The opposite of Obion County and South Fulton, Tenessee

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Abducted Girl's Hero Describes Car Chase Rescue

(CBS) It was a car chase that lead to a little girl's freedom. And now an unemployed construction worker is being called a hero.

"Early Show" co-anchor Erica Hill reported when a stranger abducts a child, the clock immediately starts ticking. Officials say they have just 24 hours before the victim is usually killed.

In this case, it took just 12 hours for a Good Samaritan to help police find the missing little girl -- and the man suspected of kidnapping her.
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The reunion, Hill said, was made possible because Victor Perez -- who is being hailed as a hero -- was alert and willing to act.
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On Tuesday morning, Perez saw that video on the news, and when he left his home, he saw that truck -- and decided to follow it, cutting it off not once -- but several times.

Perez told CBS News, "The second time I cut him off and the little girl stuck her head out and that's when I said 'OK, that ain't your little girl right there.'"

Dyer explained, "The suspect actually opened the passenger door and pushed the girl out of the car onto the roadway and then he sped off."

Perez stayed with the girl until authorities arrived. She was taken to the hospital where she was reunited with her grateful mother. Police later found the pickup parked behind an apartment complex. There they arrested 24-year-old Gregorio Gonzalez, a gang member out on probation for felony domestic assault. The girl's family hung signs outside their house, thankful that she was back home.
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Dyer said Perez is a hero.

"I think there's a high likelihood that Victor's involvement ultimately ended up saving her life. We know that the longer a victim who has been abducted is with the assailant, the more likelihood is that we're not going to be able to recover them alive," he said. "So, Victor's a hero and rightfully so, he's being recognized."

As for the label, Perez said he didn't feel like a hero.

"I just felt like I was doing my part living in the same neighborhood as the little girl, I just felt like everybody should step up in their own communities and, when something like this happens, come together and try to do your part to help out. And, you know, I just thank that God I was put in the right situation to do what I did. Thank the man above for that."
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/06/earlyshow/main6931787.shtml

The so called "leaders" and "firefighters" of Obion County can learn something from Victor Perez.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. How terribly irresponsible of him.

Perez didn't even get on line to find out if the girl had paid her kidnapping protection fee before helping her. If everybody acted the way he did we'd just devolve into civilization.