Albuquerque Kidnapping Arrest, Union City Abduction Attempt

Albuquerque police arrested Francisco Galvez and charged him with kidnapping after a woman called 911 and officers — using her phone location — converged on a residence in the 700 block of Old Coors Drive near Sunset Gardens, where a large police and SWAT presence found several people barricaded inside and no injuries reported. The victim told investigators captors demanded as much as $18,000 and $300 per day until paid and threatened to kill, dismember and dissolve her in acid if payment wasn't made. Officers found a ledger-like note listing names, apparent destinations and amounts owed or marked "free," and investigators say the location may have been a migrant "stash house"; the case remains under active investigation. Separately, Union City police said an 11-year-old girl escaped a possible abduction attempt by a masked man while riding her scooter; officers are canvassing for surveillance footage and tips.