Kidnapping Coverage

Toddler found safe after Amber Alert; Suspect still on the run, considered 'armed & dangerous'

A 2-year-old girl was found safe after she was kidnapped by her father on Thanksgiving morning. Deputies. The Harnett County Sheriff said the girls' father is considered to be armed and dangerous.

Woman describes getting kidnapped in Virginia, 146-mph chase that ended in Wendell

A woman was kidnapped by her estranged boyfriend and driven across state lines. The car she was in was going 146 mph before crashing in Wendell.

Woman describes 146-mph chase that ended in Wendell: 'He told me that I deserved to die'

A woman was kidnapped by her estranged boyfriend and driven across state lines. The car she was in was going 146 mph before crashing in Wendell.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Man charged with kidnapping after high speed chase, crash in Wake County

A man is in custody after troopers say he kidnapped a woman and led officers on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash in Wake County on Sunday night.

Kidnapping victim injured after man leads troopers on high-speed chase, crashes in Wake County

A man is in custody after troopers say he kidnapped a woman and led officers on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash in Wake County on Sunday night.

Carly Haynes & Kelsey Coffey, WRAL reporters

Man charged with kidnapping, rape in Raleigh cold case

A man was arrested and charged with rape Monday in connection with a 1998 sexual assault cold case.

Colorado family kidnapped by Hamas

President Biden has been in touch with people in Colorado about the war. He's been updating one family, whose loved ones were visiting Israel when the attack occurred.

Police: Youngsville man kidnapped woman, forced her to drive to Myrtle Beach at knifepoint

Police arrested a man inside of a Walmart over the weekend after receiving a call from a woman's family saying she'd been kidnapped by a Youngsville man and forced to drive to South Carolina.

WRAL News

Father at center of Amber Alert due in court Tuesday; calls WRAL News from jail

A father will make his first court appearance Tuesday morning, just hours after surrendering to police following a state-wide Amber Alert. Overnight, Mitchell Grayson called WRAL from jail to tell his side of the story.

Ransom note leads authorities to kidnapped 9-year-old girl in NY

After an intense 48-hour search, a missing 9-year-old girl who disappeared over the weekend while on a camping trip with her family in upstate New York was found safe Monday evening, and a suspect was in custody, according to the New York State Police.

'Every parent's nightmare:' Ransom note aids in rescue of 9-year-old girl kidnapped while camping in NY

After an intense 48-hour search, a missing 9-year-old girl who disappeared over the weekend while on a camping trip with her family in upstate New York was found safe Monday evening, and a suspect was in custody, according to the New York State Police.

Jesse McKinley, New York Times

Knightdale man accused of attempted murder, strangulation

Khairi Abdul Hafiz Dorfield, 35, of Knightdale, was charged with assault by strangulation, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree forcible sexual offense and attempted first-degree murder.

Knightdale man charged with attempted murder, strangulation and kidnapping

A Knightdale man faces multiple charges after police said he sexually assaulted a woman he knew.

Missing 14-year-old girl found safe, man arrested on kidnapping and rape charges

Investigators found the missing girl in a motel.

WRAL Staff

Fayetteville police found woman abducted by man

The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating a potential kidnapping.

Fayetteville police arrest man who allegedly abducted a woman and her baby at gunpoint

A man has been arrested and charged with abducting a woman and her baby Friday afternoon in Fayetteville.

19-year-old charged with killing mom, kidnapping sibling from Hillsborough apartment

A Hillsborough woman was charged Monday with killing her mother and kidnapping her sibling.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

Man charged with kidnapping, attempted rape appears in court

WRAL News received 911 calls made from a woman who said she was kidnapped Wednesday from Crabtree Valley Mall.

911 calls: Woman kidnapped in her own car pleads for help

WRAL News received emotional 911 calls made from a woman who said she was kidnapped in her own car Wednesday from Crabtree Valley Mall.

'I just want to get out of here': In 911 call, woman says she was kidnapped from Crabtree Valley Mall

WRAL News received 911 calls made from a woman who said she was kidnapped Wednesday from Crabtree Valley Mall.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting woman near Crabtree Valley Mall

A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to rape a woman after he kidnapped her Wednesday near Crabtree Valley Mall. The Raleigh Police Department arrested Christopher Joyner, 41, in connection with this incident.

Chatman man accused of kidnapping, assaulting girl

Jeffrey Trujillo was arrested and charged with felony first-degree kidnapping, felony second-degree forcible sexual offense and felony crime against nature.

Police respond to reported kidnapping on Turner Street

Raleigh Police Department is investigating a report of a woman being kidnapped on Wednesday afternoon.

Raleigh police arrest man for allegedly kidnapping, strangling and sexually assaulting woman

A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to rape a woman after he kidnapped her Wednesday near Crabtree Valley Mall.

WRAL Staff

Chatham County man charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl

Jeffrey Trujillo is charged with felony first-degree kidnapping, felony second-degree forcible sexual offense and felony crime against nature.