An Auckland schoolboy was approached by an unknown man in a white van yesterday, in what is suspected to be an attempted abduction.

Surveillance video shows a mother's attempt to hand her toddler to a drive-thru worker as she battles the child's father who allegedly kidnapped her.

A grieving Russian mother has called for the death penalty to be reinstated after her daughter was allegedly killed by a family friend.

Since the FBI's "Top Ten" most wanted list was first created in 1950, 512 fugitives have been listed on it. Only 10 of them have been women.

A father and son accused of raping a teenage girl over a three-year period have made it clear that they don't have faith in the law or in the people who practice it.

A newborn baby who was kidnapped from a Florida hospital 18 years ago has been found alive and well in South Carolina.

A Chicago judge has denied bail for four teens who filmed themselves beating a mentally ill youth, saying she believes they were "a danger to yourself and society".

A child recovery specialist arrives in New Zealand today to start sniffing around for clues as to the whereabouts of missing 6-year-old Que Langdon.

More than 206,000 New Zealanders became a victim of crime in 2016. Here are 10 of the high-profile cases that shocked the nation.

More disturbing details have been revealed about the alleged torture of Californian mum Sherri Papini, who had a "message" branded on her.

Police investigating the bizarre kidnap and torture of Sherri Papini say her husband released 'unique' details they didn't want made public.

GRAPHIC WARNING: Sherri Papini's husband has revealed sickening details about the condition she was found in on the side of the road with a bag over her head.

A senior police officer charged with kidnapping is set to be awarded a Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero medal.

Wanted man using social media to avoid police, says detective.

New details have emerged about the terrifying ordeal of the woman who was found "chained like a dog". WARNING: Graphic.

A businessman at the centre of a kidnapping and violence trial has admitted using methamphetamine with his alleged captors.

On the surface Todd Kohlhepp was a polished real estate agent but disturbing details about the 45-year-old's past criminal history have now emerged.

Eltham teddy bear involved in international kidnapping case. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Former national wrestler Devon Charles Bond's past caught up with him in 2014 when his DNA was taken following a drunken brawl.

The jury in the trial of Napier man accused of "sadistic" offending against his partner is struggling to reach unanimous verdicts The

The jury in the High Court in Napier will consider 28 verdicts against a Napier man accused of sexually abusing and torturing his

A man has fled to the safety of a police station after saying another man tried to abduct him tonight.

The man Channel 9 left to languish in a rat-infested jail has lashed out, accusing the network of lying to everyone.

A woman's kidnapping and blackmail convictions for forcing a man to empty his bank account at an ATM have been uphled by the Supreme Court.

A Whangarei man was forced to jump from a moving car after he was allegedly kidnapped then assaulted. Police confirmed the man suffered

A bearded man has tried to bundle an 8-year-old child into his car in Nga, Wellington.

A man accused of assaulting a woman with a knife and a baton and unlawfully detaining her has denied the charges. Grant Butler appeared

The injured New Zealander freed from Nigerian kidnappers is not yet well enough to return home.

Name suppression lapses for woman accused in Dome Valley kidnapping case.

Former Kiwi cop escaped kidnappers in Nigeria.