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Port Moody, B.C., police arrest five suspects in alleged kidnapping

Apr 22, 2023 | 1:29 PM

PORT MOODY, B.C. — Police in Port Moody, B.C., say five suspects are in custody after an alleged kidnapping in the city.

The Port Moody Police Department says it received multiple 911 calls after a man was reportedly pulled into a vehicle in the city’s brewery district on Murray Street around 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

It says in a statement that the arrests were made Friday, but did not mention what charges the suspects may face or provide a potential motive.

Police say the victim, who is in his 40s, was rescued around Mission, B.C., adding “there was never an ongoing danger to the public.”