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‘Considered to be in danger’: Kansas City police seek man taken in armed kidnapping

Kansas City police were asking the public to help find Anthony Williams, 52, who was believed to have been kidnapped by three armed suspects from the America’s Best Value Inn at 11801 Blue Ridge Boulevard on Friday morning.
Kansas City police were asking the public to help find Anthony Williams, 52, who was believed to have been kidnapped by three armed suspects from the America’s Best Value Inn at 11801 Blue Ridge Boulevard on Friday morning. Kansas City Police Department

Police were asking the public for help Friday to locate a man believed to be in immediate danger after being taken in an armed kidnapping in south Kansas City.

Anthony D. Williams, 52, was taken from the America’s Best Value Inn at 11801 Blue Ridge Boulevard in the Crossgates neighborhood, according to police. Three suspects left the area in a silver Chevrolet sedan shortly after 9 a.m., police said.

The suspects were described as a white female, a Black male and a third who wore a mask. The vehicle police were searching for is a silver 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier with a temporary license plate or a Missouri tag LK6-P0C.

Police said the suspects “are believed to be armed and dangerous” and Williams is “considered to be in danger.”

Williams is described as a Black man, roughly 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds.

Kansas City police were asking anyone with information to contact 911 or call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS.

This story was originally published November 3, 2023 at 9:56 PM.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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