NFL great Joe Montana and wife Jennifer thwart abduction of granddaughter
LOS ANGELES - Joe Montana showed he can play pretty good defence over the weekend, teaming up with wife Jennifer to stop an intruder from snatching their nine-month-old granddaughter. Sodsai Dalzell, a 39-year-old woman unknown to the Montana family, managed to break into the couple’s Malibu home and remove the child from her playpen, before being confronted by the legendary quarterback and his wife, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. (National Post)
Father at centre of Amber Alert faces criminal charges
A father whose 14-month-old son was the subject of an Amber Alert last week now faces several criminal charges after the child was found unharmed and the dad was taken into custody Friday. (CBC)
Kidnap, murder suspect shot dead, abductee found safe
A Cleveland man accused of kidnapping an Ohio nurse and murdering her mother was killed during a shootout at a Louisiana hotel, authorities said. (New York Post)
Alleged kidnapper followed woman into karate dojo, it did not go well
CHARLOTTE - A man in North Carolina allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman, but she led him somewhere he couldn't fight his way out of – a karate studio. (USA Today)
Man charged with kidnapping, intimidation in Amber Alert
EDMONTON - Detectives have charged a man with armed kidnapping in an incident involving a male teen a short time before Friday’s Amber Alert was issued for a 14-year-old girl. (Global News)Police apologized for description used in Amber Alert
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RCMP rescues girl held in captivity in a secured cabin near Ile a la Crosse
A girl who had been held in captivity against her will for four days in a secluded cabin in northern Saskatchewan was rescued by Saskatchewan RCMP officers.
According to RCMP in a news release, officers received a report about a girl being held captive in a secluded cabin across Lac Ile a la Crosse, roughly 10 kilometres from the village of Ile a la Crosse, shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday. (The Star Phoenix)
Amber Alert issued after girl, 16, dragged into van off a NYC street
An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday for a 16-year-old girl who was grabbed by two men and dragged into a car in the Melrose section of the Bronx. (Fox29)
Six men convicted in kidnapping and double homicide
VANCOUVER - Six men were convicted Thursday in connection with the fatal shootings of two people in an east Vancouver home that were witnessed by a young boy and were followed by the abduction and torturing of a man. (Vancouver Sun)
Father, daughter arrested in kidnapping and sexual assault of Las Vegas woman
A father and daughter kidnapped a woman out of North Las Vegas last week, sexually assaulted her and left her for dead in the Southern California desert, where she was found alive Wednesday, officials announced Friday. (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Second arrest made in kidnapping of Chinese international student
TORONTO - York Regional Police confirm a second arrest has been made in the alleged kidnapping of Chinese international student Wanzhen Lu. Police have not yet publicly identified the 33-year-old suspect but say he was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a Brampton home on Tuesday. (CP24)Ransom demand made in Markham kidnapping Kidnapping suspect turns himself in
