Investigators said a tracking app and surveillance footage helped authorities trace the 16-year-old girl and identify a suspect.
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL — A 41-year-old Sunrise man has been arrested after authorities said he abducted a 16-year-old girl from a Lauderdale Lakes shopping plaza, an encounter partly captured by surveillance video from a nearby business.
Raymar Fraser faces charges including kidnapping, battery and interfering with the custody of a minor, according to reports citing the Broward Sheriff’s Office and arrest records. Investigators said the teenager was waiting for a thrift store to open near West Oakland Park Boulevard and State Road 7 on Sunday morning when Fraser approached her. Authorities allege he later forced her into his vehicle and drove away. Fraser remained in custody without bond on the kidnapping charge as of the latest published reports.
Surveillance footage from Wall2Wall Grillz, a business in the shopping plaza, became an important part of the investigation. Video reviewed by news organizations shows Fraser and the teenager walking through the parking lot before she entered the vehicle. Other footage showed Fraser holding the girl by the wrist. Investigators said the video helped establish what happened before the vehicle left the plaza.
According to an arrest report cited by local news outlets, Fraser began talking with the teenager and asked her age. She told him she was 16, investigators said. The girl told detectives that she rejected Fraser’s advances and did not want to go with him. Authorities allege Fraser then directed or forced her into the vehicle. The arrest report says he hugged and kissed her during the time they were together despite her resistance.
Investigators said Fraser drove north toward Commercial Boulevard and stopped at a 7-Eleven in Tamarac. The teenager tried to get away during the trip, according to authorities. Reports citing court or arrest documents said she got out of the vehicle at one point before Fraser pulled her back inside. She later broke away and reached another location where she could reunite with her mother.
The girl’s mother played a key role in locating her, investigators said. She noticed through the Life360 location-sharing app that her daughter was moving away from the shopping plaza and began calling her. The teenager was able to provide information about where she was being driven. Authorities said her mother continued tracking the phone and eventually located her after she escaped from the vehicle.
Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright told CBS News Miami that the tracking application helped law enforcement respond quickly. She also said the teenager kept track of details while she was inside the vehicle, information that investigators could later use. Authorities have not publicly identified the girl because she is a minor.
John Lundy, who operates Wall2Wall Grillz, told local news outlets he did not initially realize what the business’s camera had recorded. Detectives later came to the store looking for footage, he said. Lundy told NBC 6 that investigators explained the importance of the recording, which showed part of the encounter between Fraser and the teenager.
Investigators later located Fraser. According to NBC 6, the arrest report says he acknowledged seeking a romantic relationship with the girl, knowing she was 16 and having physical contact with her. Those statements are allegations contained in the investigation and do not establish guilt. Fraser has been charged, but the criminal case has not been adjudicated.
Fraser was being held without bond on the kidnapping charge, according to the latest reports, and a judge ordered him to have no contact with minors. Authorities had not announced a final disposition in the case as of Thursday. The investigation and court proceedings remain ongoing.
Author note: Last updated November 12, 2026.