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Man in custody after child reported missing

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — A man is in custody after a child was reported missing in West Bridgewater Saturday.

The Brockton Enterprise reports that a father entered the Pump n' Jump children's play center in West Bridgewater and shoved the girl's mother to the ground, said police. He allegedly held a knife to the mother's throat, and then left with the 2-year-old in tow.

The man was chased by family members and police until he was taken into custody following a foot pursuit in Brockton.

The man will be charged in West Bridgewater.