Canyon Lake Woman Believed Abducted
A Canyon Lake woman was kidnapped Thursday by her ex-boyfriend, a man also suspected of burning down her home a day earlier, authorities said.
A spokesman for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said authorities were looking for Richard Gurzi, 37, and his alleged victim, Stephanie Creech.
Authorities say Gurzi took Creech at knifepoint, stealing a construction truck, and later getting a ride to the Meadowbrook area of Riverside County near Ortega Highway, where the pair were last seen.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department at (951) 940-6200.
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