Kidnapping
Abduction of a person against their will
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NC crime report says overall crime decreases, domestic violence increases
While reported criminal offenses are down across all major crime categories, the increase in kidnapping and intimidation involving a romantic partner has jumped significantly.
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Two North Carolina girls abducted in separate towns found safe in Georgia after multi-state search
A South Carolina man was found in Georgia with two North Carolina girls whom police said he kidnapped.
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'Just dropped in the ditch': Harnett County woman described rescuing girl kidnapped on Sunday
A Harnett County woman is being called a hero after she helped rescue a kidnapped 12-year-old girl on Sunday.
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Man arrested, charged with kidnapping Harnett County girl on Sunday
The Harnett County Sheriff's Office on Sunday said they had arrested an "armed and dangerous" man after claiming that he kidnapped a 12-year-old girl in Harnett County earlier in the day.
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Sheriff hopeful disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother will be resolved
Investigators said they continue to pursue leads in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as Savannah Guthrie renews her public plea for information.
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'Do the right thing': 'Today' host Savannah Guthrie shares new plea for mother's kidnappers
Savannah Guthrie is renewing her family’s plea for answers, sharing a new video on social media as the search for her missing mother approaches the six-month mark.
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Raleigh man accused of kidnapping and holding woman, 3 children hostage
Raleigh police responded to a hostage situation in a neighborhood off North New Hope Road late Tuesday night. The scene was cleared around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Michigan man arrested, charged in decades-old rape and kidnapping cold case in Selma
Nearly 25 years after a woman was raped and kidnapped from a store in Selma, authorities said a breakthrough in the case led to an arrest on Sunday.
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Arrested in the attic: Man wanted on kidnapping charges found hiding in home
46-year-old Ryan Scott is being held in the Durham County Jail after he was charged with kidnapping and armed robbery.
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Report: Person claims to have video of Nancy Guthrie with kidnappers, demands Bitcoin to release it
TMZ said they received an email from a person who claimed to know who took the mother of TODAY Show host Savannah Guthrie, and that they had video of the "main guy" and Nancy from the day she died.
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93-year-old woman found home safe after kidnap scare
A family member was worried when Catherine Peterkin failed to return home after running errands Thursday night.
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Man charged with assault after crashing into Raleigh police car during chase
A man accused of kidnapping a woman and crashing into a Raleigh police officer's car during a chase is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
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In court, WakeMed officer charged with kidnapping and assault says 'there's more to this' case
A WakeMed officer facing kidnapping and assault charges spoke out in court on Monday.
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Warrant: Woman charged with kidnapping tried to walk away with stroller at Myrtle Beach park
Warrants detail an alleged kidnapping at a Myrtle Beach park.
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Man and teen charged with killing her family in NC captured in Tennessee
Gatlinburg police say a 16-year-old girl who was first reported missing after a triple homicide in Buncombe County, North Carolina, was found at a hotel in Tennessee with a 28-year-old man.
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Robeson County man arrested, faces several charges after alleged burglary and kidnapping
Brannigan Luther, 30, was arrested early Sunday morning and is facing several charges, including first-degree kidnapping and child abuse following a burglar.
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Man found with missing girl in Ocean Isle Beach faces kidnapping and rape charges
A girl missing from Connecticut was found with a North Carolina man in Ocean Isle Beach, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. The man is facing charges.
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Nash County sheriff looking for two men wanted in assaults
Deputies say Elijah Rosser is wanted for kidnapping and Jacob Price is wanted for assault by strangulation.
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'I feel violated:' Rider describes attack that led to arrest of Lyft driver
Ryan James Davey, 30, of Cary, was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony kidnapping, driving while impaired, sexual battery, indecent exposure, having an open container and resisting a public officer.
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Police: Raleigh man with history of impersonating officer arrested for fake traffic stop, kidnapping
Meredith Cromartie, 33, turned himself in to authorities on Monday to face several charges. It includes second-degree kidnapping and sexual battery.
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Sanford man arrested in armed robbery, kidnapping in Lee County
A Sanford man is facing charges in an armed robbery and kidnapping investigation.
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Safe: Child kidnapped in LA found in North Carolina nearly six years later
An 11-year-old girl was found safe in North Carolina on Tuesday nearly six years after she was kidnapped from her home in Los Angeles County, California.
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Off-duty trooper helps recover neighbor’s stolen truck with two children inside in Cumberland County
When a neighbor reported their vehicle stolen on Sunday evening, off-duty Trooper Dolan Grady used his patrol car to locate and capture the suspect on Main Street in Wade.
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Fact-checking conspiracy theory about Savannah Guthrie's husband, Epstein files
Multiple X posts claim that a company founded Savannah Guthrie’s husband, Michael Feldman, "is listed as a co conspirator in the Epstein files."
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Chapel Hill man one of two charged in Pitt County home invasion; placed on ICE detainers
Deputies say two men charged in last week’s violent home invasion in Pitt County were in the country illegally. One man was booked in Orange County, while the other man was booked in Franklin County.
