Sunday, May 30, 2010

False 'Kidnapping' Sparked Virginia Amber Alert


By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times

Disturbing video surveillance sparked an amber alert after police thought they saw what appeared to be a kidnapping in progress in front of a Stafford, Virginia Target store.

It had all the appearances of a kidnapping: A dark van pulls up to the front of the Target with it's side door ajar. A teenage girl appears. A woman is walking behind her, then suddenly the driver jumps out of the van and goes after the girl.

The "victim" appears to be fighting off her "abductor" and witnesses said the girl was "screaming and kicking" before she is forced into the van by three people, CBSnews.com reported.

Additional footage from a separate security camera showed the alleged victim talking with one of the "abductors" before the van pulled up.

After reviewing the video footage, police jumped into action and began searching for the five "suspects" as well as the "victim" in the video.

It turns out, the van, with it's Rhode Island tags, belonged to the teenage girls family. The scene unfolded because the girl was upset about her family moving to Florida.



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