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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
Details released, alleged gang members charged with kidnapping child
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police released details after two alleged gang members were charged with kidnapping a child at a carwash and robbing him. On February 22, officers were called for a reported kidnapping at a carwash on Ash Street in Scranton, where two people took a juvenile. A friend of the victim called Scranton police and informed them the victim had gotten away from the suspects and was running through the woods near the Skyview apartment, police stated. A few days later, on February 25, the victim informed officers that he was cleaning his friend's car when he saw a vehicle approach him. Two men in ski masks got out and forced him into the car, as stated in the affidavit. Burglar allegedly assaults man while sleeping The victim told investigators that, after being taken, the suspects pointed a gun at him and ordered him to give them his clothing and sneakers. After they robbed the victim, the suspects told him to run, according to court documents. Video surveillance at the carwash captured the incident, confirming the victim's claims of kidnapping. Police were later informed that the suspects were allegedly associated with a Dominican gang that attended West Scranton High School. Eventually, both suspects were found, and on February 28, the Scranton Police Department arrested 20-year-old Cesar Rodriguez-Hernandez and a 17-year-old juvenile who has not been identified. Rodriguez-Hernandez has been charged with robbery threat, kidnapping, and other related offenses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
Santa Fe police: Job seeker fires pellet gun at HomeGoods
A man who police allege fired a pellet gun at a Santa Fe retail store while driving by the front entrance Monday morning had just been inside checking on a job application, according to court records filed against him Tuesday. Police accuse 24-year-old Jeffrey Rodriguez-Hernandez of firing a pellet gun outside HomeGoods at DeVargas Center near downtown Santa Fe after being told by an employee the store had no open positions. No injuries were reported in the incident, police said, but several of the store's glass windows were shattered by the projectiles, and people inside were shaken. Rodriguez-Hernandez faces three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a count of shooting from a motor vehicle and a count of criminal damage to property, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court. Police noted in a statement of probable cause shoppers and employees inside HomeGoods were hiding on the ground and huddled in the back of the store when officers arrived in response to a call of shots fired. The store's employees told officers Rodriguez-Hernandez had walked in and inquired with a cashier about an application he had submitted, police wrote. After the woman told him there were no open positions at the store, he cursed at her and walked out, workers told police. Minutes later, the woman saw Rodriguez-Hernandez drive a blue Ford Fiesta by the entrance of the store, roll down the passenger-side window and hold up what appeared to be a handgun, police wrote. When he began to shoot, the woman yelled "watch out" to others in the store, she told police, then ran to the back of the store to hide with others. Police wrote Rodriguez-Hernandez was identified by an application he had submitted to the store. Officers arrested him Monday at his home on the south side of Santa Fe, and he was booked into Santa Fe County jail. He was scheduled to be arraigned on the criminal charges Tuesday, but the court hearing was delayed. Santa Fe police Deputy Chief Thomas Grundler said Tuesday police executed a search warrant at Rodriguez-Hernandez's home and found the pellet gun they believe he used in the incident. Rodriguez-Hernandez has two pending drug possession charges from recent years. He was charged in 2020 with misdemeanor battery after police said he struck his father at their house. The battery charge was dismissed after prosecutors lost contact with the victim, according to a notice of dismissal filed in the case.
