tip from good issamaritans sent officers bursting into this ft. worth hotel. we got her, we got her, we got her. he s in custody. reporter: that hotel, just ten miles from the quiet street where authorities say a stranger, 51-year-old michael webb, took the 8-year-old from her mother in broad daylight. help me! help me, please! my daughter just got kidnapped! reporter: the community responding to an urgent call to find that car, the word spread to jeff king, who spotted the sedan at the hotel. when my friend texted me that his daughter had been kidnapped, i was like, well, let s go. let s do something. reporter: the police chief praising king and all those who helped search for salem. they ve become the heroes here in the city of ft. worth and we re damn proud of it. reporter: david, late this afternoon, the police chief we met earlier was relieved of his position. the city manager saying his firing is unrelated to this case, but everyone is just thankful that salem is