A Canadian toddler was killed Thursday when Ontario Provincial Police fired at the boy’s father, who had allegedly abducted the child and fled with officers in pursuit. The father was also struck by bullets and taken to a hospital, and a police officer was seriously injured in a collision between the suspect’s vehicle, a police …
A Florida man is facing criminal charges after surveillance footage reportedly caught him attempting to sneak out of a home with an 11-year-old girl on Christmas Eve before the girl’s father stopped him. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies located and arrested Steven Hasugulgum, 21, following a 90-minute search. …
Earlier this month, a 25-year-old man reportedly told Michigan police that he may be the 4-year-old boy who was reported missing from a mall in the 90s. According to the Detroit Free Press, the man has submitted his DNA as authorities work to confirm whether he is D’Wan Sims. In 1994, Sims was reported missing …
UPDATE AMBER Alert UPDATE: Video shows girl screaming, trying to escape after suspect puts her in headlock, forces her into car [Police] Original Story Police are asking for the public’s help after a witness said he saw a man abduct a child in broad daylight. Texas Center for the Missing issued an AMBER Alert on …
Indiana police are searching for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young woman on Saturday, after she pulled over in a rural area to check on a flat tire. Journal & Courier reports that the suspect has been identified as Paul A. Etter, 55, according to Sheriff Bob Goldsmith, of the the …
A California woman was recently arrested for allegedly masquerading as a social worker in an attempt to kidnap a 1-week-old baby from their mother on Friday. Though police haven’t publicly identified the 38-year-old suspect in custody, they alleged she approached the mother at her Santa Ana home and claimed she was a social worker named …
Authorities in Texas have issued an AMBER Alert for a 2-year-old girl who they said could be in grave and immediate danger after being abducted from her mother’s apartment. Ariel Smith reportedly vanished from Henderson on Tuesday. Local police have identified her father, LaMarcus Smith, 41, as a suspect in the apparent abduction. According to …
A woman was arrested Wednesday, a day after she allegedly attempted to abduct a 4-year-old boy from a McDonald’s in California. Citing police, KTLA reported that Maralyn Ramos, 33, was arrested in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday evening. Her arrest followed her alleged attempted kidnapping of a 4-year-old boy at McDonald’s. Surveillance cameras reportedly caught the …
Police in Ohio said they’ve arrested a man who they believe abducted a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, sexually assaulted her, and was in the process of taking her to Illinois. WTOL reported that Juan Carlos Morales-Pedraza, 33, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony abduction. An Ohio State Trooper …
Authorities in Arizona are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect who reportedly attempted to kidnap an 11-year-old girl last week but was stopped by a Good Samaritan with a gun. KSAZ reported that the incident occurred near 19th Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Police said girl was walking to Village Meadows …
A would-be alleged kidnapper was jailed in West Virginia this week for reportedly attempting to snatch a 5-year-old girl from her mother at a mall. According to MetroNews, the incident involving Mohamed Fathy Hussein Zayan, 54, and the mother and daughter occurred Monday evening at Huntington Mall in Barboursville. The mother called police and claimed she and her child were in an Old Navy …
Authorities in Virginia are asking for the public’s help in locating a 6-year-old Chesterfield girl who was last seen on Monday and is believed to be traveling with her mother. According to WTVR, Child Protective Services reported Karsen Miller missing on Wednesday. Since then, officials said they believe the 6-year-old is with her mother, Kelli Renee Miller, 36, …
