The Daily Populous Thursday August 29th, 2024 night edition
Authored by abcnews.go.com and submitted by teegerman

Six men from Florida were arrested after their getaway van crashed

A couple in their 50s were kidnapped and assaulted this weekend while house hunting in Connecticut, police said.

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the city of Danbury, when a group of six men intentionally rear-ended the couple’s Lamborghini sports car before forcing them into the back of a van.

The men -- all of whom live in Florida -- beat the couple with a baseball bat, duct taped their hands and feet and covered the male victim’s eyes. Some members of the group then drove off with the Lamborghini while the others sought to escape with the victims in the van.

"It seems like they were struck with a bat,” Sgt. Steven Castrovinci said of the kidnapped couple, as quoted by ABC News’ New York City station WABC. “The male victim was pretty bruised, pretty swollen and they indicated they were struck with a bat several times.”

A witness alerted law enforcement and followed the van until it lost control and crashed. Police were then able to apprehend the four men in the van and free the kidnapped couple. The other two men were arrested later.

Police told WABC that the two victims were taken to the hospital and are recovering from their injuries, which are not life-threatening.

All six suspects now face charges including first-degree assault, first-degree kidnapping and reckless endangerment. The motive remains unclear, and there is no clear connection between the suspect and the victims.

WABC named the arrested men as Angel Borrero, 23; Reynaldo Diaz, 22; Anthony Pena, 23; Josue Romero, 26; Ricardo Estrada, 21; and Michael Rivas, 18.

ABC News’ Jason Volack contributed to this report.

Desperate-Ad-6463 on August 28th, 2024 at 13:45 UTC »

I'm gonna assume that after this incident they decided they would not be buying a house in that neighborhood

CTRexPope on August 28th, 2024 at 13:13 UTC »

Even when it's Connecticut its still a Florida problem.

teegerman on August 28th, 2024 at 13:02 UTC »

“A couple in their 50’s were kidnapped and assaulted this weekend while house hunting in Connecticut, police have said.

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the city of Danbury, when a group of six men intentionally rear-ended the couple’s Lamborghini sports car before forcing them into the back of a van.

The men — all of whom live in Florida — beat the couple with a baseball bat, duct taped their hands and feet and covered the male victim’s eyes. Some members of the group then drove off with the Lamborghini while the others sought to escape with the victims in the van…..A witness alerted law enforcement and followed the van until it lost control and crashed. Police were then able to apprehend the four men in the van and free the kidnapped couple. The other two men were arrested later.”