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Attempted Kidnapping

South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested for trying to lure and kidnapping a teenage girl who was actually an undercover detective online, authorities said. Francis Frobose, 26, of Hamilton, was charged with second-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted luring, second-degree attempted sexual assault and third-degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Frobose was being held in the Mercer County Correction Center in Hopewell and a detention hearing is scheduled for this week, Onofri sa…
NJ Man, 41, Charged With Trying To Kidnap Female Pedestrian Using Bogus Handgun NJ Man, 41, Charged With Trying To Kidnap Female Pedestrian Using Bogus Handgun
NJ Man, 41, Charged With Trying To Kidnap Female Pedestrian Using Bogus Handgun A 41-year-old New Jersey man was in custody after trying to kidnap a female pedestrian at gunpoint with a replica handgun earlier this week, authorities said. Gary Prichard, of New Brunswick, drove up to the victim walking on Easton Avenue and drew what appeared to be a handgun while demanded she get into the vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. When the victim refused, Prichard fled the area, said Ciccone alongside New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo. Prichard was ultimately identified as the driver and owner of the truck, w…
REPORT: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim REPORT: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim
Report: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim A Wayne man found to be intoxicated is facing federal charges after he pulled an air pellet gun and rope on a couple he was chatting with while swimming in the Delaware River -- and then fled, authorities said. Jeffrey Mulcahy, 57, was arrested in Warren County for attempted kidnapping and assault on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Labor Day, police previously announced. Mulcahy appeared in federal court last Wednesday in Trenton during which new details of the terrifying incident were revealed, LehighValley.com reports. Mulcahy is facing a federal…