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Cal Ripken's mother safe after abduction (bumped post)
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(CNN) -- The mother of baseball superstar Cal Ripken Jr. was safe Wednesday after someone abducted her the day before, investigators said.
A man with a gun showed up at Vi Ripken's home between 7 and 8 a.m. Tuesday, police in Aberdeen, Maryland, said in a statement. The man forced her into a vehicle and drove off, the statement said.
About 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Baltimore County police contacted their counterparts in Aberdeen to discuss a report of a suspicious vehicle. Information from that call led to the investigation of Ripken's whereabouts, the statement said. She was found unharmed about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday in a vehicle near her home.
The Ripken family released a statement expressing gratitude.
"This has been a very trying time for our family, but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy," the statement said.
Cal Ripken Jr. achieved stardom as a shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles.
He holds the Major League Baseball record for playing in the most consecutive games -- 2,632 from 1982 to 1998. He made 19 straight All-Star appearances and won two Most Valuable Player awards, racking up 3,184 hits and 431 home runs.
CNN
(CNN) -- The mother of baseball superstar Cal Ripken Jr. was safe Wednesday after someone abducted her the day before, investigators said.
A man with a gun showed up at Vi Ripken's home between 7 and 8 a.m. Tuesday, police in Aberdeen, Maryland, said in a statement. The man forced her into a vehicle and drove off, the statement said.
About 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Baltimore County police contacted their counterparts in Aberdeen to discuss a report of a suspicious vehicle. Information from that call led to the investigation of Ripken's whereabouts, the statement said. She was found unharmed about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday in a vehicle near her home.
The Ripken family released a statement expressing gratitude.
"This has been a very trying time for our family, but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy," the statement said.
Cal Ripken Jr. achieved stardom as a shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles.
He holds the Major League Baseball record for playing in the most consecutive games -- 2,632 from 1982 to 1998. He made 19 straight All-Star appearances and won two Most Valuable Player awards, racking up 3,184 hits and 431 home runs.
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<< <i>So what should the "punishment" be Jeff...just curious as to your opinion. >>
I think asking either "Jeff" or "Ironmanfan" would result in an answer with some very severe punishment!
Doug
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<< <i>Sounds like she was well treated during her abduction, which should lighten the sentence. >>
I get your point, however there is no such thing as being well-treated while you're being held against your will. "Well treated" isn't even on the scale of the range of feelings that someone has in that situation. Even if they brought her milk and cookies every 45 minutes.....I still hope the abductor spends the next 20-30 years in prison. A person who doesn't have the ability to recongize that that behavior runs contrary to our culture...that person doesn't deseve to be walking around on the streets again any time soon.
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<< <i>I still hope the abductor spends the next 20-30 years in prison. A person who doesn't have the ability to recongize that that behavior runs contrary to our culture...that person doesn't deseve to be walking around on the streets again any time soon. >>
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
(CNN) -- A man committed an error when he tried to carjack the mother of baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., Maryland authorities said Tuesday.
Violet Ripken was at a bank parking lot in Aberdeen when the suspect, armed with a handgun, demanded her car.
Ripken pressed the panic button on her key ring, setting off the car's alarm and scaring the man away, the Aberdeen Police said in a written statement. Ripken was not hurt, they said.
Police got an picture of the man from an ATM and tracked him down two hours later.
He has yet to be charged, authorities said. They didn't release his identity.
It's not the first time Ripken has dealt with someone who threatened her with a handgun. She was abducted at gunpoint the morning of July 24, 2012, from her Aberdeen home. Her disappearance triggered a massive police manhunt and led to national media attention.
Police said at the time that a man with a gun showed up at her home, forced her into her car and drove off. She was held captive for nearly 24 hours before being found the next morning in the back seat of her car near her home. Ripken's hands were bound, but she was otherwise unharmed, police said.
A spokesman for the Aberdeen police said it appeared the attempted carjacking was random. Lt. Fred Budnick said there was no indication Tuesday's crime was related to the abduction.
One of Ripken's sons is Cal Ripken Jr., who set the major league record for most consecutive games played with 2,632. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
He has offered a $100,000 reward for the abduction case, which remains unsolved.
He is now a broadcaster for TBS, which like CNN, is owned by Time Warner.
His brother, Bill, is a former major leaguer who is a studio analyst for the MLB Network.
Cal needs to hire a bodyguard for Mom.
RIP Mom- 1932-2012