Kidnaped Woman Found Unharmed
A San Diego woman kidnaped Tuesday morning was found unharmed after she was able to tip her parents off Wednesday that she was being kept in an El Cajon drugstore, San Diego police said.
Police began searching for Sara Zien, 26, Tuesday after she did not show up for work and her parents began getting phone calls demanding ransom.
The FBI and detectives from the San Diego police robbery and criminal intelligence units joined in the investigation.
J. C. Aler, 56, who told police he lives on Point Loma, was arrested by El Cajon police Wednesday afternoon.
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