Police Say Teenager Escapes After Being Held Captive and Assaulted for a Month

A Texas couple has been apprehended after an 18-year-old woman they had been holding captive in their home managed to escape through a window. The couple, identified as Jose Reyes, 31, and Jaqueline Macias, 29, were charged with aggravated kidnapping by Harris County officials. According to court documents, the teenager, referred to as B.B., was …

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16 police workers freed after abduction in southern Mexico

After a harrowing three-day captivity, 16 police employees who were kidnapped in southern Mexico have finally been released on Friday. Rutilio Escandón, the governor of Chiapas state, took to Twitter to confirm their safe return. “I am pleased to inform the people of Chiapas and Mexico that the 16 kidnapped colleagues have been released this …

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Uber Driver Shot by Passenger Who Mistook Him for Kidnapper

A Kentucky woman is facing murder charges after shooting an Uber driver in Texas, in a mistaken belief that he was kidnapping her. Daniel Piedra, a newly-employed Uber driver, was transporting Phoebe Copas to a casino in southeast El Paso to meet her boyfriend when the incident occurred. Copas noticed signs for Juarez, Mexico, during …

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