* Raymond Delgado and Angel Cordova Arrested for Alleged Extortion and Conspiracy in San Jose
Published by Junior Staff Writer on February 26, 2011
On Friday, February 25th, 2011, at approximately 2:55 P.M., San Jose Police officers responded to a report of a kidnapping for ransom. The reporting party (later identified as the victim of extortion) stated that her friend (later identified as Suspect Delgado) had called her on January 27th and told her that his cousin had been kidnapped for ransom in San Diego. Suspect Delgado asked the victim for money to help free has cousin. On February 1st, the victim gave Suspect Delgado $6,500 to pay the ransom. Suspect Delgado later told the victim that the captors had taken the money but killed his cousin anyway.
On the morning of February 25th, Suspect Delgado called the victim and stated that the same people that had kidnapped his cousin had now kidnapped him and wanted $10,000 for his safe release. The victim contacted the San Diego Police Department. The San Diego Police referred the victim to the San Jose Police Department. At approximately 2:55 P.M., the victim called the San Jose Police. San Jose Police Robbery and METRO units immediately began working the case.
During the investigation, Suspect Delgado called the victim several more times to ask if the police had been called and to provide possible locations to deliver the ransom money. At approximately 8:30 P.M., METRO and Robbery units located both suspects in the 200 block of Santa Clara Street. The investigation revealed that both suspects had conspired to extort the victim by lying to her about the kidnappings so that she would feel compelled to help. Both suspects were booked into jail for felony extortion and conspiracy.
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