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Five Facing Federal Charges In Meriden Kidnapping/Fairfield Heist
The Hartford CourantFive people have been charged by federal authorities in connection with a robbery last month in which four Meriden residents were kidnapped and more than $4 million in jewelry was stolen from a Fairfield store. Jeffrey Houston, 26, and Christopher Gay,...Tags: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Meriden, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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New York man held captive for month rescued by police
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Police posing as building...Tags: Criminals, Trials, Portugal, New York City, Queens (New York City)
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Hamburgers for life reward to man who helped Ohio kidnap victims
ReutersBy Kim Palmer CLEVELAND, May 23 (Reuters) - The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again. More than two weeks...Tags: Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, McDonald's, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Ariel Castro
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Burgers for life for man who helped Ohio kidnap victims
ReutersCLEVELAND (Reuters) - The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again. More than two weeks after Charles Ramsey became...Tags: Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, McDonald's, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Ariel Castro
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Police rescue New York man, held captive for a month in warehouse
ReutersBy Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Acting...Tags: New York City, Prosecution, Ecuador, Lawyers, Trials
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McDonald's offers Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey free food for a year
Charles Ramsey, who famously aided in the escape of Cleveland kidnap victims while holding a Big Mac, has been offered free food for a year from McDonald's. The fast-food chain got stung after sending out a tweet following the ordeal that mentioned...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Amanda Berry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hamburgers, Arrested Development (tv program)
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Hamburgers for life go to man who helped Ohio kidnap victims
ReutersThe man famous for helping three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house -- and his animated interviews that followed with references to his appetite for Big Macs -- will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again. More than...Tags: Michelle Knight, McDonald's Big Mac, McDonald's, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Restaurants offer Ohio hero Charles Ramsey burgers for life; McDonald's?
Charles Ramsey had a Big Mac in hand when he went to help the Cleveland kidnapping victims escape years of captivity. As a reward for his help in the women's release, he's going to get more free hamburgers than you'd really wish on anyone. With his...
Tags: Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, McDonald's Big Mac, McDonald's, Arrested Development (tv program)
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Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards
ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last week. Spanish news reports said the kidnappers identified...Tags: National Government, Criminals, Government, Colombia, Wars and Interventions
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Into thin air
RedEyeIt's been five years of waiting for Rose Mae Starnes, whose adoptive daughter vanished one day when Starnes was out of the house. Five years of anguish. "I would just hug her and kiss her," says Starnes, clutching tightly an eighth-grade graduation...Tags: Yasmin (drug), FBI, Missing Persons, Mental Health
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Egyptian soldiers kidnapped in Sinai released after talks
McClatchy Foreign StaffCAIRO Seven soldiers kidnapped last week by suspected Islamist militants in the restive Sinai were freed after a six-hour negotiation between local tribesmen and the kidnappers, the Egyptian government announcement Wednesday. The soldiers, who had been...Tags: Armed Forces, Criminals, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Israel
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Seven Egyptian soldiers freed by captors in Sinai
CAIRO — Seven Egyptian soldiers who had been abducted in the Sinai last week were set free by their captors early Wednesday amid conflicting reports as to how their release was secured. Many local news websites reported that tribe leaders in the...
Tags: Armed Forces, Egypt, Cairo (Egypt), Mohamed Morsi
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