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Woman charged with abducting 4 girls at knifepoint from Manteno park

By Fox 32 Digital Staff
Published  July 12, 2023 7:22am CDT
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Woman charged after allegedly abducting 4 girls at knifepoint in Manteno

A 47-year-old woman allegedly abducted four girls from a park in Manteno by threating them with a knife. Police say she drive them around, even to her house, before dropping them off at another park.

CHICAGO - A woman was charged with abducting four girls from a park in Manteno at knifepoint Monday. 

Anita Diaz, 47, allegedly took the girls from a park around 2 p.m. She threatened them with knife and forced them into her car. 

Diaz then took the girls to multiple locations in the Bourbonnais and Manteno area, including her residence. Just before 5 p.m., she dropped the victims off at a park in Manteno, police say.

The victims, who had not been reported as missing, told police about the abduction. The girls were unharmed and returned to their parents.

Anita Diaz (Manteno Police)

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Diaz was located by police, arrested, and charged with aggravated unlawful restraint. She was detained at the Jerome Combs Detention Center.