#parent | #kids | #childabductors | Amber Alert suspect apprehended, boy found safe




ALBANY — A region-wide search for a boy allegedly abducted from Clifton Park by his father ended Friday night with the man’s apprehension and the 9-year-old’s recovery after they were spotted on an Albany street, police said.


The suspect, Nivaldo P. Oliveira, was taken into custody near Ontario Street and Livingston Avenue, police department spokesman Steve Smith said in a tweet at about 9:45 p.m.


Smith said that shortly after 9 p.m., Albany community members notified the police after seeing Oliveira walking with the child, Gustavo Oliveira, on Ontario Street. They called police and patrol cars were on the scene almost immediately, Smith said.

The boy was not injured and police brought him to South Station. “The child is safe,” Smith said.

Oliveira, 41, was apprehended after a brief chase. Police said he was taken to a local hospital to have a cut treated. There was no word later Friday on the charges he could face.

Oliveira was being evaluated at Albany Medical Center for the minor injuries sustained while attempting to avoid apprehension, State Police said at about 11 p.m.


State Police, who issued an Amber Alert heard that was heard early Friday morning on cell phones throughout the region, said the boy was allegedly taken at about 1 a.m. Friday from his Tallow Wood Road home.


“The child was taken under circumstances that lead police to believe that they are in imminent danger of serious bodily harm and/or death,” troopers said in the alert.


At about 11 a.m., State Police searched the area around Tivoli Lake in Albany as officials followed leads in an effort to find the boy.


Police during the day had expressed fear that Oliveira might harm the boy and himself.


“There is a history of domestic violence and there was a violation of an order of protection in place,” Trooper Kerra Burns, the State Police public information officer, said earlier Friday. “Any time domestic violence is involved, we always take that very seriously.”


Burns could not confirm whether police or the child’s guardian had been in contact with Oliveira or his son.


Oliveira had been accused of burglary and stalking earlier this year after he allegedly broke into a Halfmoon home while his estranged wife and her child hid in an upstairs bathroom.


State Police said Friday that while Oliveira was inside the home in February, he disconnected a surveillance camera and left before troopers arrived. He was arrested later and charged with second-degree burglary, a felony, and stalking, a misdemeanor. Under New York state’s bail reforms, Oliveira was released from custody after his arrest in the Feb. 12 incident.


State Police have not said if the alleged abduction was connected to the earlier incident in Halfmoon, and declined to identify the victims in the February incident.


Neighbors Friday said the boy was frequently seen biking and playing in the yard near the row of townhouses. One neighbor, Lindsey Ascioti, said the family kept to themselves and she didn’t know them well.


“They have a lot of cars and people going in and out,” Ascioti said. “We don’t pay to much attention with what’s going on.”

State Police also had this statement:

“Thank you to the Albany Police Department and to the public for their assistance in successfully recovering the child unharmed. We also extend our appreciation to the Albany Police Department, Colonie Police Department, the FBI, and our AMBER Alert partners for assisting with this case throughout the day.”

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