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NY Man Indicted On Federal Charges For Abducting PA Ex-GF's 13-Year-Old Daughter NY Man Indicted On Federal Charges For Abducting PA Ex-GF's 13-Year-Old Daughter
NY Man Indicted On Federal Charges For Abducting PA Ex-GF's 13-Year-Old Daughter A New York man has been indicted on federal charges for abducting his ex-girlfriend's young daughter from Pennsylvania and bringing her to Brooklyn, authorities said. Duane Taylor, 47, made his first appearance in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on kidnapping charges on Thursday, Sept. 22. He's accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Janae Kalia-Henry from her home near Schuylkill Avenue in Reading around 2 a.m. on Aug. 31, prompting state police to issue an Amber Alert approximately 12 hours later. The multi-state search led authorities to Brooklyn, where they found t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say
Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say The suspect who abducted a girl in Reading on Wednesday, Aug. 31 is the ex-boyfriend of the victim's mom, authorities have revealed. Duane Taylor kidnapped 13-year-old Janae Kalia-Henry from her home near Schuylkill Avenue around 2 a.m., prompting state police to issue an Amber Alert approximately 12 hours later. The multi-state search led authorities to Brooklyn, NY, where they found the girl that evening wearing no shoes on Glenmore Avenue, 6abc reports. Her condition was not immediately specified. Taylor was charged with the kidnapping of a minor, false imp…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Nabbed Blocks Away: Police Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Nabbed Blocks Away: Police
Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Nabbed Blocks Away: Police An 18-year-old man who fled the scene after gunning down a 19-year-old victim in Reading was in police custody as of Sunday morning, authorities said. Wilson Ventura-Cruz is accused of shooting the unidentified man on the 1400 block of Schuylkill Avenue around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, March 25, Reading police said in a release. As police responded, they were directed toward a vehicle leaving the scene of the shooting. Officers were able to locate and stop the car near the 700 block of Schuylkill Avenue, and identified Ventura-Cruz as the driver and suspect, police said.  He was taken…

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by Cecilia Levine