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  1. May 13, 2024 · A 54-year-old woman from Florenceville-Bristol was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint, held for two days, and assaulted by seven people on Tobique First Nation. The RCMP executed a search warrant and arrested the accused, who face 62 charges, including extortion and firearm offences.

  2. Jun 22, 2024 · Three of the four adults who were kidnapped in Old Montreal on Friday have been found, according to police. Two women and one man, all in their early twenties, were found Saturday afternoon in ...

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    The first national statistics on missing children were released in 1987, when more than 57,000 cases were reported. In 2019, there were 40,425 accounts of missing children.
    Runaways in 2019 represented a majority of all missing children reports at almost 30,000.
    A total of 122 of those missing children reports were for a parental abduction, while 16 were related to a stranger abduction.
    About 58 per cent of all missing children or young people involve females. Also, 62 per cent of missing children or youth cases were closed within 24 hours, while 92 per cent were closed within a w...
    When young people run away, their risk of being victimized increases. The dangers may include sexual assault, violence, theft, substance abuse involving drugs and alcohol, homelessness and gang inv...
    While most parental child abductions are resolved, they remain traumatic events that can have lifelong effects on the young people involved. Many of these children are traumatized and forced to liv...
    The abduction of a child by a stranger is rare. But an individual may seize a child for a sexual purpose, to cause harm to a child or the child's family, because of mental health problems or for fi...
    If your loved one disappears or is abducted, you should call the police or 911 immediately.
    In Canada, there is no minimum period of time required before reporting your child missing.
    If you believe your child has been taken out of the country, you should ask the police to contact the RCMP's National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains.
    It's important to have regular conversations with children about their safety.

    Learn about the latest statistics, dangers and prevention strategies for missing and abducted children in Canada. Watch a video and read tips from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

  3. Mar 29, 2021 · Peel police say a young woman allegedly kidnapped in Brampton on the weekend walked into a police station on Monday evening and she is safe, but her suspected kidnapper is still at large.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KidnappingKidnapping - Wikipedia

    Kidnapping of children is usually done by one parent or others. Children have also been kidnapped for the commission of sexual assault. In the past, and presently in some parts of the world (such as southern Sudan), kidnapping is a common means used to obtain slaves and money through ransom.

  6. Jul 17, 2023 · A victim was lured into a vehicle and held captive for three days in December 2022, police said. The suspects demanded a ransom and threatened the victim's life and family's lives, and one of them had a loaded gun when arrested in July 2023.

  7. Canadian law regards following instances to be a crime. Every person commits an offence who abducts a person with intention. To cause the person to be confined or imprisoned against the person’s consent; To cause the person to be illegally sent or transported out of Canada against the person’s consent; or.

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