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Baltimore police rescued a 17-year-old boy Wednesday who had been abducted while on his way to school and was being held for ransom in a vacant dwelling in Southwest Baltimore.

An officer was on patrol about 9 a.m. Wednesday when he was approached by a man who said his son had been abducted.

During the conversation with police, the man received a telephone call from the suspected kidnappers who threatened the man's son demanded $50,000 and a large quantity of drugs.

Less than an hour later, 911 operators received an anonymous call about a possible abduction in the 100 block of S. Catherine Street.

Officers responded to the vacant house and found the boy being held hostage in the basement.

Police arrested two suspects who tried to flee the scene.

Police identified the pair as Travis Shears, 20, of the 1800 block of N. Fulton St., and Anton Eastman, 19, of the 2900 block of Westwood Ave. They were charged with kidnapping, extortion, assault and false imprisonment.

The boy said his abductors had approached him from behind as he walked to catch a bus on North Avenue, threw a sweatshirt over his head and forced him into a vehicle.Baltimore Teen Held Hostage - Keith Daniels

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ICE takes 29 into custody in central Md.
March 12, 2010 10:50 EST

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Federal immigration authorities say they took 29 people into custody during several simultaneous raids in central Maryland.

The raids took place Thursday morning at two restaurants, several homes and an office in Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.

William Winter is special agent in charge at the Baltimore office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He says the raids were carried out "to ensure that employers are held accountable for maintaining a legal work force."

Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold says one of the raids focused on the Timbuktu Restaurant in Hanover and several nearby homes where restaurant workers lived.

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Information from: The Baltimore Sun, http://www.baltimoresun.com

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