Crime

‘He’s driving crazy’: Hear 911 calls that helped Fort Worth police find kidnapping suspect

Fort Worth police released this 911 audio from a victim and witnesses who called about a kidnapping on Friday morning.

The victim said a man he was dating sped away with him in the back of a van.

Information from callers helped officers find the van and rescue the victim when the suspect was stopped while driving erratically on Interstate 30 in Dallas, police say.

Jail records identify the suspect as Takim Peden, 29, of Fort Worth. He faces charges including aggravated kidnapping with bodily injury.

Nicole Lopez
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nicole Lopez was a breaking news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2023 to 2024.
Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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