Tag: Kidnapping
FBI agents shoot, kill suspect in 2-state kidnapping probe
LEONIA, N.J. — An investigation into a reported kidnapping in Philadelphia led authorities to a home in northern New Jersey where federal agents shot...
1 student fatally shot in new abduction in Nigeria’s north
LAGOS, Nigeria — A student has been fatally shot at a school in northern Nigeria as gunmen abducted eight students and two lecturers in...
Man accused of kidnapping Dallas boy faces murder charge
DALLAS — A Texas man now faces a capital murder charge in the death of a 4-year-old boy who was found dead in a...
British police officer admits kidnapping, raping woman
LONDON — A British police officer has pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of a woman as she walked home in south London...
Egyptian officials say IS militants abduct 5 people in Sinai
EL-ARISH, Egypt — At least five Egyptians were abducted by Islamic State militants on Tuesday in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula,...
2 men guilty in kidnapping, slaying of Minneapolis Realtor
MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has convicted two men in the 2019 kidnapping and slaying of a real estate agent in Minnesota.
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Oklahoma jury recommends death for alleged serial killer
OKLAHOMA CITY — A jury in Oklahoma has recommended a death sentence for an alleged serial killer who was convicted of kidnapping a woman...
Justice Department stepping up enforcement of hate crimes
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents, furthering a promise by Attorney General Merrick...
Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and then pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt...
In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
MEXICO CITY — The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own: The cartel...