I agree she is hurting him by hiding him. Also what about the teenager who was in her house that she asked to have removed? That had to be upsetting to the teenager, I would think. I don’t know, personally I get a bad feeling about this. If she can just make a snap decision to remove one kid, why should I think she would try to protect the other? Jmo
DEC 5, 2022
Second suspect sought in alleged kidnapping of Mount Vernon boy
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Police initially issued an arrest warrant for 35-year-old Amanda M. Dinges after Child Protective Services (CPS) reported Dinges potentially kidnapped a child placed in her care. On Monday, police issued an arrest warrant for Dinges' mother, 60-year-old Amber Dinges, who they suspect was "complicit" in the kidnapping.
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i wonder if things they learned or thought about the bio fam had any bearing. not pointing fingers just speculation
The only odd thing in this scenario would be that she returned her teenage foster child. If she was a kindhearted person who wanted to save a child, it's difficult to imagine she could easily dump another child in need.
She probably thought the younger one needed her more and/or would also be more compliant in their “new life”.
yea i agree i feel like the whole thing is weird.
It's possible and likely that she feels ND shouldn't be back with his bio family. I'm sure quite a few kidnappers have justified their actions by telling themselves the child is better off with them. She will be of no use to ND when she's in prison. It was not her place to kidnap that precious boy and uproot his life AGAIN. No matter the excuse. No foster parent should ever feel they have the right to do that. MOO
It’s hard to know what’s really going on, as she’s not making good decisions, imo. But if she really did have a new job lined up far away, she would not be allowed to take either child with her. So the relinquishment of the teen would have happened even if she hadn’t ran off with the little guy.
i do agree and it was just a thought. i know WA has returned kids who disappeared and maybe she was sensitive to that. but it def was not her place.
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Wow! At the outset, I would not have thought this would be an international manhunt! It's also super confusing how they say the boy was found "with the woman and her mother", by which I presume they mean the kidnappers. But then later in the article, it states that the kidnappers are not in custody and authorities "believe" they're in Vietnam. Hmm.Missing Mount Vernon boy found in Vietnam, flown back to US
Police believe Amanda Dinges and her mother Amber Dinges kidnapped Amanda's foster child and took him to Vietnam.
Police believe Amanda Dinges and her mother Amber Dinges kidnapped Amanda's foster child to Vietnam.
Published: 11:34 AM PST December 16, 2022
Updated: 11:40 AM PST December 16, 2022
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A 5-year-old Mount Vernon boy who was believed to be kidnapped by his foster parent was found in Vietnam with the woman and her mother.
The boy, identified as “ND,” arrived back in Seattle on Friday morning, accompanied by FBI agents and victims’ advocates. The boy reunited with his biological mother after he arrived.
Police say the boy’s foster parent, Amanda Dinges, 35, and her mother, Amber Dinges, 60, kidnapped the boy. Police said now that ND has been found, their focus will be the arrest and extradition of the two women, who are not in custody. Mount Vernon police believe they are in Vietnam, but say international recognition of warrants and extradition is “a complicated process.”
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I am guessing they have the authority to immediately take custody of the child, but there are complications with arresting and extraditing the women.
Noting:Missing Mount Vernon boy found in Vietnam, flown back to US
Police believe Amanda Dinges and her mother Amber Dinges kidnapped Amanda's foster child and took him to Vietnam.
Police believe Amanda Dinges and her mother Amber Dinges kidnapped Amanda's foster child to Vietnam.
Published: 11:34 AM PST December 16, 2022
Updated: 11:40 AM PST December 16, 2022
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A 5-year-old Mount Vernon boy who was believed to be kidnapped by his foster parent was found in Vietnam with the woman and her mother.
The boy, identified as “ND,” arrived back in Seattle on Friday morning, accompanied by FBI agents and victims’ advocates. The boy reunited with his biological mother after he arrived.
Police say the boy’s foster parent, Amanda Dinges, 35, and her mother, Amber Dinges, 60, kidnapped the boy. Police said now that ND has been found, their focus will be the arrest and extradition of the two women, who are not in custody. Mount Vernon police believe they are in Vietnam, but say international recognition of warrants and extradition is “a complicated process.”
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