By Eileen Buckley
North Tonawanda, NY – The man accused of abducting a four-year-old girl from her North Tonawanda home Monday night appeared in court Tuesday. The incident set off a nationwide Amber Alert. David Grover was arraigned on kidnapping and other charges.
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According to authorities, Grover stopped by unexpectedly at the home of four year old Serenity Platts around 8:00 while the girl was being watched by her grandmother. He left with the girl when the grandmother left them alone for a moment.
North Tonawanda police issued a nationwide Amber Alert for Serenity.
Grover dropped the girl off in front of her home around midnight, and was taken into custody by police a short time later on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst following a car chase.