Woman's Blood-Curdling Cries Foils Brazen Kidnap Attempt| Crime Alert 8PM 07.17.2025

A Florida woman's fierce screams and fighting back prevents a brazen kidnap attempt. 

A dad's shocking dash is facing backlash; he ran into the house as 4 masked gunmen snatched his boy outside their home, triggering a statewide Amber Alert. Plus, s kid's prize fight gone wrong!  Jennifer Gould reports. 

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Crime alart hourly update breaking crime. Thews now I'm Jennifer Gould.
Blood curdling screams ripped through the air outside of Saint Augustine,
Florida smoke shop and in a terrifying flash, a quick
thinking employee's fierce resistance thwarted a brazen attempt at kidnapping
in broad daylight. Chilling surveillance video captured every horrifying second

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as Theodore Michael Tundedoor thirty one allegedly robbed the store
and then tried to snatch the female worker. Listen. The
horrifying ordeal exploded at two six Smoke Shop on State

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Road two oh six East. According to the Saint John's
County Sheriff's Office, tunda Door stormed into the store, made
a beeline behind the counter, and brazenly swiped a jar
of THHC cigarettes and a vape valued at two hundred
and seventy bucks. When the brave employee, whose identity is
being withheld, tried to block his escape, Tundador allegedly lashed out,

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grabbing her by the neck in a brutal chokehold. Disturbing
footage shows him dragging her outside towards a stolen Toyota
Tacoma pickup truck intent on abduction. But this victim was
no easy mark. Her relentless screams and fierce physical struggle
for freedom pierced the afternoon quiet, immediately drawing the attention

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of a nearby bystander. That good samaritan identified as Kelly Eason,
jumped into action. She spoke to News for Jacks, so
I was able to get her into my vehicle, and
we went and locked ourselves inside of the subway until
the police arrived. Their combined defiance proved too much for Tundador, who,
scared off by the commotion, suddenly abandoned his plot. He

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hopped into the stolen truck and fled the scene, leaving
the woman shaken but thankfully unhurt. A frantic nine to
one one call instantly alerted deputies to the robbery and assault.
Florida Fish and Wildlife officers soon spotted Tundador driving recklessly
on a one to a near Marineland, roughly twenty miles south.

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After a brief high speed chase, he was finally caught.
Tundadoor now faces felony counts of kidnapping, robbery, and grand theft.
Auto with additional charges for driving under the influence and
fleeing law enforcement. Sheriff's officials have since lauded the victims
astonishing bravery, praising her for doing quote everything right end

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quote by fighting back and attracting attention, which directly led
to her safety and tundadors capture more Prime and Justice
news after this. A Milwaukee father is facing intense scrutiny
after chilling surveillance footage captures him running into his home,

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abandoning his seven year old son as masked gunman brazenly
abduct the boy in a nightmare that triggered a state
wide amber alert. Ring camp captured the horrifying cries of
little Jamal White as he was snatched. Listen. The terrifying

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ordeal began as Jamal was riding his bike near his home.
Surveillance video shows a white Jeep Renegade suddenly turning toward
the boy. Moments later, four masked men, all armed, leaped
from the vehicle. As the suspects lunged to seize Jamal.
His father, who had just returned with him from a
nearby park, bolted into the house, leaving his defenseless boy vulnerable.

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According to police. This man, who did not want to
be idd spoke to Fox six News to hear that
little boy scream out for his daddy, you know, and
the way he sounded it was just like, yo, you
gotta get up and look search around. The raw footage
has ignited a firestorm of public outrage, with social media
users condemning the father's shocking actions, and Amber alert was

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finally issued around midnight, a harrowing five hours after the abduction.
Milwaukee police immediately launched a frantic search, tracking Jamal to
a home near North thirty ninth and West Lloyd Street's,
roughly seven miles from where he was taken. By six pm,
after a tense, nearly twenty four hour ordeal, the boy

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miraculously was found safe. Jamal's dad, Jamal Senior, took to
Facebook to defend his actions, writing quote, hell yeah, Iran, Iran,
I'm thinking they're trying to rob me, not take my
damn baby. We both alive. I did write my baby
safe end quote. In another post, he accused the public

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and authorities of treating him quote unquote like the bad guy.
Three people have since been arrested in connection to the incident,
although authorities have not yet disclosed a clear motive for
the terrifying act. The investigation remains ongoing, with authorities tight
lipped about the arrested suspect's potential ties to Jamal or
his family, and finally talk about going for the gold literally.

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A dramatic scene unfolded at an Ohio community center when
a pipe sized wannabe thief got more than he bargained for,
ending up trapped inside a claw machine after trying to
snatch a prize. The little dude took Reach for the
Stars to a whole new hilarious level. Surveillance footage shows
the boy diving head first into the prize chute, wiggling

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his way inside the glass box, and ending up chilling
among the stuffed animals. Staff quickly wheeled the entire machine
to a nearby store and called for backup. Emergency responders
arrived to find the kid just peering out from his
plush prison. Firefighters quickly managed to crack open the back
panel and safely free the boy. No injuries, just a

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good story. Looks like this little guy learned that sometimes
getting your hands on the prize a toy can come
with a stiff penalty. For the latest crime and justice news.
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app with this crime Alert. I'm Jennifer Gould