Police rescue New Mexico woman from car after 'kidnap' text to sister


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  • Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014

LIKE A MOVIE: A New Mexico woman who texted her sister to say she was being kidnapped in a car by a man with a weapon was rescued by police who used the message to track down and arrest the driver. — Reuters

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico: A New Mexico woman who texted her sister to say she was being kidnapped in a car by a man with a weapon was rescued by police who used the message to track down and arrest the driver after a high-speed chase through central Albuquerque, police said. 

Using the description and license plate the sister provided, police found the car and tried to pull it over, Tanner Tixier, a spokesman for the city's Police Department, said in a statement on Monday. 

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