OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A man was arrested early Thursday after a reported abduction in progress in Omaha.
Martin Anderson, 27, was taken to the Douglas County Corrections Center and booked on suspicion of second-degree false imprisonment in connection to the incident, according to a statement from police.
Officers were first sent to the area of 27th Street and Dewey Avenue after a caller said they heard yelling and observed a passenger in a box van with blue headlights and blue underglow grab a female and throw her into the vehicle before it sped away.
Police located the van and conducted a traffic stop in the area of 30th and Cuming streets, in the Midtown area, shortly after 4 a.m. Two suspects and the victim were found inside and Anderson was arrested by police.
An initial investigation showed the victim, a 23-year-old woman, tried to get out of the vehicle, but the suspect allegedly grabbed her and threw her back inside, OPD says.
Our First Alert 6 crew reports at least 12 police cruisers were blocking westbound traffic. Traffic has since opened back up.
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