hostage
A 30-year-old in Washington said a woman he met on a dating app took him hostage and robbed him at gunpoint with an accomplice. As the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department shared in a press release, the unidentified man informed deputies he traveled to meet the woman, who described herself as a similar age to him, after connecting on Plenty of […]
Authorities say they’re negotiating with a man who has taken multiple people hostage at a Texas synagogue. According to CNN, the situation unfolded during Saturday services at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, located about 30 miles outside of Dallas. Officials say the incident was partially captured on a Facebook livestream, in which a man could […]
Blac Chyna is now the subject of a criminal investigation. According to The Sun, the 33-year-old reality TV star has been accused of holding a woman hostage at a Sacramento hotel last month. The alleged incident occurred Nov. 27 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, where Chyna—born Angela Renée White—had invited a group of people back to her room for a party. […]
Minnesota authorities have confirmed an active hostage situation at Wells Fargo branch located in St. Cloud. According to the St. Cloud Times, police received a report about a possible robbery at the bank shortly before 2 p.m. local time. Police Lt. Lori Ellering told the outlet negotiations were ongoing and that were no reported injuries at this […]
An hours-long standoff in Ukraine centered on an armed man who had taken 13 hostages came to a close after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly endorsed a Joaquin Phoenix-narrated movie. The individual in question, identified in a Reuters report as 44-year-old Maksym Kryvosh, took 13 people hostage on a bus in western Ukraine and said he […]
The Miami Herald reports that four people were killed in a dramatic series of events that started in one city in Florida and ended in another. At 4:17 p.m. Thursday in Coral Gables, at least two people tried robbing Regent Jeweler’s. Authorities were notified of the incident by a silent alarm. During the robbery attempt, […]
TMZ reports that authorities questioned R. Kelly on Friday, after receiving reports that the disgraced singer was holding women hostage inside his Chicago home. According to the Chicago Tribute, an out-of-state caller told the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office that two women were being held against their will at Kelly’s Trump Tower residence. The office passed the information along to the […]
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