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Police capture two more Mexican cartel members over kidnapping of four Americans

Four Americans that crossed into Matamoros from Texas so that one of them could have cosmetic surgery were kidnapped on March 3 and two were killed

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023

Brickbat: Bad Cop

Former Doraville, Georgia, police officer Miles Bryant has been charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of a 16-year-old girl. Prosecutors said that isn't the only crime he has committed. In a bond hearing, they said that on at least one occasion he used his badge to gain access…

Reason · May 12, 2023

'Virtual kidnapping' scams targeting Chinese international students on the rise in NSW, as police issue warning

Police know of four cases across NSW in the past month, with Chinese students as young as 17 targeted and ordered to pay sums of up to $280,000 or face being deported.

ABC News · May 12, 2023

Terence Kelly lodges appeal over Cleo Smith kidnapping sentence

The man who snatched four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's tent at a remote WA campsite and kept her captive for 18 days lodges an appeal against his sentence.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

Woman accused of faking her own kidnapping to cover up for not graduating college

Chloe Stein, 23, has been charged with false alarm to a public safety agency, falsely reporting an offence, obstruction of law, and disorderly conduct

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Influencer found guilty for lying about her children’s kidnapping

Katie Sorensen faces up to one year in prison after being convicted by California jury

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 years jail term in kidnapping, murder case

An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on April 29 convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

Mukhtar Ansari convicted in kidnapping, murder case, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur on Saturday convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 29, 2023

Three men charged over alleged kidnapping of 68-year-old Chinese man in Perth

Police say the man arrived in Perth to talk about a proposed business deal, but he was allegedly held against his will and eventually found with "various injuries".

ABC News · Apr 29, 2023

Philippines: After decades of terror, peace returns to island of Jolo

For a long time, the island of Jolo, one of the southernmost points of the Philippines archipelago, was off limits. It was the stronghold of one of the most violent terrorist movements in the world, Abu Sayyaf. In 2000, a group of 20 tourists were kidnapped in Malaysia and taken…

France 24 · Apr 28, 2023