Manitoba man arrested in North Dakota after abduction: police
North Dakota State Patrol said it was alerted to a possible abduction on Saturday. Police allege a 31-year old Manitoba man abducted a 37-year-old man in Winnipeg.
A Winnipeg man has been arrested in Minnesota after allegedly making a false kidnapping report, police have revealed. According to the Alexandria Police Department, the suspect, a 37-year-old man, admitted to falsely reporting an abduction involving a weapon in Winnipeg on Saturday. North Dakota Highway Patrol had initially responded to the report, tracking the suspect vehicle through North Dakota and into Minnesota.
The vehicle was described as a white car with a black bumper and two adult men were found inside. However, on Monday, Minnesota police confirmed that the reported kidnapping was a fake. No weapons were located during the investigation, which involved the assistance of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota State Patrol, and the FBI.
The incident was treated with the seriousness it warranted, given the potential risk to the individual's safety.
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