Five children and a woman were found by New York State Police who were on the lookout for a minivan following a reported kidnapping over the weekend in ...
Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is leading a Lifetime documentary that has 'never been done before.' The activist united abduction survivors to give Jayme ...
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — A man and woman are accused of kidnapping two teenagers Saturday night, reportedly holding them hostage until they escaped.
Officials are working to determine if a boy found Wednesday is Timmothy Pitzen, missing since 2011. Here's a list of other missing kids found alive.
Investigators have found what they believe to be the body of a 5-year-old boy who went missing from his suburban Chicago home nearly a week ago. Remains ...
The man accused of kidnapping and murdering a woman who got into his car thinking it was her Uber ride had activated the child locks in his backseat so the ...
Authorities contend that the 2-year-old boy needed immediate medical attention for a high fever. His parents insist that he had been feeling better before he was ...
Police need your help finding a man who they say tried to kidnap an 11-year-old girl while she was walking to school near 19th Avenue and Bell Road on April ...
Lifetime has announced it's producing a 90-minute special, "Smart Justice: The Jayme Closs Case," which will air April 27 and feature interviews by Elizabeth ...
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who used to operate a popular YouTube channel featuring children has been indicted on charges that she kidnapped five ...
A South Carolina college student was killed last weekend by a man posing as a ride-share driver, the police said. Across the country, women have reported ...
A new Arkansas law aims to help school districts by notifying them of the criminal records of students transferring into their schools.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After the slaying of a college student who police say mistook her killer's car for her Uber ride, lawmakers in South Carolina are tinkering ...
Samantha Josephson, 21, a student at the University of South Carolina, was killed after getting into a car that she might have believed was her Uber.
Elliot Black dragged the woman across Highway 49, threw her into the back of a van and put duct tape across her mouth and around her hands, the Nevada.
Abduction and murder of South Carolina college student raises safety concerns.
A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted an Athens accused of kidnapping an infant who was in a car the man allegedly stole from a westside residence two ...
Michael Palmatier has been accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, indecent exposure and kidnapping.
A Texas man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly assaulted a woman and then led police on a chase with an unsecured baby in the car's front seat.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) - Biltmore Forest Police Department officials confirmed an attempted child abduction was reported to their agency on Wednesday.
SOUTH HILL, Wash. -- A 3-year-old girl is OK after being inside a car that was stolen in the South Hill neighborhood Wednesday morning. It was around 7 a. m. ...
Police on Monday said the investigation into the disappearance of 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund of Crystal Lake continues to focus “on the residence and the ...
A coach who knew the man suspected of kidnapping and killing University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson said he was shocked to hear the ...
A new state law seeks to add an extra layer of protection for school districts when students with a criminal past transfer in.
The boyfriend of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson, the University of South Carolina student who was killed last week after mistakenly getting into a car she ...
Uber has rolled out new safety measures in the wake of a South Carolina student who was allegedly killed by a man she mistakenly thought was her driver, the ...
Changes are coming for New Hampshire's controversial bail reform law after a bipartisan agreement was reached Wednesday in Concord.
The following arrest bookings were listed in the Coweta County Jail. The arresting departments are noted: Coweta County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), Coweta ...
Smart was inspired to unite the women after Jayme escaped captivity in January. Jayme was abducted by Jake Patterson, 21, and held for 88 days before her ...
April is Work Zone Awareness Month to educate motorists on driving safely through construction zones on roadways this summer.
Here's what you need to know at the end of the day.
Fairmont police, the Robeson County Sheriff's Office and the North Carolina state parole commission could have had Michael McLellan in custody the day he is ...
Child abduction statistics suggest kids are significantly more likely to run away with someone they met online than be abducted off the street by a stranger.
It was a routine drop-off for the neighborhood after-school carpool. The neighbor's nanny let the 6-year-old girl out of a car on Dumbarton Street NW in ...
