Police Rescue Kidnapped Sisters From Atlanta Trailer

Atlanta police have released body camera footage showing the rescue of two young sisters who were kidnapped by their babysitter over the weekend, an incident that has renewed scrutiny of the suspect's past criminal charges in Alabama. The children, 4-year-old Zola Cooper and her 11-month-old sister, Norah, were found safe inside a locked trailer on Monday, August 17, after a search that began when their mother reported them missing.

The ordeal began on the evening of Saturday, August 15, when the girls' mother, Elica Redding, allowed an acquaintance, Lakesha Brown, 42, to babysit her daughters while she went out to dinner. According to police, Redding had met Brown through a Facebook pregnancy mom group about a year prior and had developed a friendship. This was the first time Redding had allowed Brown to take the children with her. Brown allegedly told Redding she would take the girls to Walmart and a candy store before bringing them to a designated grandmother's home, but that return never happened.

When Redding returned home and could not reach Brown despite repeated attempts, she grew concerned. Brown later claimed she and the children had been in a vehicle crash, a story...