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  "textContent": "A manhunt is continuing for a suspect police say abducted a victim at knifepoint, stole a vehicle, and led officers on a multi-jurisdiction chase through Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland.\n\nHerndon police have identified the suspect as 25-year-old Cristian Vasquez Alvarenga.\n\nPolice say the incident began around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at a residence in the 1000 block of Knight Lane in Herndon.\n\nAccording to investigators, Alvarenga went to the home of a family member, where he allegedly trashed the residence, assaulted family members, and threatened people with a knife. Police say he then abducted a family friend described as a mentor, forcing the victim into the victim’s Jeep at knifepoint before fleeing.\n\nThe stolen vehicle was pursued through Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and into Maryland. The chase ended after Alvarenga abandoned the Jeep and the victim on a dead-end street in Oxon Hill.\n\nAuthorities say the victim was found unharmed.\n\nPolice tell FOX 5 that after abandoning the vehicle, Alvarenga fled on foot and allegedly attempted to break into a nearby home. Officers from multiple agencies, along with helicopters and K-9 units, conducted an extensive search but were unable to locate him.\n\nInvestigators tracked the stolen phone and vehicle to Salisbury Drive in Oxon Hill using the Find My iPhone app, which helped officers locate the victim.\n\n\"We’re very familiar with Cristian Alvarenga as it goes with Herndon Police Department, somebody that has a long history with us and charges,\" said Herndon Police Department Public Information Officer Ian Biggs.\n\n\"So we’re just hoping that we can find him and bring him back and make sure that everybody is safe.\"\n\nCourt records reviewed by FOX 5 show Alvarenga has faced at least 19 charges in Virginia over the past decade.\n\nPolice describe him as having a violent criminal history that includes weapons-related offenses and alleged gang-related crimes.\n\nPolice have not released further details about the victims involved or the specific circumstances that led to the altercation.\n\nOfficials also say they do not collect immigration status information when filing charges or making arrests and have not commented on Alvarenga’s immigration status.\n\nInvestigators consider Alvarenga armed and dangerous, and the search now spans multiple jurisdictions as authorities work to locate him before anyone else is harmed.",
  "title": "Manhunt continues for armed and dangerous suspect following weekend crime spree"
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