Gunpoint Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Victim Reportedly Forced Into Car in Providence
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Gunpoint Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Victim Reportedly Forced Into Car in Providence
Just after midnight Thursday, Providence Police responded to Crimea Street off Chalkstone Avenue to reports of a man with a gun. Witnesses told officers a man had forced a woman in into his vehicle at gunpoint and took off.
Around 1:57 a.m., a Connecticut State Trooper spotted the suspect’s vehicle at a rest area on I-95 in Madison, about 85 miles from Providence. Inside were a man and woman, matching the BOLO alert issued by Providence Police.
The man was arrested on-site and a firearm was seized.
The condition of the victim have not yet been announced The investigation remains ongoing. Stay tuned for when more details are released. 
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