Category: child abduction

Woman Accused of Taking Children Extradited to New South Wales

A woman has been extradited to New South Wales (NSW) after being accused of taking three children and fleeing to Queensland. The 36-year-old was also refused bail after allegedly executing a pre-meditated and calculated plan to remove the kids from the custody of child services. The woman, who cannot be identified, flew to Sydney under…


FBI Warns About Child Abductions Through Rideshares

The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning about criminal actors using rideshare vehicles to kidnap minor victims. Though the prevalence of such incidents is rare, the FBI issued the warning due to the “high impact of such events,” the agency stated. The FBI said it has received several reports of child abductions using…


Canadian Judge Denies Refugee Status to Three U.S. Citizens, One Wanted for Alleged Child Abduction

A federal judge has denied three U.S. citizens refugee status in Canada in a case that spent six years on appeal. “There is a heavy burden on a party who is attempting to rebut the presumption the United States is capable of protecting them,” Justice Ann Marie McDonald of the Federal Court wrote in documents…


Canadian Judge Denies Refugee Status to Three US Citizens, One Wanted for Alleged Child Abduction

A federal judge has denied three U.S. citizens refugee status in Canada in a case that spent six years on appeal. “There is a heavy burden on a party who is attempting to rebut the presumption the United States is capable of protecting them,” Justice Ann Marie McDonald of the Federal Court wrote in documents…


Man Charged with Kidnapping Child in Placentia

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man was charged July 9 with scooping up a 6-year-old in Placentia and attempting to run away with the child before bystanders confronted him. Michael Christopher Foley, who has no known address, was charged with a felony count of kidnapping a child younger than 14 and a misdemeanor count of child annoyance….


Policeman Killed, Students Abducted in Attack on Nigerian School

BAUCHI, Nigeria—Gunmen killed a police officer and abducted five teachers and an unknown number of students on Thursday from a school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi, police and local residents said. The attack was the latest in a series of group kidnappings at schools in northwest Nigeria, which have been attributed by the…