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I've been following a news story of a teen boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint.

Southern Stitches @SouthernStiches (13) 5 May

The last few days the top news story in my area has been about a teen boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint. Men with guns came into his home and grabbed him. Family members tried to intervene. They pointed guns at the family members...

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State trooper in North Carolina helps a neighbor recover a stolen truck

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Mar

North Carolina State Trooper Dolan Grady who was off duty on Sunday evening when his neighbor asked him to retrieve his truck that had two children under 16 years of age inside of the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado truck. Officr Grady...

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Child Exploitation.....

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 12 Jun

right here in Idaho. Three nen have been arrested for kidnapping and the exploitation of a young person under the age of 16. This was done over the internet. I'm sure glad the Idaho police department are it and not letting these...

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Greta Thurnberg kidnapped by Israeli forces

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1739) 10 Jun

The Swedish environment activist Greta Thurnberg posted a video of herself and some other people hijacked by Israeli forces along the Israeli waters. It appears Greta's country- Sweden has not taken serious actions on this case...

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Listen to your dog

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 25 May 24

I was reading an article about an 8-year-old girl who was abducted and only escaped ten years later. Then I clicked on a link where an Algerian man had been held captive for 26 years. His family had believed he’d been kidnapped or...

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Christmas day early panicking

Luis Asuncion @luisga814 (7138) • Quezon City, Philippines 25 Dec 22

Around 5am of December 25, 2022. My neighbor had a panic and almost all of the neighbors including us had a panic too. The reason: her nephew was lost under their custody. They left their nephew sleeping around 4am in order to go...

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The Girl in the Picture

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 24 Jul 22

I just watched this documentary on Netflix. It was called "The Girl in the Picture" and was about an abused girl. It begins with two young men coming upon a young woman alongside the highway. They called an ambulance for her. It...

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The World Upside Down

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 29 Mar 22

The hubbub over the slapping at the Oscars shows us all we need to know about how screwed up the priorities of this country and the western world are in general. More people care about two overpaid, overhyped, middle-aged men...

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A sad story comes to an end

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Feb 22

There has been a sad story playing out in Australia and it has now come to an even sadder end. In January, an 80-year-old man, Terry Gibbs, kidnapped his partner of 15 years from a nursing home in Western Australia and drove...

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A rescue story from Michigan courtesy of two alert police officers

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 3 Dec 21

I guess I could say that two Detroit police officers are the Guardian Angels of four children who were kidnapped by a stranger who picked up the children who were walking on their way to school on Thursday morning. The names of...

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A missing child found safe in Nevada by the authorities

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Nov 21

Normally when an Amber alert is broadcast in the news reports, the parent of the missing child is hoping and praying that her missing relative would be found safe and sound. Recently Alaina Duey who is four year of age was...

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Kidnapping Solved

Jim Bauer @porwest (112764) • United States 24 Apr 21

At a local school here around town there was an unfortunate kidnapping. Police scoured, news reporters flocked, parents ran to protect their own children from similar fates. But it was all quickly worked out. The kid woke up....

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The strange story of a dog in Denver

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Jan 20

Derek Guilin who is the owner of a five year old named Lucille who lives in Denver Colorado is sharing a story that is to put in mildly bizarre. Derek was in the company of Lucille when a severe windstorm hit his area when the...

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Sensai Wu has been kidnapped!

The Horse @TheHorse (238275) • Walnut Creek, California 19 Nov 19

Perhaps it is because I am evil. At the Lego table, at the preschool, there are several small plastic figurines. Some are missing hands. I have secretly been eyeballing their remaining hands, thinking of stealing one for my...

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A kidnapping of a cat named Batman ends with a happy ending for the cat

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Nov 19

I guess the D C Comics character Batman is so popular that a cat who lives in Brookhaven Pennsylvania at a Pet Smart store had the misfortune of being kidnapped by a male and female couple earlier this month. The not for profit...

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Creepy dude.

The Horse @TheHorse (238275) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Nov 19

I got a call from Horse Jr.'s mom late last night, asking if I could walk Horse Jr. to school this morning. Apparently, some creepy looking dude has been hanging out in his car in the same place every morning as Horse Jr. walks...

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Notes On CPS (Child Protective Services)

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 19 Aug 19

I have heard horror stories about CPS (Child Protective Services) in the United States. As their name implies, they are supposed to be a line of defense for children in bad situations, like abusive homes. However, I have heard of...

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Vacation over, she was to spend a bit of time with her grandparents before going back home

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 24 Jun 19

She'd never make it back home. Denise Clinton was asleep on the daybed in her grandparents suite at the motel they managed. It was 2:20 in the morning and the bell rang, indicating that there was a customer. Dorothy left the...

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If you are a male and an engineer, you better not enter Bihar state of India unless you wish to be kidnapped

DJ @Daljinder (23193) • Bangalore, India 2 Jul 18

...and fall victim to "Pakaruah Vivah" which is a fallout practice of dowry system. As the girls' families become unable to provide sufficient dowries, they adapted and started the practice of Pakaruah Vivah (Forced Wedding)....

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My daughter was victim today of the same scam.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 25 May 18

I told you about my terrifying experience with a phone call who asked ransom for my daughter. It ruined my night even though it was all a fake. Today my daughter came shaken. She was called to tell her that her eldest daughter...

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