RivCo Woman Found Safe After Alleged Kidnapping

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A Jurupa Valley woman who was allegedly abducted by a male acquaintance was located Saturday and reunited with her family, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department reported.

Jennifer Martinez, 46, was located in Los Angeles, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Tyson Voss said.

Suspect Robert Lopez, also 46, was also located and arrested for suspicion of kidnapping, burglary, spousal abuse and vandalism, and was being booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center,

Investigators believe Martinez was taken against her will by Lopez about 9:30 a.m. January 25 from a residence in the 3700 block of Eve Circle, Voss said.

Lopez was described as a transient from the Los Angeles area, who was described as a known acquaintance of the victim.

—City News Service