LAPD SWAT team rescues hostage near Wineville

The LAPD and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Monday night rescued a man who had been kidnapped earlier in Van Nuys. Here’s the top of our story:

EASTVALE – A SWAT team from Los Angeles Police Department rescued a kidnapped man from a house full of narcotics in this unincorporated community in western Riverside County.

The kidnap victim, according to the LAPD spokesman, was apparently taken from the area of Van Nuys on Wednesday. No further details were given about the identity of the man or why he was kidnapped.

Police said he was injured but apparently not as a result of the rescue.

The police SWAT team surrounded the residence in the 6900 block of Delaware River Road.

In cooperation with Riverside County sheriff’s deputies, they stormed the house about 6:30 p.m., according to witnesses.

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