• EMERGENCY! 8/31/2012: Kidnapped Teen Held for $150,000.00 Ransom: Amber Alert Issued: Henderson, Las Vegas: A Henderson teenager was abducted from her home Friday morning and was being held for ransom, police said.
  
  Family members and Henderson police said the kidnapping happened about 7:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Esquina Drive, near Warm Springs Road and Valle Verde Drive.
  
  Two men knocked on the front door of a home. When 17-year-old Melissa Duran answered the door, the men snatched her. The men later called and asked the girl's mother for money. A friend of the family told the Las Vegas Review-Journal the demand was for $150,000.
  

  
  The kidnappers left the scene in a late-model, two-door red sedan, witnesses said. The front passenger fender is blue, police said.
  
  Duran's father declined comment when reached by telephone early Friday.
  
  "This is a really bad situation right now," Alex Duran said, his voice shaking.
  
  The teen worked part-time at Hot Dog on a Stick at the Galleria at Sunset mall. Her supervisor, Shanna Elhard, said Melissa Duran texted her Thursday night to let her know she was considering another job selling Halloween costumes.
  
  "I love that girl more than anything," said Elhard Friday.
  
  Police did not release a possible motive. Detectives continue to search for Duran, a Green Valley High School senior, and the suspects. An Amber Alert has been issued.
  
  Anyone who sees Duran or the suspects' car should call 911 immediately, police said.
  
  Anyone with information for detectives should call the Henderson police department 702-267-4913.
  
  SOURCE: http://www.lvrj.com/news/henderson-girl-abducted-and-being-held-for-ransom-168194456.html
  
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  FROM NCMEC:
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  The AMBER alert is now statewide. UPDATE: According to the Henderson Police Department, there have been two calls to Melissa's parents demanding ransom for her safe return.
  
  Investigators are concerned that the suspects may have fled to either Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, or Southern California.
  
  Two suspects approached the house in the area of Warm Springs Road and Arroyo Grande Boulevard Friday about 7:30 a.m. and knocked on the door.
  
  When Melissa Duran opened the door, she was abducted by the men.
  
  A ransom demand was later made in a phone call to MelissaÂ?s parents.
  
  AMBER Alert is still in effect in Southern Nevada.
  
  Please contact the Henderson Police Department at 702-267-4913 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
  
  SOURCE: http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/AmberExternalFCServlet?act=retAmberCase&amberId=10617

  

  ‎8/31/2012: Kidnapped Teen Held for $150,000.00 Ransom: Amber Alert Issued: Henderson, Las Vegas: Melissa Duran (17) was abducted from her Henderson, Nevada hom..