By James Rosebush | Apr 16, 2019. How a Kidnapping Attempt Led to the First Social Impact Office in The White House. On a hot and muggy July afternoon, just ...
Below you will find the latest information available for reported drug smuggling, human trafficking and illegal crossings that have occurred on the Texas border ...
Former social worker Jeanne Nutter was walking her dog, Henry, when she encountered Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old victim of a kidnapping who had escaped ...
Two children have been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued Saturday afternoon.
Editor's Note: This is the first column in a new child protection series. We are working with non-profit organization Community Partners 4 Kids to share important ...
Parents' natural response to abductions is to rein kids in. Experts say that's the wrong thing to do.
There have been two separate reports of parents receiving phone calls that their children have been abducted and will be killed unless they send money.
She said it's been a grueling decade in and out of police stations dealing with the same man: Tavius Woods.
A Japanese journalist known for covering war zones sued the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday after it invalidated his passport and demanded he surrender it, ...
Child abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart delivers a message of hope and healing to Pine Grove audience.
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A 21-year-old man killed a Wisconsin couple in a baffling scheme to kidnap their teenage daughter, then held the girl captive for three ...
Elizabeth Smart, who captured the nation's attention when she was abducted from her home in 2002, will speak at Oakland University at 7 p.m. on Thursday, ...
WINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a truck driver accused of kidnapping two children in Texas has been arrested on northern Arizona and the boy and girl ...
Louisville police has received calls about attempted child abductions in Norton Commons. What else can parents do to protect their kids?
A registered sex offender allegedly tried to kidnap two children from a Lake Elsinore, California park, but the victims' family members chased the man down and ...
We have your children. Right now, they are safe and well—most of them, anyway—and you can refer to our previous correspondence for details about what to ...
Fort Jackson police are searching for suspects in an attempted child abduction on the military base.
A child abduction case in Wisconsin that recently made international headlines has refocused attention on school bus stop safety. The role that bus drivers may ...
A woman grabbed a child in Georgetown on Tuesday during an alleged kidnaping offense, the D.C. police said. In a statement issued late Tuesday night, the ...
Many parents have been on edge since 13-year-old Hania Aguilar disappeared in Lumberton, NC. Experts say communication with your kids is critical when ...
Fort Worth police are looking for a man and woman who tried to kidnap a young child from a Walmart store.
Kidnapping is a rare occurence, but it still happens to families all over the country. Here's what you need to be teaching your children. By Jill Sederstrom ...
A missing teenage girl from Penn Hills was found injured but alive Wednesday and her ex-boyfriend was arrested and charged with kidnapping after a ...
Four members of a Jewish sect have been charged with kidnapping a young brother and sister in New York state. Prosecutors say the men belong to the ...
Chandler police had to force entry into a home to check on a toddler who was suffering from a potentially life-threatening fever.
Law enforcement officials in Arizona arrested an Idaho man Wednesday who allegedly kidnapped his three children and threatened to take them to Mexico.
Elizabeth Smart has given birth to a baby girl! The child safety activist and kidnapping survivor announced the birth of her third child with husband Matthew ...
Dating apps Grindr and Tinder are to be asked to explain to the government how they protect children, after an investigation claimed minors are put at risk of ...
The true crime documentary, Abducted in Plain Sight, which recently appeared on Netflix, initially seems to be a nightmarish but otherwise unremarkable ...
UPDATE: [12/4/2018 11:00 p. m. ] Imagine your child coming home from school telling you a stranger tried to lure them in their car, offering to give them a ride ...
Jayme Closs, the Wisconsin teenager missing since October, was found alive Thursday.
The horrifying kidnapping and murder of 13-year-old Hania Aguilar has struck terror into the hearts of countless parents. The fact that the person who did this has ...
A woman who allegedly tried to kidnap a 6-year-old girl from a Georgetown street Tuesday was arrested Friday, authorities said. On Tuesday about 4:55 p.m., ...
