Boston Police checked in on a woman and her young daughter in the area of Waltham Street who had allegedly been kidnapped, based on a call the woman’s parent had received. The caller demanded a ransom, but police found the alleged victims to be fine.
Boston police officials are warning older residents about fake kidnapping schemes after someone contacted a Connecticut couple and threatened to kidnap their adult daughter and her infant child in the South End unless they forked over cash.
A man ran into a Coney Island restaurant and tried to hide in a booth after Detroit police saw him walking along the road with a gun in his pocket, officials said.