Crime

Update: Nampa police locate woman ‘safely’ in California after kidnapping was feared

Irma Valerio
Irma Valerio Nampa Police Department

Authorities have located a woman who family members had believed might have been kidnapped, according to the Nampa Police Department.

At 1:06 p.m. Friday, police were informed by family members that Irma Valerio, 46, was “possibly taken against her will by” Daniel Rodriguez, her husband, according to a Friday evening news release. The alleged incident occurred in the 600 block of Dooley Lane, in Nampa.

In a second release sent just over two hours later, police said the couple had been “located safely by law enforcement in California.”

Authorities did not provide further details about the incident. Nampa police are continuing to investigate.

This story was originally published August 20, 2021 at 7:40 PM.

Ian Max Stevenson
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