Ontario, California Kidnapping of Santiago Contreras

You think of kidnappings as things that occur in the third world, but the San Bernardino County Sun reminds us that it can happen here.

Santiago Contreras was kidnapped in front of his family Monday afternoon at 2:20 pm. The family itself had been held hostage for several hours, awaiting Contreras' arrival.

At the time that the article was posted, a motive was not known.

The kidnapping took place in southwest Ontario, on Jacaranda Street near Cypress Avenue.


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[19 FEBRUARY - MORE DETAILS FROM KNBC.]

[25 FEBRUARY - this story has a sad ending.]