Gunpoint Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Victim Reportedly Forced Into Car in Providence

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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