Boy kidnapped over sour drug deal

I can\'t believe this type of thing is happening. In a movie, sure, but in 2008? It\'s disappointing, but I\'m probably just naive.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A nationwide search was under way Friday for a 6-year-old boy kidnapped by two men posing as police officers who tied up his mother and her boyfriend, police said.
A nationwide Amber Alert was issued Thursday for Cole Puffinburger, but authorities said it had led to few solid leads.
 
"We\'ve had a lot of tips," Las Vegas police Officer Bill Cassell said. "The frustrating thing is we have nothing new at this point."
 
Authorities said the boy\'s kidnapping from his home several miles northeast of downtown Wednesday morning was connected to a drug deal involving the child\'s family members.
 
Las Vegas Police Capt. Vincent Cannito said "significant money and drugs" were involved and the home was ransacked.
 
"This child witnessed that. This child was ripped from the home," he said.
Cannito would not say whether the family had been contacted about paying a ransom.
 
The boy is described as 3 feet 11 and 48 pounds, with blond hair, blue eyes and silver-framed glasses. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes, a black shirt, and a black zip-up sweat shirt with white, black and blue stars.
 
Authorities said that the two men posing as police were Hispanic and that a third man was also believed to be involved.
 
One suspect is described as having black, shoulder-length, slicked-back hair. The man, in his early 30s, is about 5 feet 7 and 150 pounds and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.

[GmanJoe]

Puffinburger?

Are you testing to see if I\'ll go to hell? I\'m already in the 7th gate of hell, buddy.

Alpha Dog?

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The latest i\'ve heard is that this kid\'s grandfather is somehow involved...in the sense that he may owe these drug dealers anywhere between 10 - 20 million dollars....crazy!

An update to that effect...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Investigators were looking for the grandfather of a kidnapped 6-year-old boy Friday, saying they believe the abduction may be linked to the man\'s drug dealings with Mexican nationals. The boy, Cole Puffinburger, was abducted from a Las Vegas home Wednesday morning by three men posing as police officers. Police said they believe the men were Mexican drug dealers and that the kidnapping at gunpoint was a "message" to his grandfather, Clemens Fred Tinnemeyer.
"Tinnemeyer has stolen a large sum of money, all proceeds from illegal drug activity," Las Vegas police Capt. Vincent Cannito said.
Police believe methamphetamine was involved, said Officer Cris Johnson, a Las Vegas police spokesman.
 
Tinnemeyer, 51, may have stolen millions of dollars from the Mexican nationals, said Officer Cris Johnson, a Las Vegas police spokesman. Johnson declined to say what role Tinnemeyer played in the drug operation or whether the kidnappers were seeking a ransom.
 
Tinnemeyer was last seen in May and reported missing Sept. 11, said Johnson.

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5 hours ago

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The grandfather of a kidnapped 6-year-old Nevada boy has been arrested in Southern California after police named him a "person of interest" in the abduction.

San Bernardino County Sheriff\'s records show Clemons Fred Tinnemeyer was arrested late Friday in the city of Riverside.

The boy, Cole Puffinburger, was abducted from a Las Vegas home Wednesday morning by three suspected Mexican drug dealers posing as police officers.

Authorities say the abduction may be linked to Tinnemeyer\'s drug dealings with Mexican nationals.

Officials say he may have stolen millions of dollars and that the kidnapping at gunpoint was intended as a "message" to him.

Hopefully this will lead to them finding this kid, hard to hope for the best in this situation with all the shit that goes on in the world today.

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But what happens when and if they finally catch up with these drug dealers?....and it sounds like these aren\'t your two bit small time drug dealers...this is on some \'ol Nino Brown type s**t....i mean do you give them their money back in exchange for the kid and that\'s it, or do you get the kid, give them the money, then ambush them down the road for their illegal activity?

I guess if it does go down, it\'ll probably just be a clean exchange since these guys are probably going to be strapped to tha hilt,..and any attempt at arrestment might result in a deadly outcome. And i\'m sure the boyz in blue would rather just get this kid back alive, and just take a loss on the drug dealers this time around.


Hmmm...what would Square Marker & theOmen do?...