Kidnapping

Kidnapping
July 22, 2022

Stranger Tries To Snatch Toddler From Mom at California Bus Stop

Oakland police in California are asking for help identifying a man seen in surveillance footage trying to kidnap a toddler and then assaulting the child’s mother. An “unknown good Samaritan” came to the aid of the mother, prompting the assailant to flee. The mother and the 2-year-old were at the transit bus platform at High …

Kidnapping
July 20, 2022

California Woman Poses as Nurse To Kidnap Newborn From Hospital

A 23-year-old woman was arrested last week after she allegedly tried to abduct a newborn baby from the infant’s mother while disguised as a nurse. Jesenea Miron has been charged with kidnapping and is being held on a $1 million bail, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Officials said deputies assigned to Riverside University Health …

Reynaicela Alcasar
Kidnapping
July 12, 2022

Texas Woman Kidnaps Two Brothers, Demands Ransom Money While Threatening to Kill Them: Police

Authorities in Texas allege that a woman kidnapped two men and held them against their will for ransom, KSAT-TV reports. Court records obtained by the television station show that 44-year-old Reynaicela Alcasar is facing a charge of aggravated kidnapping in connection with the incident. Alcasar is accused of kidnapping two brothers, ages 27 and 35, …

Child sex crimes
July 5, 2022

Oregon Man Charged With Rape, Kidnapping of 13-Year-Old Canadian Girl

An Oregon man has been arrested on kidnapping, sexual abuse, and rape charges after investigators found a 13-year-old Canadian girl with him over the weekend. Canadian police said on Saturday they planned to charge Noah Madrano, 40, with child luring as well, CBC reported. The teen was reported missing on June 24 when she failed …

Kidnapping
July 5, 2022

Alabama Deputies Rescue Elderly Kidnap Victim, Search for Suspect

Alabama deputies tracked a missing woman down to a home in downtown Anniston Monday night and found her in a closet, bound with tape. Betty Cobb, 75, was last seen on Monday at her home in rural Calhoun County. Her keys and phone were found on her bed, and her glasses and some groceries were …

Kidnapping
June 26, 2022

Suspect Kidnaps 2 Women, Leads Police on Wild Chase

Sheriff’s deputies chased a suspect who had taken two women hostage through three Florida counties Saturday night, ending in a crash and a shootout that left the suspect dead. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 42-year-old Curtis Kimbrough, who they said “had a lengthy felony record” and had been recently released from …

Kidnapping
June 18, 2022

VIDEO: Neighbors Seize Man Suspected of Trying to Sexually Assault 11-Year-Old Boy

Residents of a Houston neighborhood leapt into action Tuesday to rescue an 11-year-old boy after a man allegedly shoved him into his car and tried to sexually assault him. Two neighbors heard the boy screaming and grabbed Miguel Angel Cordero Ramirez, 30, holding him down until police could arrive. Ramirez has been charged with aggravated …

Child Abuse
June 16, 2022

Florida Churchgoer Saves 2 Children From Abduction

A Florida woman recognized a potential kidnapping situation on a FishHawk street on Sunday and intervened, leading to the arrest of a 37-year-old man. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said David Daniels approached two elementary school children in the town’s park square and told them he was going to supervise their walk home. As they …

Kidnapping
June 5, 2022

Georgia Woman Abducted While out Running an Errand

A Georgia man has been charged with kidnapping a woman and ramming three police cruisers while trying to escape police. Gwinnett County police say they were called at about 9 p.m. on Friday by a man who was concerned about his girlfriend, who had not returned from an errand. The man told police he received …