Officer Miller took out a small notebook and stepped closer to the shaken parents on the sidewalk.
Officer Miller: Tell me more about this business partner right now, sir.
Mark: Richard Vance. We settled a large trust fund lawsuit last month regarding company assets.
Sarah: He threatened to take everything from us during the final courtroom deposition.
Mark: The judge awarded our family the full estate payout after discovering Richard was embezzling funds.
Officer Miller signaled to his partner, who immediately went to scan the surrounding store security cameras.
Officer Miller: A tracker like this requires someone to be nearby to monitor the real-time signal transmitter.
Maya wiped her red eyes with her small sleeves, looking up at her mother with big tears.
Maya: Is that bad man coming here, Mommy?
Sarah: No, sweetheart, the police officers are here to protect us today.
Officer Miller radioed the central dispatch office to request an immediate vehicle registration check.
Officer Miller: Check for a black SUV registered under Richard Vance within a three-block radius of Elm Street.
Within minutes, the secondary officer returned from checking the shop manager's high-definition surveillance footage.
Officer Vance: Miller, you need to see this clip right away. A man approached the car five minutes ago.
Mark walked over to view the digital video screen on the officer's portable tablet.
The screen clearly showed a man wearing a dark jacket placing the shiny toy on the silver hood.
Mark: That is Richard's primary bodyguard, Frank!
Sarah: Oh my goodness, they knew Maya would be drawn to a cute toy car!
Officer Miller: They wanted you to take the vehicle home so they could trace your private residence.
Mark: We just bought a new home address through a blind trust fund last week to stay safe.
Officer Miller: They were using your daughter's curiosity to bypass your security precautions.
Sarah held Maya's hand even tighter as fear washed over her again in the hot afternoon heat.
Sarah: What do we do now? We cannot go back home if they are nearby.
Officer Miller: We are going to set a trap for Richard and his associate right here.
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