this or to at least recognize some of the signs of trafficking that occur because we’re in the homes,” Olsen said. “…Other service providers may not have this engagement.” 

Noriega is in custody with the Avondale Police Department. She will be booked into the Maricopa County Jail system and faces several charges related to this incident.