kidnapping : page 2 | Latin Post - Latin news, immigration, politics, culture

2 Cops Associated With El Mencho's Jalisco Cartel Get More Than 77 Years in Prison in Mexico

Two former cops have been sentenced to more than 77 years in prison by a district judge in Mexico for their roles in the Jalisco cartel.

6 Mexican Nationals Charged With Kidnapping 9 People, Murdering 6, Including 3 Americans

Dec 08, 2021 04:47 AM EST By Joshua Summers

Six Mexicans were charged with kidnapping nine people and murdering six of them, including three U.S. citizens, authorities said.

Haiti Kidnapping: Haitian Gang Blamed for Abducting 17 American and Canadian Missionaries, Including 5 Children

Oct 18, 2021 02:50 AM EDT By Mary Webber

Officials blamed a Haitian gang for the kidnapping of 17 missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them children, at a Haiti airport on Saturday.

Pilot Arrested for Snatching 3 Women off Running Trails in California and Sexually Assaulting Them

Sep 21, 2021 06:23 AM EDT By Jess Smith

Robert Yucas, a pilot linked in the series of brutal attacks on women in Southern California, has been arrested.

Texas Amber Alert Suspect Arrested for Kidnapping 13-Year-Old Girl

Jun 28, 2021 10:59 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

Clayton Phillips, the 18-year-old Texas amber alert suspect believed to kidnap a 13-year-old girl, is now in police custody.

Amber Alert Issued for 13-Year-Old Girl Believed to Be a Victim of Texas Kidnapping

Amber Alert Issued for 13-Year-Old Antonette Rodriguez Believed to Be a Victim of Texas Kidnapping, Stopped by Authorities

Jun 26, 2021 10:57 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

Authorities have discontinued the amber alert in Texas, after a 13-year-old girl went missing, in what officials believed was a kidnapping incident.

Mexican Beauty Queen Laura Mojica Romero Detained on Kidnapping Charges

Mexican Beauty Queen Among Those Arrested in Kidnap Gang

Feb 18, 2021 03:56 AM EST By Mary Anne R.

Mexican beauty queen, Laura Mojica Romero, was among eight people arrested on Thursday on suspicion of being involved with a kidnapping gang.

A migrant woman washes her clothes inside a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico,

Asylum Seekers at the Border, Kidnapped for Ransom

Apr 20, 2020 08:40 AM EDT By Danielle Ong

Drug cartels are reportedly targeting U.S. asylum seekers for ransom money. Some are tortured, some raped, while others end up in mass graves.

Dangerous cities in the world due to high crime rate and violence.

10 Most Dangerous Cities Travelers Should Avoid

Jan 22, 2020 08:30 AM EST By Michael Benitt

Dangerous cities in the world due to high crime rate and violence.

Dutch Journalists Kidnapped By Colombian Rebels

Jun 20, 2017 11:04 AM EDT By Ronel Puello

They aren't the first to go missing in the area.

Colombian Model And TV Host Part Of Kidnapping Ring

Jun 15, 2017 04:32 PM EDT By Ronel Puello

Being easy on the eyes didn't save her from a pair of cuffs.

Americans abuducted on Friday

Jan 18, 2016 03:44 PM EST By Tequan Wright

Three American contractors were abducted from an apartment in Iraq, a senior security official in Baghdad said Monday.

Kidnap Victim Found in California Following Decade of Captivity; Isidro Garcia Arrested

May 22, 2014 01:03 PM EDT By Rodrigo Ugarte

California woman freed after being held captive and raped for a decade.

Over 100 Nigerian Schoolgirls Remain Lost After Abduction By Terrorist Organization Boko Haram

Apr 17, 2014 06:14 PM EDT By Tequan Wright

The whereabouts of close to 100 kidnapped Nigerian students remain a mystery after a report claiming the girls had been recovered was denied by school officials this Thursday. The girls are expected to have been taken by terrorist group Boko Haram.