{"id":13924,"date":"2012-05-31T20:48:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T03:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=13924"},"modified":"2012-06-01T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T22:55:29","slug":"palmdale-man-kidnapped-tied-up-and-carjacked-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/05\/31\/palmdale-man-kidnapped-tied-up-and-carjacked-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale man kidnapped, tied up and carjacked Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The victim (sitting) speaks with deputies Thursday shortly after being found. Photo credit: LUIS MEZA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 Palmdale deputies are searching for two suspects, who allegedly kidnapped a man at gunpoint, tied him up with his shoelaces and then stole his vehicle.<\/p>\n

The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday in east Palmdale, according to Palmdale Station Watch Commander Lt. Sylvies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victim was at [William J.] McAdam Park by himself when he was approached by two male Hispanic suspects in their mid-20s,\u201d Sylvies said. \u201cOne of the suspects was armed with a revolver, and they ordered the victim to drive them away from the park in the victim\u2019s car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sylvies said the men directed the victim to a secluded area near Angeles Forest Highway and Mt. Emma Road.<\/p>\n

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The victim was taken to a remote location and assaulted. Photo credit: LUIS MEZA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThey ordered him out of the car and had him walk down a dirt path away from the roadway,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

They assaulted the man and then used his shoelaces to bind his wrists and ankles, Sylvies said. The suspects then fled the location in the man\u2019s car. A man on an afternoon hike happened upon the scene and called for help.<\/p>\n

The victim, described as a Hispanic male about 45-years-old, was taken to the hospital for observation.<\/p>\n

The thieves also took the man\u2019s cell phone and may have some other personal items that was in the vehicle, Sylvies said.<\/p>\n

The stolen vehicle is a Gold 2004 Chevy Cavalier, license plate number 5RXR806.<\/p>\n

Sylvies said there were people in the park during the alleged kidnapping, but detectives were unable to locate any witnesses to the actual incident.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Palmdale Station detectives at 661-272-2400. If you would like to provide information anonymously, you can do so by calling Crimestoppers at 800-222-8477.<\/p>\n

UPDATED 6\/1\/12 @ 3:30 p.m<\/span>.: The victim has changed his story, and now says he was not kidnapped from William J. McAdam park. Read the latest here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PALMDALE \u2013 Palmdale deputies are searching for two suspects, who allegedly kidnapped a man at gunpoint, tied him up with his shoelaces and then stole his vehicle. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday in east Palmdale, according to Palmdale Station Watch Commander Lt. Sylvies. \u201cThe victim was at [William J.] McAdam Park by himself […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}