DRIFTER JAILED IN KIDNAPPING, SPOUSAL ABUSE WOMAN TAKEN FROM HOUSE.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer BURBANK - A drifter accused of abducting ab·duct tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts 1. To carry off by force; kidnap. 2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb. his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife or girlfriend from the Burbank home of her relatives was being held Friday on suspicion of kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. and spousal abuse, police said. Vinicio Alvarado, 32, who had been living with family members in the Hawthorne and Hesperia areas, was arrested early Friday at his brother's apartment in Lawndale, police said. The 31-year-old woman involved was freed in good condition after being discovered at the same apartment, police said. About 9 p.m. Thursday, relatives of the woman made a 911 call to report that a man had forced himself into their house in the 2200 block of North Frederic Street, assaulted the woman and forced her into a car, police said. ``There was a good deal of verbal and physical abuse as well as threats to kill,'' said Lt. Kevin Krafft. It was not clear to authorities whether the woman was the suspect's girlfriend or wife. ``She was staying with relatives in Burbank trying to distance herself from her boyfriend because of relationship problems,'' Krafft said. About 15 Burbank police field personnel worked on the case, traveling to Hesperia and Lawndale in an attempt to locate the missing woman. The California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. also assisted in the search. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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