Cold Case Solved: CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Killing Store Owner 15 Years Later
A Connecticut man has been convicted of a kidnapping and fatal shooting outside a Hartford business more than 15 years after the crime, authorities announced.
Shawn Milner, 35, of Hartford, was found guilty on Jan. 29 of two counts of felony murder and one count of first-degree kidnapping, Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin said. Milner was accused of killing Waqas “Victor” Rehman, 42, of Farmington, in Hartford in 2010.
Rehman owned The Smoker’s Stop on Barbour Street in Hartford.
A witness told officers that they overheard someone yelling at Rehman, demanding money and telling him…
Kidnapped Tennessee Girls Found Safe After Traffic Stop On I-81 In Cumberland County: PSP
Two juvenile girls reported kidnapped out of Tennessee were found safe during a late-night traffic stop on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 2.
Troopers with PSP Carlisle were notified about the missing juveniles and located the involved vehicle during a traffic stop near mile marker 44.0 on I-81 North in South Middleton Township just before midnight on Saturday, Feb. 1, according to police.
Both girls were found safely inside the vehicle, state police said.
Henry Rodriguez, 36, of Allentown, and Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez, 60, of Tamaqua, …
Bay Shore Predator Kidnaps 11-Year-Old Girl From School After Meeting On Discord, DA Says
A Long Island child predator met an 11-year-old girl online before kidnapping her from her Queens school, prosecutors alleged.
Nicholas Wieber, 28, of Bay Shore, was indicted on kidnapping and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Jan. 9, following an investigation that began in December 2025.
Wieber allegedly communicated with the child through Discord, a messaging application commonly used by children for gaming, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. The messages quickly became sexual in nature, officials said.
On Dec. 12, the girl went to school in Queens but never r…
PA Sex Offender Kidnaps, Rapes Two 11-Year-Old Girls: DA
A disturbing attack on two young girls walking ended with a convicted predator dragged back to prison for decades, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Dec. 8.
Horace Battle, 47, was sentenced to 15 to 34 years in state prison after being convicted of rape of a child, kidnapping, and unlawful contact with a minor tied to a February 2025 abduction, prosecutors said.
The case began when the two 11-year-old sisters were walking down the street and Battle pulled up in a white SUV, insisting they get in after they declined his offer for a ride, the DA’s Office said. I…
Pennsylvania Kidnapper Found In Kentucky After Woman Escapes Twice: Police
A missing Westmoreland County woman was found safe in Kentucky overnight, and the man accused of kidnapping her twice in one week has been arrested, Scottdale Police announced on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Shawn Prince, 29, of Scottdale, is facing charges of kidnapping, simple assault, terroristic threats, and harassment, according to police.
The department on Friday night asked for the public’s help in locating Lydia Nelson Prince, 48, after her family reported they hadn’t heard from her since Thursday afternoon. Police believed she could be traveling in a red Subaru Impreza.
This plea for help ca…
