kidnapping

U.S. officials have issued a travel warning for Mexico after a series of kidnappings linked to dating app meetups. With many Louisiana residents traveling to Mexican beach destinations, the alert urges caution, especially when meeting strangers online. Travelers are advised to stick to public places and report any suspicious activity.

A Louisiana man was accused of snatching his ex-girlfriend from a store and forcing her into his car.

Louisiana law enforcement is searching for Diego Rodriguez-Salvador a 23-year-old male who allegedly kidnapped and raped a 13-year-old girl. Police are asking for the public's help in locating the suspect.

A mother in South Louisiana allegedly took her own child from a daycare after she dressed herself in disguise.

8-year-old Alessandra Leonor Bruno missing from New Orleans, taken by her mother Alejandra Gutierrez. Contact authorities with any information.

A man in Louisiana has been arrested in Washington Parish after he allegedly kidnapped a woman.

A year later, still searching for answers in the case of a missing man who supposedly bragged about stealing from a cartel.

Lafayette, Louisiana was featured on a recent episode of '48 Hours' as Schanda Handley recounted events before and after a violent kidnapping for the first time since the harrowing incident unfolded back in 2017.

Parrish Mayor Jared "Bubba" Cagle confirmed that missing 9-month-old baby Harlow Freeman was found safe and the Amber Alert has been canceled.

A mother in Kinder, La. is warning others of a scam that she feels targeted her while using her child who was not with her at the time.

To say it has been a rough start to the fall semester on the campus of LSU would be an understatement.

At some point during the chase, he abandoned the vehicle, and the child, and fled on foot. He was found in the Vermilion river.

48-year-old Stacy Levier of Opelousas is now being interviewed by investigators after witnesses told police that he was abducted at gunpoint over the weekend.

An absolutely terrifying abduction attempt was caught on video last week in New Orleans, and authorities are hoping you can help catch the people responsible.

Evan Fontenot of Opelousas now sits in the St. Landry Parish Jail accused of using a handgun to take his ex-girlfriend and her baby on a terrifying ride that could have ended terribly.

An 11-year-old girl was nearly captured at her bus stop in Florida.

37-year-old Michael BJ O'Bryan, Jr. of Abbeville has been arrested after Maurice Police responded to a local business where a woman was alleging to have been kidnapped.

A graphic video showing a special-needs man in Chicago being kidnapped, beaten and tortured has led to the arrest of four people connected with the attack.

Anyone with information can call Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS.

A man in Richmond, Va. did something pretty bone-headed last weekend. What was his act of supreme stupidity, you ask? Well, he decided to fake his own kidnapping.