Kidnapped 4-year-old found safe, Commerce City police say

A 4-year-old boy was found safe after he was abducted from his home in Commerce City on Friday afternoon, police officials said.

Jeremy Chavez, 45, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, burglary, child abuse, vehicular eluding, reckless endangerment and motor vehicle theft, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

Agency officials announced Chavez’s arrest early Saturday morning, about 11 hours after issuing an Amber Alert for a 4-year-old who was “forcibly removed” from his home by Chavez.

Chavez was believed to be in a stolen black Chevrolet Silverado with the boy, and police confirmed they were trying to contact him at a house in the 17000 block of East 97th Circle at around 7:30 p.m.