CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / RIVERSIDE

A Riverside boy who was abducted while walking to school Friday has been found safe at a residence in North Las Vegas and two people have been arrested, Riverside police said Saturday.

Eduardo Rivera, 7, was walking with three other youngsters who lived in the same foster home as he when he was taken by what police described as two Latino men and a third male. They put him in a car and drove away.

The car was later abandoned, and Eduardo was switched to a gold Cadillac Escalade.

Police detectives, along with the FBI and the Inland Regional Apprehension Team, followed up leads and found the boy unharmed early Saturday. Authorities arrested two men in Las Vegas after following them from Laughlin, Nev.

The suspects provided the address of the home where the boy was later found, authorities said.

Both of Rivera’s parents are in jail on charges of fraud and identity theft. Immigration holds have also been placed on them, meaning they may be in the U.S. illegally. Police questioned the parents Friday and developed leads into the boy’s whereabouts.

The child is expected to be returned to his Riverside foster home soon.

-- David Kelly