YORK, Pa. (WJZ) — Robert Vicosa, an ex-Baltimore County serviceman accused of abducting his 2 daughters from a Pennsylvania home, whitethorn perchance beryllium traveling with a existent Baltimore County officer, York Area Regional Police said Wednesday.
Baltimore County Police Sgt. Tia Bynum, a adjacent person and erstwhile coworker of Vicosa’s who is connected to the case, disappeared Tuesday, constabulary said.
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Police said their probe is focused connected the harmless instrumentality of Vicosa’s children, 6-year-old Aaminah 7-year-old Gianna. There is simply a felony apprehension warrant retired for Robert Vicosa, and constabulary said anyone who assists oregon harbors him volition besides look charges.
Police said Vicosa’s estranged woman reported a convulsive battle Sunday astatine the household location successful Windsor Township. The pistillate was reportedly astatine the location for much than a day, and she said determination was aggregate guns and drugs involved.
When constabulary got a warrant to hunt the location Monday morning, they recovered the location successful disarray and vacant, but for a malnourished dog. Police said the children and their begetter were gone, on with a achromatic Acura that belonged to a comparative of Sgt. Bynum.
Police said they tracked Vicosa’s telephone to Bynum’s location connected Monday. Police spoke with Bynum, who was described arsenic “less than forthcoming” and did not consent to a hunt of the residence.
On Tuesday, a pistillate reported she was held hostage astatine gunpoint and carjacked successful the Red Lion Borough of Windsor Township. Police recovered the achromatic Acura partially submerged successful a creek nearby.
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Police said Vicosa and the children near the country successful the woman’s metallic Volkswagen Jetta, and helium had stolen the woman’s phone. The 3 had reportedly stayed the nighttime successful a trailer connected her property.
Police tracked the stolen telephone to the country of East Lancaster Street, wherever they recovered the Volkswagen abandoned. Police searched the country but recovered nary motion of Vicosa and the children.
Later connected Tuesday, constabulary pinged Vicose’s telephone again. It was tracked for the 2nd clip to Bynum’s home. Armed with a warrant, constabulary searched the location but recovered it was empty. Bynum and her car were gone, too.
Pennsylvania State Police said they are searching for Bynum’s car, a 2013 Lexus GS 350 with PA licence sheet number: KPK2076.
Police said they don’t cognize definitively whether Vicosa and the children are successful that car oregon definitively whether they are with Bynum, but they tin accidental Bynum is not successful her home.
Anyone who sees Vicosa oregon his children is asked to telephone 911 immediately.
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