BROOKLYN, NY – A 13-year-old girl in Brooklyn was the victim of attempted kidnapping and the incident was caught on surveillance camera footage. Police in Brooklyn said the man pulled…
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal grand jury returned a Superseding Indictment yesterday charging an additional Wilmington man…
ASHLAND, Ky. – A Portsmouth, Ohio, man was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury in Ashland, of kidnapping and sexual assault. After an hour of deliberations, following a three-day…
NEW CASTLE, DE – The Delaware State Police are investigating two carjackings that led to multiple crashes, including the death of a pedestrian and the kidnapping of a 77-year-old woman.…
AMHERST, NY – A father was charged after he arrived for a supervised visit with his 4-year-old child at the Erie County Department of Social Services. Upon receiving the child,…
Spokane, Washington – On March 9, 2022, a federal jury convicted James Cloud, 37, of White Swan, Washington, on four counts of First Degree Murder. The jury also returned guilty…
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Kimon Burton-Roberson made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday for charges related to…
TULSA, OK – A woman who called the Tulsa Police Department claimed she was being threatened with by a Tulsa police officer who was asking her for sexual favors. The…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sherri Papini, 39, of Redding, was arrested today on charges of making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer and engaging in mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip…
Scranton, PA – The U.S. Marshals are offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the capture of a Pennsylvania man charged with kidnapping, sexual assault and terroristic threats against…
HYATTSVILLE, MD – The Montgomery County Department of Police Major Crimes Division has arrested and charged two Hyattsville men with kidnapping. Both men, 22-year-old Javier Antonio Ortiz, and 22-year-old Edwin…
A Tulsa man who assaulted and attempted to kidnap his intimate partner then tried to convince her to lie to authorities about the incident was sentenced Thursday in federal court,…
PORTLAND, Ore.— A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging an Oregon Department of Human Services employee with kidnapping a woman with significant disabilities in his care,…
Greenbelt, Maryland – Christopher Allen Young, a/k/a “40,” age 26, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit kidnapping, in connection with the kidnapping of a victim from…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorneys Trini E. Ross, of the Western District of New York, and Nikolas Kerest, of the District of Vermont, announced today that Lisa Miller, 53, formerly…
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorneys Trini E. Ross, of the Western District of New York, and Nikolas Kerest, of the District of Vermont, announced today…
LONDON, Ky. — Two Rockholds, Kentucky, men, Jake Messer, 38, and George Oscar Messer, 62, have been convicted by federal juries sitting in London, of two counts of kidnapping. Jake…
Baltimore, Maryland – Joshua Lankford, a/k/a “20-20”, a/k/a “Light Bright”, a/k/a “Yellow”, age 33, of Manchester, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to kidnapping in relation to a sex trafficking conspiracy. The…
CAMBRIDGE, MD – Cambridge Police are investigating an incident that was reported on Tuesday after a woman walked into a bank and told employees she was being held hostage and…
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Long Valley, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Kidnapping, Assault on a Federal Officer, and…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The High Court of Justiciary in Scotland has denied the appeal of three individuals and determined there is no bar to their extradition back to the United…
AUSTIN, TX – On January 20, 2022, at about 4:00 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a Check Welfare Urgent call at the 10300 block of Beard Avenue…
NORFOLK, Va. – A woman formerly from Virginia Beach was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for international parental kidnapping. According to court documents, Kathleen Shehadeh, 32, had joint…
SALT LAKE CITY- Misiona Patane, 57, and Lavinia Patane, 54, of Lehi, have been charged in U.S. District Court for their alleged role in defrauding one set of victims out…
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal superseding indictment was unsealed today charging a Mexican National residing in Clackamas County, Oregon for his role in the 2019 kidnapping and murder of a Washington State…