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Carlee Russell's ex Thomar Latrell Simmons tells all on Alabama abduction hoax
Carlee Russell’s former boyfriend Thomar Latrell Simmons denied knowing about her kidnapping hoax and shut down rumors he was the reason she disappeared over his alleged involvement with a stripper.
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Forecast: Breaking down Friday's storms
Thursday evening: Cloudy, ESE wind temps in the upper 60s to near 70. Overnight: Cloudy, humid, few showers/downpours. Lows near 70. Friday: First Alert: Showers & storms through the day. Highs around 80. Saturday: Mostly sunny, mostly dry with a few pop up showers possible. Highs in the upper 70s.
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2 Worcester kids found safe after alleged kidnapping by mother
Police in Worcester, Massachusetts, say two children have been found safe after being kidnapped by their mother, who does not have custody. Worcester police said they were searching for 47-year-old Tiffany Cancel, who they said took her two biological children, aged 9 and 11, from a Massachusetts Department of Children and Families facility on Brussel Street about 1:35 p.m. Police…
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NH nurse kidnapped in Haiti says Christian song was her rallying cry
A U.S. nurse who was released by kidnappers in Haiti last week says a Christian song called “See a Victory” became her battle cry after she and her young daughter were abducted. Alix Dorsainvil and her child were freed Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they were snatched at gunpoint from the campus of a Christian-run school near Port-au-Prince. El Roi...
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A man accused of locking a woman in a homemade cell had a handwritten plan and sketch, FBI says
He called it “Operation Take Over,” with a list that included a chilling reminder to go after women who wouldn’t be missed to avoid “any kind of an investigation,” according to the FBI.
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Fate of NH nurse, daughter kidnapped by armed men in Haiti remains uncertain
The fate of an American nurse and her daughter kidnapped in Haiti last week remains unknown as the State Department refused to say whether the abductors made demands. Hundreds of Haitians marched in the capital Monday to protest an abduction that’s another example of the worsening gang violence that has overtaken much of Port-au-Prince. Alix Dorsainvil was working for El...
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New Hampshire woman and daughter kidnapped in Haiti
Alix Dorsainvil, a nurse for El Roi Haiti, and her daughter were kidnapped on Thursday, the organization said in a statement Saturday.
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Man arrested weeks after pickup stolen with baby inside in Dorchester
A man wanted for weeks in the carjacking of a pickup truck that had a baby inside in Dorchester earlier this month has been arrested, Boston police said Monday. Cristofanes Mendes of Boston was arrested in Roxbury on Monday morning, police said. He was due in Boston Municipal Court Monday on charges of reckless endangerment of a child, stealing a…
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NH woman, daughter kidnapped in Haiti, people warned not to travel there
A woman from New Hampshire who works for a nonprofit organization in Haiti and her young daughter have been reported as kidnapped as the U.S. State Department issued a “do not travel advisory” in the country and ordered nonemergency personnel to leave there amid growing security concerns. Alix Dorsainvil, a nurse for El Roi Haiti, and her daughter were...
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Suspect IDed in theft of pickup with baby inside in Dorchester
Police have identified a man wanted in the carjacking of a pickup truck that had a baby inside earlier this month in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Boston resident Cristofanes Mendes is wanted on charges of reckless endangerment of a child, stealing a vehicle and unlicensed driving over the kidnapping that took place on July 14 on Geneva Avenue, police said Tuesday….
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Carlee Russell's boyfriend pleads with people to stop bullying her amid disappearance investigation
Amid the ongoing investigation of Carlee Russell’s mysterious disappearance, her boyfriend Thomar Latrell Simmons has spoken out to ask “everyone to stop bullying her” online.
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Surveillance photos show Dorchester carjacking suspect
Police are looking for the public’s help to find the man suspected of stealing a car that had a baby in the back seat in Boston.
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‘I bit him': Arrest made after Miami girl, 6, fights off kidnapper: Police
A man accused of kidnapping a 6-year-old at a Miami apartment complex was arrested after the young girl was able to fight him off, police said.
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‘Help me, he has a gun!': Ring video captures apparent kidnapping in Florida
Ring video captured cries for help during what police are calling an attempted kidnapping in Miami Sunday morning.
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Mass. Man Found Guilty of 1984 Kidnapping in Conn.
A Springfield, Massachusetts man has been found guilty of a kidnapping that happened in Avon nearly 40 years ago. The State’s Attorney’s Office said 75-year-old George Legere is charged with first-degree kidnapping for an incident that happened in the early morning hours on April 13, 1984. A woman that was getting out of her parked car parked at an Avon…
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Mass. Man Brought Sex Toys, Duct Tape to Motel Encounter With Conn. Teen: Court Docs
The Massachusetts man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-yar-old girl at a Plainfield motel brought sex toys and duct tape to the encounter, according to court documents. Connor Tidd, 22, of Quincy, Massachusetts, faced a judge on Thursday on charges of kidnapping, sex assault, enticing a minor, and a narcotic-related crime. Tidd is accused of taking the 13-year-old…
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Mass. Man Accused of Kidnapping Teen, Bringing Her to Conn. Motel
A man has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and taking her to a motel in Plainfield against her will, police said. The Plainfield Police Department said they were called to a home in Moosup Village on a report of a missing girl. Responding officers searched the home and neighboring area but were unable to find her. After…
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One Person Fatally Shot During Rescue of Kidnapped Migrants, Authorities Say
A prosecutor says a hostage rescue in Houston in which one person was fatally shot on Thursday first began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county.
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Texas Girl Found Locked in North Carolina Shed Used Gaming Chatroom Before Being Kidnapped, Mother Says
The mother of the 13-year-old girl kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a man in North Carolina tracked her daughter’s online activity.
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Four US Citizens Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Northern Mexico
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four Americans thought to be kidnapped in an attack in Mexico on Friday.