PORT TOWNSEND — An 8-year-old Port Townsend boy whose disappearance triggered a statewide Amber Alert on Tuesday morning was found safe with his mother.
Port Townsend police said the boy, Silas Rodriguez, was found with his mother, Tiffany Rondeau, 31, in Bremerton.
Rondeau does not have custody of her son. She was booked into the Jefferson County jail for investigation of custodial interference.
“She doesn’t have anything other than visitation rights with him,” said Port Townsend Police Sgt. Ed Green.
Information from the boy’s grandparents and father led to an initial missing child report, which is one step below a Amber Alert. The missing child report was issued at about 9 p.m. Monday.
The Amber Alert was issued shortly after midnight.
“As we were gathering information and getting tips that were coming in, we became more and more concerned about his safety,” Green said.
Rondeau is described as a transient from Port Townsend.
Acting on information from Port Townsend police, Bremerton police arrested Rondeau at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Green said Port Townsend police have worked with other agencies during Amber Alerts but had not been directly involved in a case since the missing child alert system started in 1996.
He credited citizens who stepped forward with timely information that led to Silas being found.
“The public can be thanked for that one,” Green said.
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