Police have arrested an Asian man in connection to the disappearance of a young girl

Benjamin Trinh, 28, was arrested at his home in Tacoma. He is accused of abducting an 8-year-old girl. The girl disappeared while playing outside Olympic View Elementary School in Federal Way. Her mother reported her missing, triggering an Amber Alert. "When the Amber Alert was sent out, a clerk at a major retail outlet store here in Federal Way saw the picture of this young lady and knew that she had seen her in the dressing room area with the man that matched the description of the Amber Alert suspect. This woman immediately contacted 911," said Federal Way police spokesperson Cathy Schrock. The two were at Target, and the man had the girl try on clothes he later bought for her, investigators said. When police arrived at the store, however, the pair had already left. But the alert was canceled just hours later when the girl walked home. The girl claimed that she was alone while missing, but investigators believe that she was with the man who'd only been known to local parents as "Ben." The Asian man had recently been seen lurking around an area park and taking photos of children. Witnesses said the man took photos of the girl before the two vanished together. "He started playing with her and playing with her," said David Rodriguez, a boy who witnessed the pair together. Detectives were interviewing Trinh. The Asian man has one prior conviction for second-degree theft.