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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

All right. Today is Monday the 16th day of October. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning on Saturday night, a black Dodge Charger believed to be involved in the shooting death of Philadelphia police officer Richard Mendez was found in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.

Officials believe it is connected to the suspects involved in the incident and is linked to the case.

The shooting took place inside a parking garage at the Philadelphia International Airport just before 11 p.m. on Thursday.

Officer Richard Mendez and Raul Ortiz were shot while investigating a vehicle break-in.

50-year-old Mendez died as a result of the gunfire.

Ortiz was hospitalized after he was shot in the arm and was released on Saturday.

The reward for information leading to an

arrest stands at $225,000. A 27-year-old man from Bear Delaware has been charged with kidnapping

an 11-year-old girl. Police said that he met through a popular gaming platform. Police in Wayne, New Jersey,

were called at about 645 in the morning on September 10th for a

report of a missing child. She was found soon after. Police determined that 27-year-old

Darius Millettwich met the victim while playing Roblox and transported her 135 miles from Wayne,

New Jersey to bear Delaware without her parents' knowledge. She was 11. Police did not say exactly how the girl was taken.

Meletwitch was extradited and is now being held in a New Jersey jail. He faces up to 30 years

in prison if convicted. Roblox has more than 54 million users each day, nearly half of them

under the age of 13. Roblox provided a statement to ABC News saying they reached out to law enforcement and

are offering help.

The statement continued to say, we worked tirelessly to prevent grooming on our platform

and have a team of thousands of moderators to enforce a strict set of community standards.

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