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Man charged with stealing car with baby inside in Uptown, then crashing into other cars

Pherris Harrington, 26, is charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated vehicular hijacking.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2022

Haiti: In the grip of gangs

More than 150 gangs are active in Haiti, where they impose their law on a powerless state. Most of them are located in the capital Port-au-Prince, which they largely control. Massacres, stray bullets, kidnappings: everyday Haitians are the first victims of their violence. FRANCE 24's Observers investigated their abuses in…

France 24 · Nov 11, 2022

Man indicted on federal charges in attack on Paul Pelosi

A man already in custody in last month’s attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of assault and attempted kidnapping

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

Mum survived terrifying kidnapping - but truth behind abduction was far more horrifying

Sherri Papini's face became one of the most recognised in California when she vanished from the home she shared with her husband and two young children - but when she was found alive and well, the truth was even more shocking

Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022

Brickbat: Better Late Than Never

A California court has vacated the conviction of Maurice Hastings for a 1983 murder. DNA testing of semen collected during an oral swab of the victim, whose body was found in the trunk of her car, did not match Hastings. It did match that of another man who was convicted…

Reason · Nov 4, 2022

Judge scolds mother convicted in Qanon kidnapping plot

A Colorado woman convicted of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after associating with supporters of the Qanon conspiracy theory has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years supervised probation

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

Man bundled into car during attempted early morning kidnapping in North Dublin

It's understood the man was approached outside retail units in the Northern Cross area of the Malahide Road in Dublin 17 shortly after 10am

Dublin Live · Nov 2, 2022

Attempted kidnapping of air traffic controllers in Haiti puts safety of airspace at risk

The recent attempted kidnapping of three air traffic controllers near the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is raising concerns about the safety of the Caribbean country’s airspace.

Miami Herald · Nov 1, 2022

New film blasts Emmett Till’s accuser, who’s 88, living in hospice and ‘always felt like a victim’

Carolyn Bryant Donham was never held legally responsible for her alleged role in the horrific kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, and, at 88, has reportedly lived out her final years in relative tranquility in Kentucky.

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Bail eased for MacGill's alleged kidnapper

A man allegedly involved in the kidnapping of former Test cricket star Stuart MacGill will be allowed to leave his house on his own to find a job.

AAP · Nov 1, 2022