Stephanie Williams

ONTARIO: Man kidnapped ex-girlfriend at gunpoint, police say

In the article"Ontario: Man kidnapped ex-girlfriend at gunpoint, police say", Christopher Parra Martinez, of Riverside, was arrested on Saturday June 13th after he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend for three hours, threatened her father with a gun and led police on a manhunt. Martinez went to the victim's home in Ontario to retrieve his belongings but after her father would not let him inside the house Martinez threatened him with a gun. He then contacted his ex-girlfriend to meet in a different location where he held her at gunpoint and forced her to drive him to Riverside. This article relates to me because I live in Riverside.

PERRIS: ‘Kidnapped' woman found safe

In the article "Perris: 'Kidnapped' woman found safe", Tina Marie Timm was found safe and unharmed in Moreno Valley. Deputies recieved the report of the kidnapping at 11:35 a.m. on Tuesday. Her boyfriend told them that he had dropped her off at the store earlier that morning and later received a text from her stating that sh had been kidnapped by three men in an older white van with curtains in the back windows. This article relates to me because my friend was almost kidnapped at the park by her house.

RIVERSIDE: UCR student kidnapped, escapes attacker

In the article "Riverside: UCR student kidnapped, escapes attacker", Riverside police are looking for a man who kidnapped a female in the University Towns parking garage on Sunday, June 8th. The woman was "bound and driven around the parking lot before being returned to the parking garage". The victim called the police at 4:17 p.m. Sunday to report the incident. This article relates to me because my brother used to go to UCR and my cousin lives down the street from it.

How do these articles relate?

These articles relate because they all talk about kidnapping. Being kidnapped is a very scary situation and you have to be safe and you should be aware of your surroundings so you do not end up getting kidnapped.