By A routine stop for water turned into a high-stakes rescue Sunday when a crew from Camelback Moving Inc. helped recover a missing 2-year-old girl, boxing in an alleged abductor’s vehicle at a Phoenix gas station until police arrived.
The dramatic scene unfolded February 22, 2026, at a QuikTrip near 27th Avenue and Thomas Road. An Amber Alert had been issued the day before for Kehlani Rogers, who disappeared from her home in Avondale after her parents allowed 23-year-old Marina Noriega—a transient woman they had recently met and permitted to stay overnight—to remain at their residence.
Kevin Place, a Camelback employee, was inside the convenience store when he heard something that stopped him cold.
“I hear the security guard talking on the phone. I’m assuming he’s speaking to police. He says, ‘I think I see the little girl,’” Place recounted to KTAR’s Outspoken with Bruce & Gaydos.
Place immediately alerted his coworker, Ralph Vollmert. The two men scanned the parking lot and identified a toddler inside a nearby pickup truck. Within moments, they made a decision that authorities would later credit with preventing a possible escape, according to The Daily Caller.
Using their company trucks, the crew maneuvered into position and surrounded the pickup, blocking it from leaving the lot. Place recorded the license plate and relayed it to the security guard, then activated his truck’s camera to capture the unfolding situation.
Vollmert later said the suspect made no apparent attempt to flee as the trucks hemmed in the vehicle. Phoenix police officers arrived shortly thereafter and took Noriega into custody. Kehlani was reunited with her family. Authorities said the child was frightened but physically unharmed.
For Chad Olsen, president of Camelback Moving Inc., the dashcam footage told a story of calm coordination under pressure.
“We’re a moving company, so we’re not professional heroes by any means. But to listen to the dashcam and watch the dashcam footage of the crew kind of identifying the situation and who this was, and putting the plan together that we’re going to block this truck in with our truck and not allow them to leave. I couldn’t be more proud,” Olsen told AZ Family.
A spokesperson for QuikTrip, Aisha Jefferson, praised the store’s security guard for recognizing the pair from the Amber Alert—an observation that set the rescue in motion.
Court documents later revealed troubling details. According to proceedings cited by KTAR, Noriega admitted to using methamphetamine while in possession of the child. Authorities said the two had spent the night sleeping on the street before arriving at the gas station.
Noriega now faces a felony charge of custodial interference. Her bond has been set at $250,000.
The Avondale Police Department credited the quick action of both the QuikTrip security guard and the Camelback Moving crew for ensuring Kehlani’s swift recovery.
In the United States, there are typically between 150 and 300 Amber Alerts issued per year.
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