Overview
- Police say the incident began around 10:30 a.m. at a Martin Drive home during a family dispute that led to the reported abduction of a toddler.
- The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Benjamin Douglas Buckley of Novato, who authorities said was known to the child.
- Investigators reported Buckley fled in a silver Saturn sedan as a countywide be-on-the-lookout went out and supporting agencies set up roadblocks.
- A Novato patrol officer located Buckley and the child on Center Road, the child was reunited with relatives, and no injuries were reported.
- Buckley was booked into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of kidnapping, child abuse and elder abuse, his bail was set at $500,000, and prosecutors are reviewing the case.