Tuesday, DECEMBER 2, 2025 |
Photo – Wyoming Highway Patrol cruiser – Courtesy Wyoming Highway Patrol
A female teenager is safe after Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers tracked down her alleged kidnappers on Interstate 80 in Carbon County. On Saturday, November 29th, troopers responded to a BOLO alert—Be One the Lookout– for a missing out-of-state minor.
She was allegedly traveling with a 20-year-old male wanted on drug charges out of Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Using cell phone pings, troopers determined the suspected vehicle was traveling westbound on I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins. A trooper stopped the vehicle after spotting it just outside of Sinclair. The alert trooper identified the missing girl. She was found with two people who claimed they were hired to transport her to Utah. The two men were taken into custody and charged with kidnapping and interference with parental custody.
Captain Mike Simmons of WHP District 1, said, “Two alleged kidnappers are in custody and a girl is home with her parents thanks to incredible teamwork of all involved.”
The investigation continues.
