Four men have been arrested in a kidnapping in downtown Toronto last year. Toronto police say they were notified of a missing person in the city’s downtown core on Dec. 5. They allege the victim was lured into a vehicle by the suspects, and once inside the vehicle, two suspects pointed firearms. Police allege the…
Four Men Arrested After Victim Held Hostage for Days in Toronto: Police
American Who Was Kidnapped in Mexico Found Alive After Going Missing for 8 Months
According to FBI authorities, an American kidnapped in Mexico has been found alive after missing for 8 months and is now safely back home. Monica De Leon Barba, a U.S. citizen, was reported missing on Nov. 29, 2022, and was taken in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, as she walked home from work with her dog. “The…
American Who Was Kidnapped in Mexico Found Alive After Being Missing for 8 Months
According to FBI authorities, an American kidnapped in Mexico has been found alive after being missing for eight months and is now safely back home. Monica De Leon Barba, a U.S. citizen, was reported missing on Nov. 29, 2022, and was taken in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, as she walked home from work with her dog….
New York Man Found Guilty of Kidnapping Elderly Woman With Dementia in West LA
LOS ANGELES—A man was found guilty by a judge June 13 of federal criminal charges stemming from his abduction of a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Johnny Ray Gasca, 53, of Bronx, New York, was found guilty of one count of kidnapping, two counts of attempted obstruction…
Man Accused of Supporting Foiled Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor Set to Change Not-Guilty Plea
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—A man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor plans to change his not-guilty plea, records show. Shawn Michael Fix, 40, of Belleville, is one of five men charged with providing material support for an act of terrorism in the scheme to abduct Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 at…
Woman Feared Kidnapped From Bus at Gunpoint in East Los Angeles
A woman was possibly kidnapped while boarding a bus in East Los Angeles, authorities said May 23. The incident occurred about 8:40 p.m. Monday in the 3800 block of East Third Street where a man confronted the victim from behind as she attempted to board a Montebello Transit bus, according to the Los Angeles County…
Woman Possibly Kidnapped From Bus at Gunpoint in East Los Angeles
A woman was possibly kidnapped while boarding a bus in East Los Angeles, authorities said May 23. The incident occurred about 8:40 p.m. Monday in the 3800 block of East Third Street where a man confronted the victim from behind as she attempted to board a Montebello Transit bus, according to the Los Angeles County…
2nd Teen Charged in Kidnapping Migrants in Houston
HOUSTON—A second teenager has been charged with kidnapping several migrants and allegedly holding them captive for several days at a Houston hotel before they were rescued by FBI agents during a confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of another suspect, authorities said Monday. Demarcus Celestine, 17, was charged on Saturday with three counts of…
Vermont Man Convicted by Jury of Kidnapping Woman and Son
BURLINGTON, Vt.—A 45-year-old man was convicted by a jury Tuesday of kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son by forcing them into her car outside a New Hampshire mall and bringing them to Vermont while he was searching for his estranged wife. The Vermont office of the United States Attorney said the federal court jury…
US Designates Reporter Held in Russia as ‘Wrongfully Detained’
The State Department announced on April 10 that it has designated Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich as “wrongfully detained” in Russia. The designation will allow the department to allocate more resources toward freeing Gershkovich as the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, led by Roger Carstens, will work to secure…
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