Kidnapping

Donny Jackson, 40, was arrested after allegedly abducting his two daughters, who were later found safe. It is unclear what his relationship is to the two dead boys.

A woman convicted of fatally strangling a pregnant woman, cutting her body open and kidnapping her baby is scheduled to be the first female inmate put to death by the U.S. government in more than six decades.

Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing for a group of men accused of plotting to abduct Michigan’s governor.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thanked law enforcement on Thursday for their work in foiling a plot to kidnap her from her vacation home. The governor also accused President Donald Trump of encouraging extremism when he refused to condemn white supremacists during last week’s debate.

The FBI arrested at least six men on Thursday for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home.

Federal authorities say nearly 40 missing or endangered children have been rescued by federal and state agents in Georgia.

An Atlanta-area mother who attempted to shoot and fight off kidnappers was reunited with her child Saturday after the baby was found unharmed, authorities said.

Deputies arrested a man this weekend who allegedly told them he drove from South Carolina to a home in Central Florida with a plan to kidnap a World Wrestling Entertainment star. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports that 24-year-old Phillip Thomas II had been stalking Sonya Deville for several years on social media and drove to her home north of Tampa this…

Gilroy police arrested a transient man this week on suspicion of kidnapping, rape and attempted murder.

A couple was arrested last week and accused of collecting payments in a kidnap for ransom scheme that left a San Diego man and a Norwalk man dead in Tijuana, Mexico.

Police are searching for an 11-year-old girl reportedly kidnapped by her mother in Oakley.

A Washington state woman and her 16-year-old daughter were arrested Friday afternoon after the woman allegedly posed as a baby photographer and drugged a mother in an attempt to steal her newborn, NBC News reports.

An 11-year-old girl abducted in Springfield was found safe and her alleged kidnapper arrested Wednesday evening after an Amber Alert was issued amid an hourslong search, Massachusetts State Police said.

San Jose police, with the help of a security guard, arrested a 70-year-old man this week on suspicion of kidnapping and molesting a 13-year-old girl, according to the police department.

A South Bay security guard is being hailed as a hero for stepping in and stopping a crime. Police say a 70-year-old man was allegedly sexually assaulting a young teenager in a parking lot. Ian Cull reports.

San Jose police, with the help of a security guard, arrested a 70-year-old man this week on suspicion of kidnapping and molesting a 13-year-old girl that he was hired to drive home from school, according to the police department. Sonja Shin reports.

A 7-year-old who claimed he was almost kidnapped Monday afternoon at knifepoint near Meadowlands Park in Vacaville fabricated the story, police said. Police announced on Tuesday that the boy, who wasn’t identified, made it up. Police didn’t say if he was or will be charged with a crime. According to police, dispatch received a call just before 3 p.m....

A 7-year-old was apparently almost kidnapped Monday afternoon near Meadowlands Park in Vacaville, police said. Police received a call just before 3 p.m. from a concerned guardian who said a stranger tried to kidnap the boy at knifepoint. Police said they flooded the area with officers to search for the suspect. The boy was apparently walking on a path to…

A kidnapping victim was found safe and a suspect has been arrested after Las Vegas police released security camera footage of a woman being taken by the suspect.

A 16-year-old girl was grabbed off a Bronx street right in front of her mother Monday night — and police are investigating the case as a possible kidnapping, authorities say. An Amber Alert was issued at 10 a.m. Tuesday.