A Virginia man shopping at a local Walmart got more than he bargained for when he was suspected of kidnapping his own daughters, WTTG Fox 5 reports.

Joseph, who doesn’t want his family’s last name revealed, told the station that he was met at home by a local police officer tipped off by Walmart security and asked about his children because they are biracial.

Joseph, who is white, and his wife, Keana, who is black, have been married for 10 years and have three daughters – a 4-year-old and 2-year-old twins.

"I was dumbfounded."

- Keana


During a recent trip to a Woodbridge Walmart with his three girls, Joseph tells the station that while he wasn’t there long, but did spend a few extra minutes in the parking lot taking time to buckle the girls into their seats.

According to WTTG, Joseph then drove to pick up Keana, and as they arrived home, a police officer from Prince William County was waiting for them.

"He asks us very sincerely, ‘Hey, I was sent here by Walmart security. I just need to make sure that the children that you have are your own,’” Joseph said.

"I was dumbfounded," Keana told the station. "I sat there for a minute and I thought, ‘Did he just ask us if these were our kids knowing what we went through to have our children?’

"He took my ID and asked my 4-year-old to point out who her mother and father were."

Joseph said the officer told them a Walmart security guard reported seeing him in the parking lot with the girls and thought it was strange.

Keana later called Walmart demanding an explanation. She told WTTG that after asking to speak with a manager, she was transferred to a Walmart security officer, who denied alerting the police. The officer said it was a customer who came forward.

Joseph and Keana don’t plan to shop at Walmart again.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Doesn't sound like he was acting too sensitively to me. I'd be fucking furious. It actually sounds like his wife and him handled it with about as much class as can be expected.

During a recent trip to a Woodbridge Walmart with his three girls, Joseph tells the station that while he wasn’t there long, but did spend a few extra minutes in the parking lot taking time to buckle the girls into their seats.

Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

My girlfriend told me once that she was shopping with her daughter and friend, girlfriend white daughter Mexican, the daughter was at checkout lane first, put all the stuff to be paid for and girlfriend started to pay and the cashier asked why she was doing it, girlfriend went to the manager on that one.

It's pretty foolish to have your Spidey senses tingled by a multi-racial family, but, isn't the safety of our children the most important thing here? Political correctness can go shit on itself. I'm more concerned with stopping asshole child abusers than making sure someone's feelings aren't hurt.

Nobody insulted these folks, or told them they aren't welcome, or harassed them. Someone, albeit foolishly in this case, suspected something might be wrong, and alerted authorities to make sure everything was alright. I hope people would do the same for my kid.

This just sounds like people that love playing the victim card.

My kid just attended a party at one of the chain kiddie places, and they now have a process where they stamp the hands of the parents and kids when they come in, in such a way that makes sure each kid leaves with the same adults that they came with. I thought it was a good idea. I guess thinking back, I should have paid attention to what color everyone was, so I could decide if I should be offended or not.



I don't get this either; I might not be understanding. I take it that the cashier didn't connect that the Mexican child was with the white mother? So to her, she sees a woman walk up to the counter and put money on it, and asks why she's doing it? And for that, she deserves to have her manager called on her? That sounds kinda rough.

People make mistakes like that all the time. It doesn't mean they are racist. The other day, someone I thought was in his early 40's introduced an 8-year old as his grand-daughter. It wasn't what I expected. I guess that makes me an age-ist.

It's pretty foolish to have your Spidey senses tingled by a multi-racial family, but, isn't the safety of our children the most important thing here? Political correctness can go shit on itself. I'm more concerned with stopping asshole child abusers than making sure someone's feelings aren't hurt.

Nobody insulted these folks, or told them they aren't welcome, or harassed them. Someone, albeit foolishly in this case, suspected something might be wrong, and alerted authorities to make sure everything was alright. I hope people would do the same for my kid.

This just sounds like people that love playing the victim card.

My kid just attended a party at one of the chain kiddie places, and they now have a process where they stamp the hands of the parents and kids when they come in, in such a way that makes sure each kid leaves with the same adults that they came with. I thought it was a good idea. I guess thinking back, I should have paid attention to what color everyone was, so I could decide if I should be offended or not.



I don't get this either; I might not be understanding. I take it that the cashier didn't connect that the Mexican child was with the white mother? So to her, she sees a woman walk up to the counter and put money on it, and asks why she's doing it? And for that, she deserves to have her manager called on her? That sounds kinda rough.

People make mistakes like that all the time. It doesn't mean they are racist. The other day, someone I thought was in his early 40's introduced an 8-year old as his grand-daughter. It wasn't what I expected. I guess that makes me an age-ist.

Stores have to be on the lookout for child abduction because Walmart is one place where kids are kidnapped.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

Stores have to be on the lookout for child abduction because Walmart is one place where kids are kidnapped.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.