NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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Lily Snyder found in Costa Rica jungle hut By DANA DUGAN Express Staff Writer In a rescue mission straight out of a Hollywood movie, 5-year-old Lily June Snyder, who disappeared from Ketchum almost two years ago, was rescued at dawn Friday in the jungles of Costa Rica where she’d been living with her...
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Mom arrested in their possible abduction from Washington By Wendy Leonard Deseret Morning News Two children, believed to have been abducted by their mother in the state of Washington nearly five months ago, were found in good condition in South Jordan on Monday. Their mother, 30-year-old Christina Lasser, was arrested after South Jordan...
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9-year-old back in Merriam after abduction By TONY RIZZO The Kansas City Star After four months of fear and frustration, Robert Todd Jr. is a happy man. His son is home. The Merriam man and the 9-year-old boy who was taken from him last December were reunited Tuesday at the Phoenix airport after...
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Child disappeared from California more than 3 years ago BY PHILLIP CASTON Of The Post and Courier Staff ISLE OF PALMS–A parental abduction case that started more than three years ago in California and spanned the country ended here today after police arrested the mother and took custody of the child, said Lt....
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I was more than thirty years old before I saw a poster for missing children.Stopping in the teachers? room at our local elementary school, I noticed the smiling faces of children and went to view the poster more closely. "Have you seen us?" it read. It took a few moments before I realized...
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PORTLAND, OR — Two bystanders who thought something was wrong when they saw a 10-year-old girl walk away with a man who had flashed what looked like a badge are credited with thwarting the child?s kidnapping. “Our worst gut fears were realized,” said Ken Gillam, who had watched the incident unfold…when he and...
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Police seeking assistance from public to help officers identify, apprehend suspect. By JON OTTMAN – Staff Writer Shelby Township police are continuing their search for a man who attempted to abduct a teen on her way to school. Detective Lt. Steven Stanbury, commander of the township’s Criminal Investigation Bureau said that the 16-year-old...
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Police search for an attempted kidnapping suspect. Officers say he tried to take an 11-year-old boy at a Broken Arrow park. It happened last week at Urbana Park. Parents in the area say, they will focus on stranger danger, and they’re worried. “That’s what makes it even more frightening. This isn’t a main...
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