Jose Alberto Claudio-DIaz, 41, is suspected of taking the victim across state lines without her consent
Published May 4, 2021
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Connecticut state police rescued a kidnapping victim when they stopped a Pennsylvania man in Trumbull who they said is suspected of a robbery.
Connecticut state police said the Bethlehem Police Department in Pennsylvania contacted them at 2:42 p.m. Monday about a robbery suspect traveling through Connecticut, on Route 15. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Troopers saw the vehicle on Route 15 North, near exit 46, in Trumbull and found a woman who was being held against her will, according to state police.
Man sought in Bethlehem robbery is charged with kidnapping in Connecticut, authorities say
Updated May 05, 2021;
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A 41-year-old Bethlehem man, who was wanted on robbery charges in the city, was arrested Monday afternoon in Connecticut and charged with kidnapping, Connecticut State Police report.
Bethlehem police alerted state police in Connecticut about 2:15 p.m. that Jose Alberto Claudio-Diaz, of the 1000 block of East Fourth Street, was in a vehicle heading north on Route 15 in that state, a news release said.
The vehicle was pulled over near Exit 48 in Turnbull and after identifying Claudio-Diaz, troopers realized there was a female in the car who was being held by Claudio-Diaz against her will and had crossed state lines, police said.
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Connecticut State Police searching for a robbery suspect, saved a kidnapping victim when they stopped the vehicle.
The incident took place around 2:42 p.m., Monday, May 3, when troopers assigned to Bridgeport, were contacted by Bethlehem Police Department in Pennsylvania and advised of a robbery suspect traveling through Connecticut.
Troopers were able to quickly locate the vehicle on Route 15 and conducted a traffic stop. Police are expected to release more information, including the exact location on Route 15 the stop occurred at, later in the day on Tuesday, May 4.
After talking with the suspect, identified as Jose Alberto Claudio-Diaz, age 41, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, troopers discovered there was a woman in the vehicle being held against her will.