Illinois State Police troopers rescue kidnapping victim, arrest suspect in Crestwood after chase

CRESTWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- A kidnapping victim was rescued by Illinois State Police in Crestwood Friday morning.

Oak Park police said that at about 1 a.m., woman reported that her vehicle was taken by her daughter's ex-boyfriend, a 25-year-old man.

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Police said the suspect was in phone contact with the daughter and the suspect agreed to come back to the home in the 100-block of North Kenilworth to return medication belonging to the woman.

While the daughter was getting the medication from the suspect, police said the suspect pulled the daughter into the vehicle and sped away on North Boulevard.

The daughter texted her mother that she was scared and police pinged the daughter's phone and began a pursuit.

The suspect was arrested without incident at 127th Street and Menard in Crestwood and the victim was rescued, police said.

The suspect was also wanted through Iowa on a nationwide warrant for a probation violation, police said.

Further details were not immediately available.