Crime & Safety

Father Accused Of Kidnapping Daughter, Found Hiding With Child In Cemetery In Massachusetts

Police K-9 teams allegedly tracked the man behind Manchester-Essex Regional High School into a nearby cemetery.

(Sean Barnacoat/CBS Boston)

December 16, 2024

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA - A Massachusetts father is due in court Monday after police said he kidnapped his young daughter on Sunday.

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Police in Manchester-by-the-Sea said they were called to a home on Summer Street at around 1:30 p.m. Sunday for a domestic incident and learned a man had fled the scene with his 5-year-old daughter.

Police K-9 teams allegedly tracked the man behind Manchester-Essex Regional High School into a nearby cemetery. It was there where police said they found the man hiding behind a tombstone with the girl and covered in leaves.

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