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AMBER alert for missing 7-year-old boy in New York


AMBER alert for missing 7-year-old boy in New York

Rochester Police have issued an AMBER alert for a seven-year-old child in New York who may be in immediate danger. Akelise Johnson, 7, was last seen at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday on North Water Street in Rochester, New York. Police believe Akelise is dating Celeta Johnson. Celeta, 35, was last seen leaving the house on foot […]

Woman charged with attempted kidnapping of 8-year-old girl


Woman charged with attempted kidnapping of 8-year-old girl

Inset: Courtney Perrone (Santa Monica Police Department). According to police, the alley where she attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old girl (CBS News). California authorities say a woman posing as a “Russian police officer” attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old child, then pulled out a switchblade and stabbed the man who rescued the child. Courtney Perrone, 39, […]

Michigan man receives another life sentence for kidnapping death of 2-year-old


Michigan man receives another life sentence for kidnapping death of 2-year-old

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Michigan man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter to a second life sentence. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker sentenced Rashad Trice on Friday, a week after he was sentenced in Ingham County District Court to life in prison without […]

Rashad Trice receives second life sentence for death of Lansing toddler


Rashad Trice receives second life sentence for death of Lansing toddler

GRAND RAPIDS – Rashad Trice was sentenced to a second life term Friday for kidnapping 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith from her Lansing home and strangling her with a telephone cord. Seven days after an Ingham County District Court judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, Trice received the […]

Michigan man receives another life sentence for kidnapping death of 2-year-old


Michigan man receives another life sentence for kidnapping death of 2-year-old

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Michigan man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter to a second life sentence. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker sentenced Rashad Trice on Friday, a week after he was sentenced in Ingham County District Court to life in prison without […]

Trice receives second life sentence for killing Wynter Cole Smith


Trice receives second life sentence for killing Wynter Cole Smith

Rashad Trice was sentenced Friday to life in a federal prison for kidnapping and killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith last year. The crime sparked a massive manhunt and initially exposed the Detroit man to the federal death penalty. Five months after 27-year-old Trice pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death, U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker […]

Detroit man receives second life sentence for kidnapping and murder of Wynter Cole-Smith


Detroit man receives second life sentence for kidnapping and murder of Wynter Cole-Smith

LANSING, Michigan — A Detroit man will begin serving a double life sentence in July 2023 for the kidnapping and murder of a Lansing toddler. On Friday, a federal judge sentenced 27-year-old Rashad Trice to life in prison for the death of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith. Trice was previously sentenced to life in prison without the […]

Community on alert after attempted kidnapping of 16-year-old girl in north Austin


Community on alert after attempted kidnapping of 16-year-old girl in north Austin

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — We learn new details about the attempted kidnapping of a teenager at a bus stop in north Austin. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said this happened early Wednesday morning in the 16,000 block of FM 1325. “She was clear-headed and knew it wasn’t true,” said Lt. Russell Travis of the Williamson […]

4-year-old kidnapped, police chase through Canon City


4-year-old kidnapped, police chase through Canon City

CANON CITY, Colorado (KKTV) – On Wednesday afternoon, Canon City Police were called to a kidnapping. Police arrived at the 900 block of N. Orchard Avenue, near the Mountain View Skate Park, where a social services social worker told police that 33-year-old Ashley Proctor was with her four-year-old child on a court-ordered visitation restraining order […]

Volunteer police officer stops suspected kidnapping of 7-year-old girl from Michigan park


Volunteer police officer stops suspected kidnapping of 7-year-old girl from Michigan park

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI (TND) — A volunteer at a Michigan police department is being praised for his quick response in stopping the suspected kidnapping of a seven-year-old girl. Sterling Heights police released video Thursday showing a suspect pulling the girl off her bike and dragging her into his vehicle. Police said the girl’s aunt quickly […]