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Three Santa Maria men kidnap teenager, hold him for ransom

Written on 22 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Federal agents on Friday arrested three Santa Maria men who kidnapped a 17-year-old boy this week in San Bernardino County and then held him for ransom, while threatening the teen’s mother that they would cut off her... (Continue reading)

Men kidnap and rob family in Paso Robles

Written on 18 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE One man is in jail and another is on the run following a home invasion robbery in Paso Robles on Monday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., a caller reported that two men forced a family at gunpoint... (Continue reading)

FBI agents searching for man kidnapped in California

Written on 21 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

FBI agents are searching for a Santa Ana man who was kidnapped from a San Gabriel shopping center last month and held for $2 million ransom, according to a press release. [Cal Coast Times] On July 16, three men kidnapped... (Continue reading)

Lompoc kidnapper allegedly forced victim to marry him in Vegas

Written on 7 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Surveillance footage shows that during this week’s kidnapping escapade Joseph Hetzel forced Virginia Paris to marry him inside a Las Vegas wedding chapel. [KCOY] Paris’s daughter, Melissa Villabla, said Hetzel forced Paris to marry him in exchange for allowing her... (Continue reading)

Lompoc kidnapper arrested in Las Vegas

Written on 6 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Lompoc man suspected of kidnapping and holding his ex-girlfriend captive for four days was arrested Tuesday in Las Vegas. On Monday evening, Joseph Hetzel, 52, released Virginia Paris, 55, in front of a hotel in Henderson, Nevada. Paris told... (Continue reading)

Abducted Lompoc woman rescued in Nevada, kidnapper on the run

Written on 5 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Following four days in captivity in a total of three states, a Lompoc woman was rescued at a Nevada hotel. Her ex-boyfriend and alleged kidnapper remains on the run. [KSNV] On Tuesday morning, Virginia Paris, 55, called security at the... (Continue reading)

Woman kidnapped outside SLO bar

Written on 5 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Lompoc man allegedly picked up a woman off Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo early Monday morning by naming two of her friends and telling the victim that they had asked him to take her to a friend’s house.... (Continue reading)

Abducted Lompoc woman spotted in Arizona with ex-boyfriend

Written on 4 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The Lompoc man accused of abducting his ex-girlfriend in Solvang was spotted with her Sunday morning at a Starbucks in Arizona, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. After the Lompoc woman sought help from a customer in the... (Continue reading)

Police searching for kidnapped boy after deadly shooting in Santa Maria

Written on 22 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Maria police issued an Amber Alert for a 9-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped following a fatal shooting Monday night. Daniel Morozov is likely in the company of Konstantin Morozov, 48, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. According... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman

Written on 27 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 38-year-old Pismo Beach man is in San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of kidnapping to commit rape and sexual penetration with a foreign object while the victim is intoxicated. Atascadero police arrested David Ebrahimi Ardebili in Paso Robles... (Continue reading)