Man kidnapped from French Quarter, taken to ATM

Man kidnapped from French Quarter, taken to ATM

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a man reported being kidnapped on Thursday, Aug. 1.

The victim reportedly told officers that at 11:53 p.m., he was approached by a man driving a white SUV in the 1100 block of Saint Philip Street and was demanded, at gunpoint, to get in the vehicle.

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Officers report the suspect then drove the victim to a bank and demanded he get out and get cash from an ATM.

When he got out the car, he ran away and called police.

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