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Glenolden police are investigating the suspected kidnapping of a teenage boy. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville spoke with his mom about how she used a phone app to find and rescue him.

Glenolden police are asking people to be on the lookout for a gold van that could help them with a kidnapping investigation.

A Glenolden mother, who didn't want to be identified, told NBC10 that her high school son wasn't answering his phone on Wednesday night and that immediately became a red flag.

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According to her, the teenager had been walking in the area of Sharp and Glenolden Avenues when two men in a gold van snatched him.

"Within a couple seconds, a bigger heavier set guy just jumped out of the back

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