'Sparked fear in our locals': West Aucklanders on edge after schoolgirl abducted and attacked
Sunnyvale residents have deadbolted their doors after a schoolgirl's serious assault.
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'Shut up or be killed': Manhunt under way after schoolgirl abducted, brutally assaulted
The 15-year-old heard a tapping on the door before finding an armed stranger in her home.
Bodies of four killed searching for Kiwi pilot taken hostage in Papua recovered
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens abducted by the rebels in February.
Bank kidnapping: Man threatened to 'blow the building up' in hour-long ordeal
The man accused of holding people captive inside Rotorua's BNZ has pleaded guilty.
‘Dangerous’ South Auckland pensioner still on the run one month later
Police are appealing for information on Bronwyn Warwick.
Man alleged to have assaulted, kidnapped woman in bottle shop granted name suppression
The 28-year-old made an appearance in the Hamilton District Court this morning.
Ukraine brings back 31 children from Russia amid war
Over 19,500 children have been seized from their families or orphanages and deported.
Cleo Smith kidnapper gets prison sentence
The man who admitted abducting a 4-year-old Australian girl has learned his fate in court.
Watch: CCTV footage emerges of moment Aussie boy allegedly snatched
Footage has surfaced of a young boy who was allegedly abducted moments after his brother.
Americans’ fun road trip to Mexico became days of horror
It was supposed to be a fun road trip for a group of childhood friends.
Update on Cleo Smith kidnapping case
The man who admitted to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith will learn his fate in court.
Four kidnapped Americans cross into Mexico to buy medicine
The Americans were kidnapped at gunpoint and an "innocent" citizen died at the scene.
'Hey bro, you need to pay': Businessman admits kidnapping role over $265k debt
A Rotorua man has pleaded guilty to being a party to kidnapping.
Boxing Day kidnapping: Accused can now be named
Accused was charged after young woman was found dead in crashed car on motorway.
Man who kidnapped builder over botched job found guilty
William Taranaki Taingahue Rangi was found guilty after a two-hour deliberation.
Police searching for man who allegedly shot at police, due for trial
Trial was due to begin this month for Cliff Wharerau and 5 others accused of kidnapping.
'Pipeline to prison': Childhood abuse led killer to life of crime
Serial offender described as having an impulse and intense desire to use violence.
Serial rapist cites childhood of abuse in failed court bid
"Signature" offending seen in abductions of three different women for sex.
Nelson police arrest group of men after gang-related raids
A group of men facing serious charges after police raids in Nelson.
Whangārei man sentenced to preventive detention for attack on his partner
Tawhai spent much of his adulthood in custody but did little to address his offending.
Jury in Max Beckham child sex trial returns guilty verdicts
Previously convicted Northland drug baron found guilty of historic child sex offences,
Mobster jailed after kidnapping girlfriend and 'coward's punch' on female prison officer
Upon hearing the sentence, the man kicked out at a piece of furniture.
Evidence that exposed missing jogger Sherri Papini's kidnap lie
Her disappearance gripped US, but now Sherri Papini is accused of fabricating everything.
Come here: Lie that lured Cleo Smith out of her tent
Cleo Smith's parents have revealed the disturbing lie her kidnapper used to lure her out.
'Locked in a room': Fresh Cleo Smith details as parents break silence
Cleo Smith's mum has revealed what her daughter told her of the 18 days missing.
Heartbreaking loss: Cleo Smith's family hit by tragedy before alleged abduction
Cleo Smith's family was reeling from a major tragedy when she was allegedly abducted.
Cleo Smith's alleged abductor boards plane to Perth
Terence Darrell Kelly will be moved to a maximum-security prison in Perth.
Watch: The moment Cleo was found - police release incredible video
Footage of Cleo Smith's rescue would be burned into Deputy commissioner's memory for life.
'The pockmarked killer': French officer identified in 35-year hunt
DNA tests and a suicide note end decades-long hunt for man dubbed "the pockmarked killer".
Gunmen release kidnapped Nigerian students 3 months later
Gunmen release some of the children kidnapped from a school back in May.
Sydney woman allegedly held captive and beaten for 2 days
The woman was beaten with a pole and a frying pan before she escaped.
Watch: Emotional moment police rescue girl, 6, after abduction
'I want my daddy,' the girl can be heard saying as police save her from the kidnapper.
Cops find girl taken from home
A 1-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from a home south of Brisbane overnight.
Trial date set for six facing kidnapping and shooting charges
Five men and a woman appeared at the High Court in Whangārei on Thursday.