Kidnapping
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Ariel Castro: Relatives portray Ohio kidnap suspect as paranoid, violent, angry
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As relatives of Ariel Castro recounted claims of his unnerving paranoia and violent outbursts, DNA testing confirmed the man accused of holding three women captive in Cleveland for nearly a decade is the father of a 6-year-old girl who also escaped from the house.
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Amanda Berry 911 call
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Listen to the 911 call that drew police to rescue Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight.
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Charles Ramsey video: Cleveland man helps rescue Amanda Berry, two others
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A neighbor, Charles Ramsey, told WEWS-TV he heard screaming Monday and saw Berry, whom he didn't recognize, at a door that would open only enough to fit a hand through. He said she was trying desperately to get outside and pleaded for help to reach police.
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Joshua Hakken, Sharyn Hakken arrested and charged after fleeing to Cuba with children
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Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife, Sharyn, were being held at the Hillsborough County Jail on a number of charges including kidnapping, child neglect and interference with custody, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said on its website.
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Cuba turns over Florida couple and children, parents arrested
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The couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba has been booked into a Florida jail after being handed over to U.S. authorities.
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Young boy nearly abducted in Dumfries Saturday, police say
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Prince William County Police say they're searching for a man who allegedly tried to abduct an 8-year-old boy in Dumfries on Saturday.
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Suspect tries to coax girl into van in SE D.C.
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A search is underway for a man who police believe tried to coax a small girl into his van near the corner of Congress Place and Alabama Avenue in Southeast D.C.
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Jimmy Lee Dykes holds 5-year-old hostage in Alabama
Conversations dragged into a fifth day on Saturday between police and a gunman accused of shooting a school bus driver to death Tuesday and holding a kindergartner hostage in an underground bunker.
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Bealeton attempted kidnapping victim escapes, suspects sought
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A 13-year-old girl escaped from an attempted kidnapping Wednesday morning in Bealeton, Fauquier County Sheriff's officials say, and a search is underway for two suspects.
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Hyattsville parental abduction: Father takes off with 4-year-old son, police say
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Prince George's County Police officials say they're on the hunt for a 4-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his father Wednesday morning at a Hyattsville gas station.
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Bethesda kidnapping turns out to be prank
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There was a frightening scene in Bethesda Thursday afternoon as two masked men grabbed a man off the street and threw him into the back of a car. But appearances are deceiving.
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William Ranaldo Brown Jr. charged in Annapolis attempted kidnapping
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Annapolis Police say that 30-year-old William Ranaldo Brown flashed a handgun at a mother as she walked down the street and threatened to kidnap her son. He now faces multiple charges, including attempted kidnapping.
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Warren Weinstein's wife pleads for his safe return on anniverary of kidnapping
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Warren Weinstein, a 71-year-old aid worker from Rockville, Md., was kidnapped last August in Pakistani. His wife is pleading for his return on the anniversary of his kidnapping.
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Ripken abduction: Cal Ripken Jr. calls mother's abduction 'bizarre, unsettling'
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Cal Ripken Jr. says his mother, Vi, is doing "fine" but hasn't returned to the home from where she was kidnapped last week. A search for the man who abducted her for a day continues.
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Violet Ripken kidnapping; New video of suspect released
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Aberdeen police have released a video of a suspect in the kidnapping of Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother.
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Cal Ripken's mother found after abduction
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Cal Ripken Jr.'s 74-year-old mother was found with her hands bound in the back seat of her car Wednesday after she said she was kidnapped. On Thursday, authorities released a photo of the suspect.
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Faical Chebbi wanted for kidnapping children, taking them to Tunisia
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Faical Chebbi, a former Prince George's County resident, is now a wanted fugitive for allegedly kidnapping his children, taking them to Tunisia and refusing to return them to his estranged wife, the FBI says.
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Jeremy Naughton indicted on kidnapping, prostitution charges
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Jeremy Naughton, a 31-year-old Brooklyn man, was indicted in Greenbelt on Wednesday, accused of kidnapping women and forcing them to work for him as prostitutes. At least one of the incidents happened in Silver Spring.
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