thedrifter
07-25-08, 07:43 AM
Retired Marine, daughter kidnapped, freed
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jul 25, 2008 7:50:36 EDT
Kidnappers have freed unharmed a retired U.S. Marine's 19-year-old daughter a day after snatching her, police said Thursday.
Chief Superintendent Ricardo Padilla said it was unclear if Cristina Loyola's family paid the $68,000 ransom that her captors demanded.
She was freed Monday not far from her home in the resort city of Tagaytay, south of Manila, a day after she and her Filipino-American father, Ver Loyola, were seized, he said.
The kidnappers freed the 71-year-old father three hours after the pair was taken hostage.
Police said four gunmen barged into the Loyolas' home, tied up his wife and maid, then drove away with him and his daughter in the family car.
They took two cell phones, jewelry worth $1,570 and $1,900 in cash, and demanded the ransom.
"We're still conducting follow-up operations to identify and arrest the suspects," said Padilla, the regional police chief.
Kidnappings for ransom are common in the Philippines but occur more often in the violence-torn south.
Police officials said they have neutralized most kidnapping gangs in Manila and nearby provinces.
Ellie
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jul 25, 2008 7:50:36 EDT
Kidnappers have freed unharmed a retired U.S. Marine's 19-year-old daughter a day after snatching her, police said Thursday.
Chief Superintendent Ricardo Padilla said it was unclear if Cristina Loyola's family paid the $68,000 ransom that her captors demanded.
She was freed Monday not far from her home in the resort city of Tagaytay, south of Manila, a day after she and her Filipino-American father, Ver Loyola, were seized, he said.
The kidnappers freed the 71-year-old father three hours after the pair was taken hostage.
Police said four gunmen barged into the Loyolas' home, tied up his wife and maid, then drove away with him and his daughter in the family car.
They took two cell phones, jewelry worth $1,570 and $1,900 in cash, and demanded the ransom.
"We're still conducting follow-up operations to identify and arrest the suspects," said Padilla, the regional police chief.
Kidnappings for ransom are common in the Philippines but occur more often in the violence-torn south.
Police officials said they have neutralized most kidnapping gangs in Manila and nearby provinces.
Ellie