Trio arrested in South Yorkshire after woman kidnapped

Officers were called at around 3.10pm on Friday after three men reportedly forced their way into a property in Poplar Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire, and took a woman away in a car.

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Three people, a 37-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman, were later arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of kidnap. The woman was found unharmed.

Detective Sergeant Dave Prest, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a distressing incident for the victim and we are determined to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.

“We are keen to trace a large silver vehicle – possibly a 4x4 – that was spotted in the area at around the time of this incident.

“We’d also like to hear from any other people who were in the Poplar Street area at around 3pm on Friday.”

Call 101 and quote incident 441 of September 11.

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