MONTREAL—A Quebec man who kidnapped his three-year-old son and was the subject of a manhunt over several days last summer has pleaded guilty to 14 charges. The province’s prosecution service says the man pleaded guilty during an appearance today at the courthouse in Matane, Que., in the Gaspe region. The man, who was 36 years…
Quebec Man Arrested After Four Day Amber Alert Pleads Guilty to 14 Charges
Judge Rules on What Will Be Allowed in Whitmer Kidnap Trial
By Robert Snell From The Detroit News DETROIT—Jurors in next month’s conspiracy case against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be allowed to hear about the criminal records and other prior allegations involving the defendants, a federal judge said Wednesday. Prosecutors asked permission to divulge the rap sheets and allegations…
Gunmen Abduct 73 Children From School in Northwest Nigeria
Armed men kidnapped 73 children from a school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara in the latest mass abduction in the region, police said in a statement on Wednesday. Police said a large number of armed bandits invaded the Government Day Secondary School in the village of Kaya in rural Zamfara state at 11:22…
1st Sentence to Be Handed Down in Michigan Gov’s Kidnap Plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Prosecutors preparing for the first prison sentence in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are loudly signaling to five other defendants that a key insider has shared extraordinary details about the operation. Ty Garbin cooperated within weeks of being arrested, willingly putting a “target on his back to begin his…
Taliban Kill Afghan Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist: Officials
KABUL—Suspected Taliban terrorists killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers. Gunmen shot Toofan Omar, the station manager of Paktia Ghag radio and an officer for NAI, a rights…
Teen Allegedly Kidnapped From His Basement in Philadelphia, 3 Suspects Arrested
A 17-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped Sunday from his basement in Philadelphia as three suspects have been taken into custody, WPVI reported Monday. The teen’s family members told officers when they arrived Sunday that they heard a struggle from the basement of their house and couldn’t find the 17-year-old, according to WPVI. They also found…
Some 150 Students Missing After Gunmen Raid Nigerian School
BAUCHI/KADUNA, Nigeria—About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator said on Monday, and police said they were in hot pursuit alongside military personnel. The attack on the Bethel Baptist High School is the 10th mass school kidnapping since December in northwest Nigeria,…
Kidnappers Free 14 Nigerian Students in Northwest Kaduna State
KADUNA, Nigeria–Kidnappers have released the remaining 14 students who had been held captive after being abducted last month from a northern Nigerian university, a senior member of the teaching staff said on Saturday. Armed groups have repeatedly attacked schools and universities in northwest Nigeria in the last few months, abducting more than 700 students for…
Florida Man Seen Allegedly Trying to Kidnap Girl Held on $1 Million Bond: Police
A Florida man who is accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl was ordered by an Escambia County judge to be held on $1 million bond, coming after a video released by police showed the girl fighting him off at a bus stop at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Jared Paul Stanga, 30, appeared in…
London Policeman in Court As Woman’s Murder Sparks Protests
LONDON—A London police officer appeared in court on Saturday after being charged with the kidnap and murder of a 33-year-old woman in a case that has caused widespread outrage in Britain about women’s safety. The disappearance of Sarah Everard as she walked home on the evening of March 3 triggered a wave of accounts from…
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