Police: 8 Children Rescued in California After Their Mother Abducted Them From Arkansas Foster Homes

A pick-up driven by a woman who had abducted her children in Ark. Anderson Police Dept. via AP

ANDERSON, Calif.—Authorities rescued eight children in California on Saturday after they were abducted by their biological mother and found roughly 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from their foster homes in Arkansas, police said.

The 36-year-old mother had lost her custodial rights, according to police in Anderson, a tiny city in a rural part of Northern California about 140 miles (225 kilometers) north of Sacramento.