Mexico high schoolers take up arms after village kidnappings
By Javier Verdin and Diego Oré ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – A volunteer police force in rural Mexico that says it has been overwhelmed by local …
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Japan PM Kishida says willing to meet Kim Jong Un over kidnappings
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un …
Haiti rights group records three-fold rise in kidnappings for early 2023
(Reuters) – At least 389 kidnappings were registered in Haiti in the first three months of this year, rights group CARDH said on Tuesday, marking …
Criminal Charges Unsealed Against Haitian Gang Leaders for Kidnappings of U.S. Citizens
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced the unsealing of criminal charges against seven leaders of five Haitian …
Two Bronx Men Arrested For Multiple Kidnappings, Carjackings, And Robberies
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DIANTE FERNANDES and MARK FRANCIS, both of the Bronx, …
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Role in Deadly Kidnappings
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Phoenix man, Rosario Diaz Barraza, 32, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison, on Tuesday, by U.S. District Court Judge …
Two Men Found Guilty by a Jury of Six Carjackings, Two Kidnappings, and Murder
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – After a seven-day jury trial, yesterday, a federal jury convicted Jairo Huertas-Mercado and Erik Pizarro-Mercado for six carjackings, one kidnapping, …
Second Whitley County Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Violent Kidnappings
LONDON, Ky. — Jake Messer, 39, of Rockholds, Kentucky, was sentenced to Life in federal prison on Tuesday, by United States District Judge Robert E. …
Whitley County Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Violent Kidnappings
LONDON, Ky. — George Oscar Messer, 62, of Rockholds, Kentucky, was sentenced to Life Imprisonment on Wednesday, by United States District Judge Robert E. Wier. …
Four Baltimore Area Men Facing Federal Indictment for Three Kidnappings and Related Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday charging four Baltimore area men with federal charges for: kidnapping and robbery conspiracies; …
Two District Men Plead Guilty to August 2021 Armed Kidnappings Using Blindfolds and Zip Ties
WASHINGTON – Taheed Ebron, 21, and Nathan Coleman, 29, both of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to kidnapping two …
Perpetrator of Multiple Carjackings, Kidnappings, and Robberies Pleads Guilty
Miami, Florida – A 28-year-old Sunrise, Florida, man has pled guilty to federal carjacking, kidnapping, bank robbery, and firearms offenses. Court filings reveal that from …
US Urges Americans To Leave Haiti Because Of Gang Violence, Kidnappings And Fuel Shortages
Officials asked U.S. citizens to make plans to leave Haiti because of increased gang violence and kidnappings, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti announced on Wednesday. …