article_snippet.sent: Police say the key to tracking down the suspect, Michael David Ikeler, of Torrance, was a tip from A 36-year-old father in Los Angeles observant neighbor, who noticed Ikeler altering the appearance of A 36-year-old father in Los Angeles .
article_snippet.sent: At the time police described the driver of the vehicle as a serial predator, KTLA reported.
article_snippet.sent: This CCTV footage of a white Nissan Altima was the way police were able to track Ikeler down, after a neighbor saw This CCTV footage of a white Nissan Altima on the news and then noticed Ikeler trying to alter Ikeler car, which looked the same .
article_snippet.sent: Detectives worked around the clock to find the kidnapper responsible for the “horrific attack,” A tip came in on April 5 from a man who had seen the footage on the Nissan Altima on TV, and said his neighbor, Ikela, had been making changes to his car, which fit the description.
article_snippet.sent: Ikela was switching the number plates, removing the tint, and doing other cosmetic alterations like adding stickers, his neighbor, Ikela said.
article_snippet.sent: Undercover officers began investigating.
article_snippet.sent: DNA evidence was gathered that linked Ikela to the “horrific attack.
article_snippet.sent: Undercover Gardena police officers Ikela's house in Torrance (pictured) and his car on Regina Street near 183rd Street .
article_snippet.sent: Police have only just released the information about Ikela's arrest, saying Police are doing Police best to protect the family of the victim. '
article_snippet.sent: I haven’t seen a crime like this in the 20 years I’ve been in Undercover Gardena,' a police lieutenant said. '
article_snippet.sent: Investigators initially said the person responsible for the kidnapping was a serial predator.
highlights_snippet.sent: Man in Torrance noticed Man in Torrance neighbor was altering Man in Torrance car and called police .
  