kidnapping

Police: Amateur Rappers Arrested In Extortion Plot

Ryan Mixon and Andres Lozano were arrested Saturday after allegedly trying to shake down an amateur record producer for $50,000, police said.

2012/12/02

Latif and Sheldon Davis (credit: Suffolk County Police)

Father, Son Accused Of Kidnapping Long Island Driver

A father and son are under arrest for allegedly kidnapping a man at gunpoint and forcing him to drive them around for nearly two hours, Suffolk County Police said.

2012/11/26

NYPD Officer Accused In Monstrous Plot To Kidnap, Cook Women

Gilberto Valle, 28, is a married, six-year veteran of the force assigned to the 26th Precinct. He is accused of planning to kidnap, cook and eat — as many as 100 women. Investigators said his meticulous plan included the intentional torture of his victims.

2012/10/25

Mom Accused Of Kidnapping Daughter 12 Years Ago Surrenders

Yvette Torres, 49, surrendered to authorities at Kennedy Airport earlier this month, authorities said.

2012/09/14

Credit 1010 WINS reporter Gary Baumgarten

Kidnapping Victim Found In Garage Of NYPD Detective

A seventeen year veteran detective of the Brooklyn gang unit is being questioned in connection to the discovery of a kidnapping victim in his garage.

2012/07/28

Queens Man Arrested After Attacking LI Mall Employee

A Queens man has been arrested on charges of robbery and attempted kidnapping after assaulting a female employee at a Long Island mall.

2012/07/12

Police: Six Arrested In Connection With Kidnapping, Murder Of Jersey City Mother

Regina Baker, 29, was found dead inside a vacant townhouse on June 19 on on South 15th Street in Newark, authorities said. She was shot multiple times after being abducted in Jersey City, according to police.

2012/06/28

More Alleged Victims Come Forward In Case Of Man Accused Of Impersonating An ICE Agent

David Bradley, 39, is now alleged to have pretended to be an ICE agent on five separate occasions, WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall reported.

2012/06/20

Amber Alert Issued For West Windsor Boy Who Police Suspect Was Kidnapped By Grandfather

A frantic search is underway on Saturday for a missing five-year-old New Jersey boy who police said was kidnapped by his own grandfather. Police issued an Amber Alert for David Lundy of West Windsor in Mercer County.

2012/06/16

Police In Queens Are Searching For A Man Who Allegedly Tried To Kidnap A 7-Year-Old Boy

Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly tried to snatch a child from a school in Queens.

2012/06/03

Two People Accused Of Raping, Trying To Kill 46-Year-Old Woman In Roosevelt

Kenneth Bass, 52, and Julia Lopez, 37 are charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, rape, criminal sex act, assault, and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

2012/05/17

Etan Patz disappeared on May 25, 1979. (credit: missingkids.com)

FBI, NYPD Search Building In Cold Case Disappearance Of Etan Patz

Patz’s 1979 disappearance caused a frenzy in New York City. It also prompted huge changes in the way missing child cases were handled. Patz was the first missing child to appear on the back of a milk carton.

2012/04/19

Ann Pettway (L), Carlina White (R) (credit: CBS 2)

Ann Pettway Pleads Guilty In Decades-Old Harlem Kidnapping Case

Ann Pettway turned herself in to the FBI last January and was charged with felony kidnapping after admitting to abducting Carlina White in 1987.

2012/02/10

Nassau County police cruiser (file/credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Corrections Officer From Nassau County Charged With Kidnapping

According to detectives, 42-year-old Scott Sherman surrendered to members of the Nassau County Bureau of Special Operations after an eight-hour standoff with police.

2011/12/17