Police recover kidnapped woman, arrest suspect on Detroit's east side

Published October 21, 2026 8:20 AM EDT

A kidnapped woman was recovered by Detroit police and the suspect arrested early Wednesday morning.

The backstory:

Detroit police said a woman in her 40s was kidnapped from a residence in the 8000 block of Greenfield at about 9 p.m. Tuesday night.

An investigation led to DPD officers to the 9000 block of Whittier on the city's east side where she was located and the suspect, a man in his 40s, was taken into custody. 

The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, a spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department said. 

Photo by FOX 2 Photog Scott Federspiel.

The Special Response Team of the DPD could be seen outside an apartment building in the 9000 block of Whittier in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

A commander at the scene told FOX 2's Charlie Langton that a search warrant had been executed. 

Photo still taken from a Charlie Langton video. 

The Source: Information for this report is from the Detroit Police Department. 

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