All articles tagged with #kidnapping
Originally Published 7 days ago — by Reuters
At least 30 people were killed and several abducted in a market attack by gunmen in Nigeria's Niger State, with violence linked to ongoing banditry in the region; Nigerian authorities have been urged to intensify security efforts.
Originally Published 7 days ago — by Mongabay
Mexican biologist Miguel Ángel de la Torre Loranca was kidnapped in Veracruz after responding to a request for dialogue, with his family receiving a ransom demand and no updates on his whereabouts, highlighting the dangers faced by environmental and scientific workers amid Mexico's broader crisis of forced disappearances and organized crime influence in rural areas.
Originally Published 7 days ago — by AP News
Gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria's Niger state, killing at least 30 villagers and abducting others, with the attack lasting up to three hours and causing widespread fear, amid ongoing violence and insecurity in the region.
Originally Published 13 days ago — by BBC
A 19-year-old woman, Camila Mendoza Olmos, went missing outside her Texas home on Christmas Eve, prompting a large-scale search amid concerns for her safety, with authorities considering kidnapping or trafficking and deploying extensive resources including FBI assistance.
Originally Published 13 days ago — by Bethesda Magazine
A 13-year-old girl from Kentucky was found in a Silver Spring home with a man in custody, who is facing extradition on kidnapping charges. The article also covers local business and sports updates, including a new CEO for Total Wine & More and a top-ranked girls basketball team at Bullis School.
Originally Published 14 days ago — by ABC7 Chicago
A 23-year-old man in Texas was arrested for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl on Christmas Day, after threatening her with a knife and taking her to a wooded area; she was rescued by her father with police assistance.
Originally Published 14 days ago — by The Guardian
A Texas father used parental controls on his daughter's phone to locate and rescue her after she was kidnapped at knifepoint while walking her dog on Christmas. He tracked her to a secluded area, found her with her abducter, and helped her escape. The suspect, Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, was arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and indecency with a child.
Originally Published 14 days ago — by The Independent
A Texas father rescued his kidnapped teenage daughter on Christmas Day by tracking her phone to a wooded area where she was held by a man with a knife, leading to the arrest of Giovanni Rosales Espinoza for kidnapping and indecency with a child.
Originally Published 14 days ago — by NewsNation
A father in Texas used parental control software to locate and rescue his 15-year-old daughter, who had been kidnapped by Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, leading to his arrest and charges of kidnapping and indecency with a child.
Originally Published 15 days ago — by The Indian Express
A father in Texas used his phone’s parental controls to track and rescue his 15-year-old daughter, who was kidnapped at knifepoint on Christmas Day. He located her 3 km away, helped her escape from the suspect, and law enforcement arrested the kidnapper, Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, who faces charges of aggravated kidnapping and indecency with a child.
Originally Published 15 days ago — by NBC News
A teenage girl in Texas was kidnapped but was rescued by her father who tracked her phone using parental controls, leading to the arrest of the suspect, Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, for kidnapping and indecency with a child.
Originally Published 16 days ago — by ABC7 Chicago
A 53-year-old man from Bensenville, Ismael Andrade Pino, was charged with attempting to kidnap a woman with special needs working at Jewel-Osco, after he allegedly blocked her, grabbed her by the neck, and tried to force her into his car. He was arrested after returning to the store the next day and is scheduled for court on January 20.
Originally Published 16 days ago — by ABC7 Chicago
A 53-year-old man from Bensenville, Ismael Andrade Pino, was charged with attempting to kidnap a woman with special needs working at a Jewel-Osco in Bensenville after he allegedly blocked her path, grabbed her by the neck, and tried to force her into his car. The incident occurred in the store's parking lot, and he was arrested the following day after returning to the store. He appeared in court and was denied pre-trial release, with a court date set for January 20.
Originally Published 16 days ago — by NBC News
Three inmates who escaped from a Georgia jail hijacked a Lyft ride in Florida, kidnapped the driver for up to 10 hours, and used her credit cards to rent a property before being arrested, with two of them serving life sentences for murder.
Originally Published 19 days ago — by BBC
Gunmen abduct Muslim travelers in Nigeria's Plateau state, with the perpetrators unknown; this incident is part of widespread kidnapping for ransom by criminal gangs in Nigeria, unrelated to the Islamist insurgency, and highlights ongoing security challenges in the country.