A Chinese father's harrowing story of how his toddler was almost abducted by strangers in broad daylight this week has sparked online criticism of Beijing police ...
Midsi Sanchez, 27, has spent the last decade advocating for missing and exploited children.
Indian police have arrested 16 people after two men became the latest victims of hysteria over WhatsApp rumours of child kidnappers. The men had stopped to ...
Are your children really safe at the mall? Inside Edition found stories of a series of men who were busted for exposing themselves at shopping centers across the ...
Corpus Christi ISD police are investigating an attempted\u00a0kidnapping at Sanders Elementary.
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. The future is assured for no one, but for a child who survives a harrowing ...
MILAN — A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their chaperones Wednesday, threatening them over a 40-minute ordeal before setting the ...
Wanda Barzee helped steal Smart from her bedroom in Salt Lake City in 2002, when she was just 14, and hold her captive for 9 months.
I don't know when I will be able to see my children again. I don't know where they are or if they're OK,” says Bart Critser, who was awarded custody.
Elizabeth Smart is speaking to Jayme Closs' neighbors in the wake of her kidnapping.
Law enforcement has issued a child abduction alert Saturday for three children. The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an Amber Alert Saturday for three ...
A boy who told deputies he was abducted at a Hiram sporting goods store today is the same 9-year-old who told sheriff's detectives he had been abducted ...
Skylar Williams, 20, was abducted Monday morning at gunpoint from the Mansfield campus by the father of her child, Ty'rell Pounds, 24. Pounds was killed by ...
Rosalynn McGinnis was just 10 years old when the abuse began. Only two years later, she was kidnapped and held captive for nearly 20 years before good ...
A San Jose mother, who police said kidnapped her two children, has been taken into custody in Colorado.
A man who allegedly kidnapped a woman and her child in New Hampshire, drove them to Vermont and sexually assaulted the woman in a hotel room in front of ...
In the span of five months, one man tried to entice at least 19 Iowa kids and sexually abused two of them, according to state investigators.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — As the search for a missing University of Iowa student continues, much has been made of a startling statistic on missing persons in that ...
A 10-year-old escaped what appears to have been an attempted abduction all thanks to a secret code word.
A San Jose woman who triggered an Amber Alert after taking off with her kids during a supervised visit was arrested Monday in Colorado Springs, and her ...
The recent kidnapping of Sydenham schoolboy Miguel Louw has left many parents in South Africa worrying about their children's safety. The 10-year-old went ...
The Henry County Police Department said the 1-year-old who was kidnapped has been found safe. Authorities issued an Amber Alert to help locate Bryson M.
Almost two decades ago, Midsi Sanchez was 8 years old when she survived a harrowing ordeal when she was abducted by a stranger in Vallejo.
Law enforcement agencies from all over Central Louisiana gathered for special training to combat kidnapping.
A Tucson couple accused of kidnapping their kids by using a stun gun on a child welfare worker are suspected of being involved with child pornography, and ...
A 27-year-old man has been arrested on charges related to a 3-year-old who has been missing since August. Ricky Beasley faces charges of kidnapping and ...
LOWELL -- A Lawrence man wanted for the parental kidnapping of his 14-month-old son has been captured in Mexico City, while the missing child is safe and ...
UPDATE: The woman who took to social media and claimed her someone tried to snatch her baby is now being charged with filing a false police report.
Two men have been arrested in an intense kidnapping case out of Chippewa County. The 5-year-old police say they took is now safe. Around 7:15 Wednesday ...
Las Vegas police are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a 3-week-old baby by a woman who posed as a Child Protective Services worker.
Skokie Police arrested a man after he allegedly attempted to abduct a 13-year-old girl on Tuesday.
The St. Mary's Police Dept. is searching for the man who may have tried abducting a child Monday afternoon, not far from both the elementary school and the ...
When my client told me her abusive ex-boyfriend had shown up after a long absence, beaten her and kidnapped their children, I assumed the police would ...