Police in Laguna Beach, California, have alerted local schools to 2 'virtual kidnap' cases in 24 hours.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Police in a seaside California city have alerted local schools to two"virtual kidnap" cases in 24 hours.
Authorities say residents made separate reports March 7 and 8 that they were the victims of the fake kidnapping threats.
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