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Tag: Kidnapping
Investigations
California Police Use Drone and BearCat to Rescue Kidnap Victim
Patrol officers, detectives with the General Investigations Unit (GIU), the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), and other on-duty personnel immediately responded with a BearCat armored vehicle.
March 25, 2024
Investigations
Video: Arizona Detectives Rescue Kidnapping Victim, After Deadly Gunfight
Special Assignment detectives located the suspects’ vehicle, confirmed that the victim was inside, and used their SUV to box it in.
December 19, 2023
Patrol
Abducted TX Girl Rescued After Alerting California Officers with “Help Me” Sign
A witness telephoned law enforcement, who upon arrival saw the suspect standing outside the vehicle and saw the victim – who mouthed the word “Help” – inside the car.
July 21, 2023
Patrol
TX Officers Rescue Kidnapped Baby Taken in Stolen Car
Just over an hour after the initial call, officers located the stolen car and took the suspect into custody. The baby was not in the vehicle.
May 18, 2023
Patrol
Undercover PA Detective Rescues Kidnapped Woman and Child
Wilkes Barre Police were contacted by investigators in Virginia regarding the woman and her child who were reportedly kidnapped by an armed suspect and taken to Pennsylvania.
November 22, 2022
Patrol
TX Officers Rescue Kidnapped Child During Traffic Stop
After running the man’s information, they learned he had an active warrant for kidnapping the child out of Oklahoma in July. He was immediately taken into custody.
October 28, 2022
Patrol
Georgia Officers Rescue Kidnapped Child
An Atlanta officer jumped out of his patrol with his gun drawn, ran up to the driver's side window, and demanded the suspect get out of the car, the video shows.
April 7, 2022
Patrol
Detroit Officers Save Kidnapped Children at Traffic Stop
The Detroit Police Department said on Facebook that the incident began with a traffic stop for a red light violation. The driver reportedly told the officers she was in a hurry to get the children in the car to school.
December 3, 2021
Patrol
Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Rescued by Kentucky Officers
Officer Jason Burba, a father of four, quickly arrived on the scene. In Burba's body cam footage from the rescue, released by LMPD, the officer can be seen rushing toward the car and finding the little girl crying in the passenger seat.
July 9, 2021
Special Units
FBI Rescues Kidnap Victim, Kills Suspect
FBI agents who were investigating that kidnapping tracked the suspects to an apartment complex in Leonia, NJ. The agents were serving a search warrant at 6 a.m. when one of the suspects was fatally shot.
June 16, 2021
Patrol
Arkansas Officer Wounded in Rescue of Kidnapped NC Girl
Police in Lonoke, Ark., which is about 30 miles east of Little Rock, found the suspect and the abducted teen in an SUV outside a McDonald's restaurant off Interstate 40 on Saturday. That led to an exchange of fire and the wounding of one officer.
February 22, 2021
Patrol
Memphis Officer Charged with On-Duty Murder, Kidnapping
Police say Patric Ferguson then drove to the area of Frayser Blvd. and Denver Street, where they say he shot and killed Robert Howard. An affidavit says Ferguson shot Howard in the back of the squad car before moving the body to another location.
January 11, 2021
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