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Bystander halts kidnapping at Orlando Walmart after man forces woman into car trunk, police say
Read full article: Bystander halts kidnapping at Orlando Walmart after man forces woman into car trunk, police sayA 54-year-old man already on probation for a kidnapping charge was arrested after he forced a woman into the trunk of her car at a Walmart in broad daylight on Monday, according to Orlando police.
Kidnapping suspect surrenders, faces more charges after overnight standoff in Marion County, sheriff’s office says
Read full article: Kidnapping suspect surrenders, faces more charges after overnight standoff in Marion County, sheriff’s office saysA man sought by Wildwood police in the beating and kidnapping of a 60-year-old woman on Thursday was found Friday in Marion County where he barricaded himself overnight and was arrested the next morning, according to the sheriff’s office.
A woman fatally shot an Uber driver. Police say she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped
Read full article: A woman fatally shot an Uber driver. Police say she wrongly thought she was being kidnappedA Kentucky woman is accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico.
Michigan boy who used slingshot to save sister says he ‘was just lucky’
Read full article: Michigan boy who used slingshot to save sister says he ‘was just lucky’A Michigan teenager who is credited with using an uncommon weapon to save his sister from an abduction says he was “freaking out” when he reached for his slingshot.
Cops hunt Oregon torture suspect jailed in Vegas kidnap case
Read full article: Cops hunt Oregon torture suspect jailed in Vegas kidnap casePolice in southern Oregon are searching for a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive, less than two years after he was convicted in Nevada of critically injuring another woman he held captive for two weeks.
2 men accused of carjacking, kidnapping woman, Cocoa police say
Read full article: 2 men accused of carjacking, kidnapping woman, Cocoa police sayTwo men were arrested Christmas Eve after being accused of carjacking and kidnapping a woman in Brevard County, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
Warrant: Texas FedEx driver says he strangled girl in van
Read full article: Warrant: Texas FedEx driver says he strangled girl in vanThe FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl in Texas last week has told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home.
California ‘chameleon’ awaits 2016 kidnapping hoax sentence
Read full article: California ‘chameleon’ awaits 2016 kidnapping hoax sentenceA Northern California woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to an three-week, multi-state search.
Memphis police ID body of abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher
Read full article: Memphis police ID body of abducted jogger Eliza FletcherPolice in Memphis, Tennessee, said Tuesday that a body found during a search the day before is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog.
Orange County deputies warn of scam calls claiming loved ones kidnapped, in an accident
Read full article: Orange County deputies warn of scam calls claiming loved ones kidnapped, in an accidentOrange County residents are being alerted of scam calls regarding family members or loved ones being kidnapped or in an accident.
Former Colombian rebel leaders recognize role in kidnappings
Read full article: Former Colombian rebel leaders recognize role in kidnappingsA group of former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, say the guerrilla organization was responsible for war crimes, including the kidnapping of thousands of civilians for ransom and also holding politicians as hostages for several years in the hopes of exchanging them for imprisoned rebels.
5-year-old kidnapping victim killed in crash into Florida pond during police pursuit, officials say
Read full article: 5-year-old kidnapping victim killed in crash into Florida pond during police pursuit, officials sayA 5-year-old died during a pursuit of a kidnapping suspect after a vehicle drove into a retention pond off I-95 in Florida, officials say.
Another victim comes forward in DeBary man’s stalking investigation, Volusia deputies say
Read full article: Another victim comes forward in DeBary man’s stalking investigation, Volusia deputies sayA DeBary man recently arrested for violating his probation following a 2017 attempted kidnapping is now facing additional charges after allegedly stalking another jogger in October, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Man on probation for attempted kidnapping arrested again, Volusia deputies say
Read full article: Man on probation for attempted kidnapping arrested again, Volusia deputies sayA man who was on probation for a 2017 attempted kidnapping is now back behind bars on a violation of probation as deputies investigate allegations that he had been harassing and following women.
Nigerian police say 9 students taken in new school kidnapping
Read full article: Nigerian police say 9 students taken in new school kidnappingNigerian police say gunmen have abducted nine students on their way home from an Islamic school in the country’s northwest, two days after a mass school abduction took place in a neighboring state.
‘She’s a smart cookie:’ Florida girl purposely got blue slime on would-be kidnapper’s arms
Read full article: ‘She’s a smart cookie:’ Florida girl purposely got blue slime on would-be kidnapper’s armsA Florida girl says she purposely got blue slime on the man who tried to kidnap her, thinking it would be good evidence against him.
Florida rapper, 2 others accused in ‘violent and horrific’ kidnapping
Read full article: Florida rapper, 2 others accused in ‘violent and horrific’ kidnappingAttorney Gary Ira Rosenberg negotiated the bond Splash Zanotti, whose legal name is Kejuan Brandon Campbell, without a detention hearing, the South Florida SunSentinel reported. The third man, Antonio James, is scheduled for a detention hearing next week. Prosecutors said Alexander-Wilcox confessed to kidnapping and rape, along with four other shootings and an armed carjacking, the newspaper reported. Federal Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss called the kidnapping “violent, and indeed horrific,”and ordered Alexander-Wilcox without bond pending trial. A detention hearing for James is scheduled for Monday.
Florida man accused of trying to kidnap child from hotel
Read full article: Florida man accused of trying to kidnap child from hotelTAMPA, Fla. A man has been arrested on multiple charges after he entered a hotel room near Tampa on Sunday morning and took a child, sheriff's officials said. The child's mother called 911 at 9:41 a.m. and said the man had walked into her hotel room and picked up the child. She was able to get the child away from the man, who ran from the hotel, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The law deprives the public of information that had long been made available under Floridas public records law. Thankfully, the mother and child were not hurt during the course of this incident, Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement.
Orlando man turns himself in after kidnapping ex-girlfriend, deputies say
Read full article: Orlando man turns himself in after kidnapping ex-girlfriend, deputies sayDELTONA, Fla. – A man who was wanted on several charges after kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from her home has turned himself in, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua A. Miranda Rivera, 33, was at large and wanted by authorities, according to a news release. As she was driving, Rivera took her phone and began texting and calling the man he believed she had cheated on him with, records show. When the man finally answered, Rivera told him, “You think you’re going to talk to my woman you got another thing coming" then hung up on him, according to the affidavit. She said Rivera told her he would shoot her and the person she had been texting,” investigators said.